Universität Wien

140360 SE VM1 / VM6 - Southeast Asian States and Societies (2018S)

Contestations in Transformed Politics

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Montag 05.03. 12:00 - 15:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
Freitag 09.03. 12:00 - 15:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
Montag 12.03. 12:00 - 15:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
Freitag 16.03. 12:00 - 15:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
Montag 09.04. 12:00 - 15:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
Freitag 13.04. 12:00 - 15:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

We will explore these intriguing questions and more in this introductory module to 'Southeast Asia
States and Societies'. You are not expected to have taken any university-level modules on the
region beforehand, but a general familiarity will be beneficial. The module’s main objective is to
build a historically grounded and politically informed understanding of the major issues and
challenges confronting countries in this region. In other words, we strive to move far beyond the
headlines and a mere chronicling of current events.
The module is organized chronologically. We move from the colonial foundations of Southeast Asia
and the pressures that led to decolonisation to the impact of the Cold War and its messy aftermath.
Yet, in so doing, key concepts in political analysis that have played big roles in the politics of
Southeast Asia are also stressed. Conceptually, these include state formation, the development of
prevalent socio-political cleavages, nationalism, communism, separatism, authoritarianism and
lastly, democratisation (both its successes and failures). In keeping with the spirit of comparative
political science, most lectures involve a key paired comparison of two countries. We will also
demonstrate how paired comparisons are changeable, given the types of questions one is pursuing.
Unfortunately, due to time constraints, we will concentrate on eight countries: Cambodia,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. The discussion
on Brunei and Laos will be included briefly in some lectures.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students are encouraged to utilise fully the abundant Internet sources, particularly those that are
relevant to an understanding of contemporary Southeast Asian states and societies.
The topics of tutorials and essays will be circulated later but the division of the assessment will be as
follows: Active participation in class (20%), presentation (20%), and essay (60%).

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur


Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

VM1 / VM6

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:35