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科目名稱：東南亞比較政治

Course Name: Comparative Politics in Southeast Asia
  • 學年學期：110-2 Spring Semester, 2022
  • 科目代碼：265891001 Course No.265891001

修別：選

Type of Credit: Elective

3.0

學分數

Credit(s)

20

預收人數

Number of Students

課程資料Course Details
  • 開課單位：亞太博一、亞太博二、亞太博三 Course Department:International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies/D/1&2&3
  • 授課老師：孫采薇 Instructor:
  • 先修科目：無Prerequisite(N/A)
  • 上課時間：一D56 Session: mon13-16

課程簡介Course Description

The course combines theoretical material with corresponding practical instances as they have taken place and continue to occur in Southeast Asia. The aim is to expose students to the diversity of the region whilst cultivating a critical awareness of key theoretical models and dominant narratives, which have and continue to define the political and social climate of each country. Upon completion of this course, students should be familiar with the dominant approaches and theories in comparative politics, as well as the basic contours of modern Southeast Asian politics. Students should also have the ability to determine the merits and weaknesses of various theoretical approaches, and to apply such to critically analyze current political developments in the region.

 

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    課程目標與學習成效Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes

    For political scientists, Southeast Asia is one of the most interesting and important arenas for comparative studies, particularly in terms of comparative democratization. The region includes Asia’s oldest democracy, the Philippines, the recently consolidated democracy of Indonesia, the once-and-future democracy in Thailand, and a variety of forms of semi-democratic/ soft-authoritarian rule, including Malaysia and Singapore. Aside from the puzzle of this pattern of diversity, the transitions from authoritarian rule in the region have attracted much attention, beginning with the ‘People Power’ revolt against long-time strongman Marcos in the Philippines in 1986, and the student protests that led to the resignation of Suharto in Indonesia in 1998, to the more recent ‘political transition’ from military junta to civilian government in Burma in 2011 (but......hmmm......). Beyond these dramatic transitions, the longer-term and complicated processes of political change ongoing in Southeast Asia in recent years have involved important examples of forces and dynamics found elsewhere in the world: civil society and social movements, political Islam, ethno-communal violence, armed separatism and terrorism. Even those countries still under authoritarian rule have experienced socio-economic transformation in recent years, with subtle political changes also under way despite apparent regime stability. The course will seek to explain the patterns and dynamics of contemporary politics in this rapidly changing region, and to provide guidelines for evaluating their future developments.

     

    While the course will cover the entire Southeast Asia, it will devote most attention to the region’s four countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Burma. The four states together encompass almost 300 million people, over twenty major ethnic/racial communities, three major religious cultures (Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity), a major regional economic group (ASEAN), and the largest Muslim nation in the world (Indonesia).

     

    The course will begin by introducing various theoretical approaches used by political scientists in comparative democratic studies. With those ‘tools’ in mind, the latter units of course will be to understand processes of political change and continuity in Southeast Asian countries, particularly growing pressures for ‘more democracy’ in most of them. The course will also cover some major political issues including political Islam, ethno-communal conflict, social movements, and gender.

     

    每周課程進度與作業要求 Course Schedule & Requirements

    Weekly Course Schedule

     

    Week 1   Feb 14     Introduction

     

    Week 2   Feb  21    SEAsia: past studies, political culture, nation, and state (107p)

    1. T1, Ch.1 (Intro of comparative methods and the evolution of comparative politics) (23 pages)
    2. Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Dan Slater, Tuong Vu. 2008. “Introduction: The Contributions of Southeast Asian Political Studies.” In Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Dan Slater, Tuong Vu (eds.), Southeast Asia in Political Science. Stanford University Press. (29pages).
    3. T1, Ch.4 (political culture and ethno-politics) (24 pages)
    4. T3, Chs.1~2 (historical context of SEAsia) (31 pages)

     

     

    Week 3   Feb 28     Holiday (no class)

     

    Week 4   Mar 07    Modernization, development, institutions, and institutional analysis (116p)

    1. T1, Ch.3 (Economics & pol development…) (20 pages)

    2. Ronald Inglehart & Wayne Baker. 2000. “Modernization, cultural change, and the persistence of traditional values.” American Sociological Review 65: 19-51. (22 pages)

    1. Paul Pierson. 2000. “Increasing returns, path dependence, and the studies of politics.” American Political Science Review 94(2): 251-267. (15 pages)
    2. Steven Levitsky & Maria Victoria Murillo. 2009. “Variation in institutional strength.” Annual Review of Political Science 12: 115-133. (14 pages)
    3. T3, Ch.7 (Cultural perspective of SEAsia) (19 pages)
    4. M.Faishal Aminuddin & Joko Purnomo. 2019. “Democracy and Development in Southeast Asia: A Critical Comparison.” Jurnal Ilmiah Hubungan Internasional 15(2):147-163. (12p)
    5. Dwight Perkins. 2021. “Understanding political influences on Southeast Asia’s development experience.” Fulbright Review of Economics and Policy 1(1): 4-20. (14p)

