Admission requirements
Admission to the MA Asian Studies (research) or another relevant research MA programme. Students from other departments are kindly referred to the course description of the regular MA course.
Description
This research seminar focuses on the political economy of contemporary Southeast Asia, with attention to processes and arenas of interaction between business and politics at both national and international level. At the national level, topics covered include developmental states, ethnic business minorities, democratization, corruption, privatization, oligarchy, and the ‘middle income trap’. In relation to international political economy, themes addressed include decolonization, dependency, regionalism, globalization, and the rapidly changing economic and political relationship between Southeast and Northeast Asia (China, Korea, Japan). Students read and discuss key texts, and choose a specific topic for individual research culminating in an essay of 4,000 words (5 ec variant) or 6,000 words (10 ec variant).
course objectives
Participants gain a thorough understanding of key aspects of the interaction between political organization and economic activity in the Southeast Asian context, and are trained in critically examining key texts. Both oral and written presentations are required.
Time table
Monday 3-5 pm.
Mode of instruction
Seminar.
Attendance and participation are compulsory.
Course load
280 hours
Lectures: 2 hours per week x 13 weeks = 26 hours. Extra sessions for ResMA students: 6 hours
Reading, and preparation of presentations and assignments: 248 hours
Assessment method
Presentations and participation in class: 35 per cent.
Written assignment: 65 per cent (6000 words).
(The paper deadline mentioned in uSis is a fictional date for administration purposes only. The actual date will be communicated by the convenor of the course.)
Blackboard
Reading list
To be announced.
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uSis
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