Type of Credit: Elective
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This course aims to equip graduate students with an essential understanding of the main themes and core readings of the topic of comparative politics in Southeast Asia (SEA). Since the end of the Second World War, the SEA countries gradually gained independence from the Western colonial states. After the SEA countries became sovereign states and started the process of nation-building, they had to deal with various issues that modern states encounter, such as transforming from authoritarianism to democratization, electoral politics, political parties, populism and clientelism, identity politics, and ethnic politics.
First, we will comprehend the disciplines of Southeast Asian studies, and the political development of SEA from the colonial to post-colonial period. Secondly, we will discuss the dynamics of political regimes in the SEA countries, namely, authoritarian regimes, hybrid regimes, democratic regimes, and others. Thirdly, we will conduct in-depth country research on topics such as electoral politics, party politics, clientelism, ethnic politics, and religious politics in Southeast Asian countries. Lastly, we will explore how Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippinds, and Thailand deal with the issues of party politics, celientelist politics, and ethnic and religious politics in the process of nation-building.
No previous work on the topic is required for this course. However, students should be aware that the material reviewed in this course represents only a portion of a larger body of literature of the topic. Students are strongly encouraged to follow current issues and events in each country and try to relate them to the organization of this course.
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Weekly Topics and Readings:
Week 1 Course Introduction (9/5)
1. Introduction to the course and methods of evaluations.
2. Announce the course requirements and general policies of this course.
3. Allocate the weekly presentation sequences.
Week 2 Political Economy in Southeast Asia(9/12)
Downloading book chapters: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-28255-4
Hameiri, S., Jones, L. (2020). Theorising Political Economy in Southeast Asia. In: Carroll, T., Hameiri, S., Jones, L. (eds) The Political Economy of Southeast Asia. Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28255-4_1
Rodan, G., Baker, J. (2020). Explaining Political Regimes in Southeast Asia: A Modes of Participation Framework. In: Carroll, T., Hameiri, S., Jones, L. (eds) The Political Economy of Southeast Asia. Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28255-4_3
Hatcher, P. (2020). The Political Economy of Southeast Asia’s Extractive Industries: Governance, Power Struggles and Development Outcomes. In: Carroll, T., Hameiri, S., Jones, L. (eds) The Political Economy of Southeast Asia. Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28255-4_13
Week 3 Post-colonial Development in Southeast Asia(9/19)
Carroll, T. (2020). The Political Economy of Southeast Asia’s Development from Independence to Hyperglobalisation. In: Carroll, T., Hameiri, S., Jones, L. (eds) The Political Economy of Southeast Asia. Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28255-4_2
Hughes, C. (2020). Transitions from State “Socialism” in Southeast Asia. In: Carroll, T., Hameiri, S., Jones, L. (eds) The Political Economy of Southeast Asia. Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28255-4_4
Al-Fadhat, F. (2020). The Internationalisation of Capital and the Transformation of Statehood in Southeast Asia. In: Carroll, T., Hameiri, S., Jones, L. (eds) The Political Economy of Southeast Asia. Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28255-4_7
Week 4 Regional Politics in Southeast Asia(9/26)
Buszynski, L. (2024). Geopolitics of Southeast Asia. In: Cope, Z. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Geopolitics. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. Pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25399-7_18-1
下載：https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-031-25399-7_18-1
Permata, I. M. (2024) Hydro-Hegemony Assertion: the Dragon on the Mainland Southeast Asia. East Asia 41, 163–181 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12140-023-09423-7
Wang, L. (2023) China–Japan Competition in Infrastructure Investment in Southeast Asia: A Two-Level Analysis. Chin. Polit. Sci. Rev. 8, 527–552. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41111-022-00231-7
Week 5 Comparative Political Regimes(10/3)
Croissant, Aurel and Philip Lorenz. 2018. “Government and Political Regimes in Southeast Asia: An Introduction.” Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia. Pp 1-14. New York: Springer.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-05114-2
Croissant, Aurel and Philip Lorenz. 2018. “Chapter 13 Conclusion: Comparing Governments and Political Institutions in Southeast Asia.” Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia. Pp 403-438. New York: Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-05114-2
Croissant, Aurel and Philip Lorenz. 2018. “Indonesia: Challenges of Conflict and Consensus in the Era of Reformasi” Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia. Pp 71-111. New York: Springer.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-05114-2
Week 6 National Holiday (10/10)
Week 7 Party Politics (10/17)
Morgenbesser, Lee, and Thomas B. Pepinsky. 2019. "Elections as causes of democratization: Southeast Asia in comparative perspective." Comparative Political Studies 52(1): 3-35.
Tomsa, Dirk, and Andreas Ufen. 2013. “Introduction: Party Politics and Clientelism in Southeast Asia.” In Tomsa, Dirk, Andreas Ufen, and Andreas Ufen (eds.), Party Politics in Southeast Asia : Clientelism and Electoral Competition in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Pp. 1-19.
