POL 230: Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia

Number of Sections: 1 | Days and Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays (08:00-09:40 ICT)

Course Description

This course examines Comparative Politics through the lens of the ten Southeast Asian member states of ASEAN. The subfield of Comparative Politics in the discipline of Political Science hones comparative and contrastive skills to discern the purpose and attributes of various political entities: principally states, societies, and subnational groups, but also militaries, media, and leaders. Drawing on the ASEAN context, this course will examine democratic, non-democratic, socialist, and communist regimes. It will study the political violence, political economy, and political cultures that have arisen in the historical context of Southeast Asian colonialism, capitalism, imperialism, militarism, and independence movements. Students will select one group of regional states to research, present, and write about in terms of ASEAN principles, precarity, and prospects in this age.

Prerequisites: None