Comparative Politics In Asia

AY2021/2022 Semester 1

This course will discuss and investigate politics in Asia using a comparative approach. We will be exploring the regions of Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Central Asia. We will study the continent through themes such as development, authoritarianism, ethnic violence, civil society, religion, inter alia. Empirical cases will be delved into as well, in order to ground the module in real-world occurrences.