Tomsa, Dirk. 2013. “What type of party? Southeast Asian Parties between Clientelism and Electoralism.” In Tomsa, Dirk, Andreas Ufen, and Andreas Ufen (eds.), Party Politics in Southeast Asia : Clientelism and Electoral Competition in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Pp. 20-39.
Week 8 National Holiday (10/24)
Week 9 Clientelism (10/31)
Berenschot, Ward, and Edward Aspinall. 2020. “How Clientelism Caries: Comparing Patronage Democracies.” Democratization, 27(1): 1-19.
Tomsa, Dirk. 2013. “Class, Charisma, and Clientelism in Thai and Philippines Populist Parties.” In Tomsa, Dirk, Andreas Ufen, and Andreas Ufen (eds.), Party Politics in Southeast Asia : Clientelism and Electoral Competition in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Pp. 62-79.
Weiss, Meredith L. 2020. “Duelling Networks: Relational Clientelism in Electoral-Authoritarian Malaysia.” Democratization 27(1): 100-118.
Week 10 Ethnic Politics in SEA (11/7)
Pepinsky, Thomas. 2021. “Ethnic Orders: Making Identity in Malaysia and Beyond.” Discussion paper. https://niehaus.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf451/files/documents/ethnic%20orders%20princeton.pdf
Welsh, Bridget. 2020. “Malaysia’s Political Polarization: Race, Religion, and Reform.” In Carothers, Thomas and Andrew O’Donohue (eds.) Political Polarization in South and Southeast Asia: Old Divisions, New Dangers. Pp. 41-52.
https://carnegieendowment.org/files/Political_Polarization_RPT_FINAL1.pdf
Warburton, Eve. 2020. “Depending Polarization and Democratic Decline in Indonesia.” In Carothers, Thomas and Andrew O’Donohue (eds.) Political Polarization in South and Southeast Asia: Old Divisions, New Dangers. Pp. 25-40.
Week 11 Religious Nationalism in SEA(11/14)
Widian, Rizky, Tutu Aging Nara Indra Prima Satya. 2022. “Religion in Indonesia’s Elections: An Implementation of a Populist Strategy.” Politics and Religion 1-23.
Fossati, Diego. 2019. “The Resurgence of Ideology in Indonesia: Political Islam, Aliran and Political Behaviour.” Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs. 38(2): 119-148.
Simandjuntak, Deasy. 2021. “Disciplining the Accepted and Amputating the Deviants: Religious Nationalism and Segregated Citizenship in Indonesia.” Asian Journal of Law and Society 8(1), 88-107.
Week 12 Indonesia (11/21)
Pribadi, Yanwar. 2018. “Islam and Santri Culture in Madura.” Islam, State and Society in Indonesia: Local Politics in Madura. New York: Routledge. Pp. 26-58.
Pribadi, Yanwar. 2018. “Local Strongmen, tradition, and Overlooked Aspects of the Madurese.” Islam, State and Society in Indonesia: Local Politics in Madura. New York: Routledge. Pp. 87-127.
Pribadi, Yanwar. 2018. “Election Politics: Between Alliance and Competition.” Islam, State and Society in Indonesia: Local Politics in Madura. New York: Routledge. Pp. 167-216.
Week 13 Malaysia (11/28)
Dettman, Sebastian, and Thomas B. Pepinsky. 2024. “Demographic structure and voting behaviour during democratization: evidence from Malaysia’s 2022 election.” Democratization 31(1): 1-22.
Ostwald, Kai, and Steven Oliver. 2020. "Four arenas: Malaysia’s 2018 election, reform, and democratization." Democratization 27(4): 662-680.
Weiss, Meredith L. 2020. "The Limits of “Populism”: How Malaysia Misses the Mark and Why That Matters." Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 39(2): 207-226.
Week 14 Philippines (12/5)
Teehankee, Julio C. 2013. “Electoral System Choice and Parties in Mew Democracies: Lessons from the Philippines and Indonesia. In Tomsa, Dirk, Andreas Ufen, and Andreas Ufen (eds.), Party Politics in Southeast Asia : Clientelism and Electoral Competition in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Pp. 101-119.
Teehankee, Julio C. 2013. “Clientelism and Party Politics in the Philippines.” In Tomsa, Dirk, Andreas Ufen, and Andreas Ufen (eds.), Party Politics in Southeast Asia : Clientelism and Electoral Competition in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Pp. 186-214.
Week 15 Thailand (12/12)
Kongkorati, Prank. 2019. “From illiberal democracy to military authoritarianism: Intra-elite struggle and mass-based conflict in deeply polarized Thailand.” The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 681(1): 24-40.
Sniping, Aim. 2021. “Hashtag activism: social media and the# FreeYouth protests in Thailand.” Critical Asian Studies 53(2): 192-205.
Lorch, Jasmin. 2021. ”Elite capture, civil society and democratic backsliding in Bangladesh, Thailand and the Philippines.” Democratization 28(1): 81-102.
Week 16 Final paper submission (12/19)
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Class participation |
20% |
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Leading Discussion |
40% |
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Final paper |
40% |
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Total |
100% |
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