     

     

    Week 5   Mar 14    Political regimes and comparative democratization (104p+)

    1. T1, Ch.6 (Democratization & the global environment) (20 pages)
    2. Valerie Bunce. 2000. “Comparative democratization: big and bounded generalizations.” Comparative Political Studies 33(6/7): 703-734. (24 pages)
    3. Larry Diamond, et al. 2014. “Reconsidering the transition paradigm.” Journal of Democracy 25(1). (15pages)
    4. T4, Ch.13 (comparing governments in SEAsia) (30+ pages)
    5. Benjamin Reilly. 2015. “Democracy and development in SEAsia: China’s long shadow.” SEARC working paper series, #169. City University of Hong Kong. (15 pages)

     

     

    Week 6   Mar 21    Authoritarianism & democracy (1) (111p)

    1. Jennifer Gandhi & Adam Przeworski. 2007. “Authoritarian institutions and the survival of autocrats” Comparative Political Studies 40(11): 1279-1301. (14p)
    2. Dan Slater & Sofia Fenner. 2011. “State power and staying power: infrastructural mechanisms and authoritarian durability.” Journal of International Affairs 65(1): 15-29. (11p)
    3. T3, Ch. 6 (varieties of authoritarianism in SEAsia) (19p)
    4. Teresita Cruz-del Rosario. 2016. “Lost in transition: the lessons of SEAsia for the Middle East and North Africa.” SEARC working paper series #173. City University of Hong Kong. (15p)
    5. T4, Chs. 4 & 7 (Indonesia and Myanmar) (52p)

    Week 7   Mar 28    Authoritarianism & democracy (2): military (Indonesia, Myanmar) (113p)

    1. Muthiah Alagappa. 2013. “Military and democratic development in Asia: a complex narrative.” in Dennis C. Blair (ed.). Military Engagement: Influencing Armed Forces Worldwide to Support Democratic Transitions. Brookings Institution Press. (19p)
    2. Risa A. Brooks. 2019. “Integrating the Civil–Military Relations Subfield.” Annual Review of Political Science 22:379–398. (14p)
    3. Meidi Kosandi & Subur Wahono. 2020. “Military Reform in the Post-New Order Indonesia: A Transitional or a New Subtle Role in Indonesian Democracy?” Asian Politics & Policy 12(2): 224-241. (15p)
    4. Tim Lindsey. 2014. “Unlike any land you know about? Myanmar, reform and the Indonesia model.” In Melissa Crouch and Tim Lindsey (eds.), Law, Society and Transition in Myanmar. Hart Publishing. (13p)
    5. T7, Intro +Chs. 1 & 4 (about military in Myanmar…) (52p)

     

     

    Week 8   Apr 04    Holiday (no class)

     

    Week 9   Apr 11    Authoritarianism & democracy (3): parties and elections (107p)

    1. Beatriz Magaloni. 2008. “Credible power-sharing and the longevity of authoritarian rule.” Comparative Political Studies 41(4‐5): 715‐741. (24p)
    2. T2, Chs. 1 (pp.1-16*) & 6 (the logic & manipulation of electoral authoritarianism) (34p)
    3. Meredith L Weiss. 2014. “Electoral patterns in Southeast Asia: the limits to engineering.” ISEAS Working paper #3. (23p)
    4. Lee Morgenbesser & Thomas B. Pepinsky. 2019. “Elections as Causes of Democratization: Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective.” Comparative Political Studies 52(1): 3-35. (26p)

     

     

    Week 10 Apr 18    Authoritarianism & democracy (4): Malaysia and Singapore (118p)

    1. T4, Chs. 6 & 9 (Malaysia & Singapore) (50p)
    2. Lee Morgenbesser. 2017. “The autocratic mandate: elections, legitimacy and regime stability in Singapore.” The Pacific Review 30(2): 205-231. (15p)
    3. Nur Amali Ibrahim. 2018. “Everyday authoritarianism: a political anthropology of Singapore.” Critical Asian Studies 50(2): 219-231. (10p)
    4. Kai Ostwald. 2017. “Malaysia’s electoral process: the methods and costs of perpetuating UMNO rule.” Trends in Southeast Asia 2017-19. ISEAS (28p)
    5. Wong Chin Huat. 2018. “Malaysia’s evolving party system: from one-coalition predominance to regional two-coalition system?” Paper presented in Wenzao International Conference on Southeast Asian Studies, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (15p)

     

     

    Week 11  Apr 25   Dynastic Politics & Factionalism in Southeast Asia (112p)

