The Politics of Southeast Asia

This course provides an overview and introduction to the politics of Southeast Asia. We will focus our attention on domestic politics and history of the ten constituent members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), plus East Timor and Papua New Guinea. The material covered in this course will mainly cover topics and events that have occurred since the end of World War II. We will begin with an overview of the region, before turning to a focus on the domestic politics of Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. We will end with comparative analysis of thematic areas.