The Course designs to provide students with international politics major as thorough understanding of the complexity of this strategically important area, and of China, as well as other major players, in their strategic interests and policy prospects toward this region. This course intend to lead the students to understand the historical background of the Southeast Asia, the role and the origins of ASEAN, the prospect of Southeast Asia regional integration, China rise and its impact on ASEAN, South China Sea disputes, US role playing in Southeast Asia, and the game playing by other major regional players as well.

從國際政治、國際政治經濟學以及區域主義研究的角度，講授二次世界大戰以來世界範圍內區域整合的實踐與發展，著重歐洲與東亞地區的區域整合脈動

T. A. Borzel (2013) ‘Comparative Regionalism: European Integration and Beyond’, in W. Carlsnaes, T. Risse & B. A. Simmons (Eds) Handbook of International Relations. London: Sage.
L. Fioramoni (Ed). (2013). Regionalism in a Changing World: Comparative Perspectives in the New Global Order. London: Routledge.