    1. Ernesto del BÓ, Pedro del BÓ, & Jason Snyder. 2009. “Political Dynasties.” Review of Economic Studies 76: 115–142. (12p+)
    2. Jemma Purdey. 2016. “Political families in Southeast Asia” South East Asia Research 24(3):319-327. (7p)
    3. Jemma Purdey, Teresa S Encarnacion Tadem & Eduardo C Tadem. 2016. “Political dynasties in the Philippines.” South East Asia Research 24(3): 328-340. (11p)
    4. Jemma Purdey & Prajak Kongkirati (2016) Evolving power of provincial political families in Thailand, South East Asia Research, 24:3, 386-406. (18p)
    5. Sebastian Dettman & Meredith L. Weiss. 2018. “Has Patronage Lost Its Punch in Malaysia?” The Round Table 107(6): 739-754. (13p)
    6. Deasy Simandjuntak. 2021. “Direct Elections, Patronage, and the Failure of Party Cadre-ship: Dynastic Politics in Indonesia.” Bangkok: Heinrich Boll Stiftung Southeast Asia Regional Office. (10p)
    7.  Rachael Diprose, Dave McRae & Vedi R. Hadiz. 2019. “Two Decades of Reformasi in Indonesia: It Illiberal Turn.” Journal of Contemporary Asia 49(5): 691-712. (18p)
    8. Allen Hicken & Netina Tan. 2020. “Factionalism in Southeast Asia: Types, Causes, and Effects.” Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 39(1): 187-204. (12p)
    9.  Netina Tan. 2020. “Minimal Factionalism in Singapore’s People’s Action Party.” Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 39(1): 124-143. (11p)

     

     

    Week 12 May 02   Identity politics (1): nation and ethnicity (SEA, Singapore, Malaysia)(111p)

    1. Ashutosh Varshney. 2003. “Nationalism, ethnic conflict, and rationality.” Perspectives on Politics 1(1):85-99. (11p)
    2. James Fearon & David Laitin. 2003. “Ethnicity, insurgency, and civil war.” American Political Science Review 97(1): 75-90. (31p)
    3. Sana Jaffrey & Dan Slater. 2017. “Violence and regimes in Asia: capable states and durable settlements.” In The State of Conflict & Violence in Asia. The Asia Foundation. (8p)
    4. T3, Ch.3 (nationalism & ethnicity in SEA) (14p)
    5. Lily Zubaidah Rahim. 2012. “Governing Muslims in Singapore’s secular authoritarian state.” Australian Journal of International Affairs 66(2): 169-185. (14p)
    6. Tsai-Wei Sun. 2015. “Governing Singapore: the group representation constituency (GRC) system and its effect on inclusiveness and electoral participation.” Asian Education and Development Studies 4(3): 282-298. (12p)
    7. Abdul Rashid Moten. 2019. “The 14th General Elections in Malaysia: Ethnicity, Party Polarization, and the End of the Dominant Party System.” Asian Survey 59(3): 500-20. (21p)

     

     

    Week 13 May 09   Identity politics (2): ethnic conflicts in Indonesia & Myanmar (123p)

    1. Johanes Herlijanto. 2017. “Old stereotypes, new convictions: Pribumi perceptions of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia today.” Trends in Southeast Asia 2017-6. ISEAS (25p)
    2. Quinton Temby. 2019. “Disinformation, violence, and anti-Chinese sentiment in Indonesia’s 2019 elections. ISEAS Perspective 2019(67) (2 Sept). (5p)
    3. Leo Suryadinata. 2019. “The Papua question: historical contexts and international dimensions.” ISEAS Perspective 2019(91) (31 Oct). (5p)
    4. Max Lane. 2019. “The Papuan question in Indonesia: recent developments.” ISEAS Perspective 2019(74) (19 Sept.). (6p)
    5. T7, Ch.5 (Myanmar: ethnic/religious cleavages) (14p)
    6. T6, Chs.4 (nation identity) (23p)
    7. Ashley South. 2017. “‘Hybrid governance’ and the politics of legitimacy in the Myanmar peace process.” Journal of Contemporary Asia. (14p)
    8. Jacques Bertrand, Alexandre Pelletier & Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung. 2020. “First Movers, Democratization and Unilateral Concessions: Overcoming Commitment Problems and Negotiating a “Nationwide Cease-Fire” in Myanmar.” Asian Security 16(1):15-34. (15p)
    9. Gerard McCarthy & Nicholas Farrelly. 2020. “Peri-conflict peace: brokerage, development and illiberal ceasefires in Myanmar’s borderlands.” Conflict, Security & Development 20(1): 141-163. (16p)

     

    Week 14 May 16    Indentity Politics (3): The Rohingya Issue (114p++)

