- Course Code :
PSC 407
- Level :
Undergraduate
- Course Hours :
3.00
Hours
- Department :
Department of Political Science
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Area of Study :
This course deals with the nature and structure of the political systems in different regions in Asia. In light of this, Asian political systems and constitutional transformations are analyzed and studied according to the following regions: 1) South-East Asia, 2) central Asia, 3) East Asia, 4) North Asia, 5) West Asia/ South-West Asia and 6) Southern Asia. In studying and critically analyzing these regions, the course focuses on the following dimensions: observing the geopolitical considerations for each region, as well as the role played by the political mass media, the relationship between the political system and the civil society, and the impact of these respective political systems on their regional politics.
Course Goals:
• Present different aspect of politics in Asia.
• Conduct political analysis of Asian systems.
• Analyze the latest developments in the continent.
• Expose to different case studies of political development in Asia.
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This course deals with the nature and structure of the political systems in different regions in Asia. In light of this, Asian political systems and constitutional transformations are analyzed and studied according to the following regions: 1) South-East Asia, 2) central Asia, 3) East Asia, 4) North Asia, 5) West Asia/ South-West Asia and 6) Southern Asia. In studying and critically analyzing these regions, the course focuses on the following dimensions: observing the geopolitical considerations for each region, as well as the role played by the political mass media, the relationship between the political system and the civil society, and the impact of these respective political systems on their regional politics.
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Books:
Recommended books :
Derek Declort, ASIA: Why China's Economy Isn't always what it Seems, The Globe and Mail (1936-Current): B1, 2010.
Patricia Buckley Ebrey (et. al.), East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Lye Liang Fook and Wilhelm Hofmeister, Political Parties, Party Systems and Democratization in East Asia, Singapore: World Scientific, 2011.
Periodicals :
Barry Horowitz, Finding Asias Economy, Journal of Commerce, 2010.
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