    1. **T8 (whole book) [recommend]
    2. T6, Chs. 6 & 12 (history of Rohingyas & monks in the democratic transition) (52p)
    3. Gerry van Klinken & Su Mon Thazin Aung. 2017. “The contentious politics of anti-Muslim scapegoating in Myanmar.” Journal of Contemporary Asia. (20p)
    4. Nyi Nyi Kyaw. 2019. “Interreligious conflict and the politics of interfaith dialogue in Myanmar.” Trends in Southeast Asia 2019-10. ISEAS (26p)
    5. Adam E. Howe & Zachary A. Karazsia. 2018. “A long way to peace: identities, genocide, and state preservation in Burma, 1948-2018.” Politics, Groups, and Identities. (16p)

     

     

    Week 15 May 23    Identity Politics (4): Islam in SEAsia, Malaysia & Indonesia (110p)

    1. T3, Ch.8 (Islam in SEA) (14p)
    2. T5, Ch.10 (Islam & minority in SEAsia) (16p)
    3. Kerstin Steiner. 2018. “Branding Islam: Ilam, law, and bureaucracies in SEAsia.” Journal of current SEAsian Affairs 37(1):27-56. (26p)
    4. Daniel Finnbogason & Isak Svensson. 2018. “The missing jihad. Why have there been no jihadist civil wars in Southeast Asia?” The Pacific Review 31(1):96-115. (15p)
    5. Kirsten E. Schulze & Joseph Chinyong Liow. 2018. “Making Jihadis, waging Jihad: transnational and local dimensions of the ISIS phenomenon in Indonesia and Malaysia.” Asian Security. (14p)
    6. Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman & Aida Arosoaie. 2018. “Jihad in the Bastion of ‘Moderation’: understanding the treat of ISIS in Malaysia.” Asian Security. (11p)
    7. Jeremy Menchik. 2019. “Moderate Muslims and democratic breakdown in Indonesia.” Asian Studies Review 43(3):415-433. (14p)

     

     

    Week 16 May 30    Identity Politics (5): Women in Southeast Asian politics (100p)

    1. Mala Htun. 2004. “Is gender like ethnicity? The political representation of identity groups.” Perspectives on Politics 2(3): 439-458. (14p)
    2. Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers. 2017. “The impact of electoral systems on women’s political representation.” In Mixed Member Proportional System: Providing Greater Repreentation for Women? Springer. (7p)
    3. Melanie M. Hughes, Mona L. Krook. 2015. “Transnational Women’s Activism and the Global Diffusion of Gender Quotas.” International Studies Quarterly 59:357-72. (11p)
    4. Tiffany D. Barnes & Emily Beaulieu. 2019. “Women Politicians, Institutions, and Perceptions of Corruption.” Comparative Political Studies 52(1): 134-67. (23p)
    5. Netina Tan. 2016. “Why are Gender Reforms Adopted in Singapore? Party Pragmatism and Electoral Incentives.” Pacific Affairs 89(2): 369-393. (20p)
    6. Ben Hillman. 2017. “Increasing women’s parliamentary representation in Asia and the Pacific: The Indonesian experience.” Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies 4(1): 38-49. (10p)
    7. Yeong Pey Jung. 2018. “Making Women Count: Women’s Representation in Malaysia’s 14th General Election.” Paper presented in Wenzao International Conference on Southeast Asian Studies, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (15p)

     

     

    Week 17 Jun 06     Paper outline presentation

     

    Week 18 Jun 13     Final essay submission deadline

    授課方式Teaching Approach

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    講述 Lecture

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    評量工具與策略、評分標準成效Evaluation Criteria

    Class participation and presentation   30%

    Every week’s short “response paper” 30%

    Final essay 40%

    指定/參考書目Textbook & References

    1. John T. Ishiyama. 2012. Comparative Politics: Principles of Democracy and Democratization. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 【T1】
    2. Andreas Schedler (ed.). 2006. Electoral Authoritarianism: the Dynamics of Unfree Competition. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 【T2】
    3. Alice D. Ba & Mark Beeson (eds.). 2018. Contemporary Southeast Asia: the Politics of Change, Contestation, and Adaptation. Palgrave. 【T3】
    4. Aurel Croissant & Philip Lorenz. 2018. Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia: an Introduction to Governments and Political Regimes. Springer. 【T4】
    5. Ahmad Suaedy. 2018. Islam, Minorities and Identity in SEAsia. INKLUSIF. 【T5】
    6. Renaud Egreteau & Francois Robinne. 2016. Metamorphosis: Studies in Social and Political Change in Myanmar. National University of Singapore Press. 【T6】
    7. Renaud Egreteau. 2016. Caretaking Democratization: the Military and Political Change in Myanmar. Oxford University Press. 【T7】
    8. Azeem Ibrahim. 2016. The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Hidden Genocide. Hurst. 【T8】
    9. Journal articles

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