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Assignment 1 (AS1) 2024/25

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Presentation 1 (PS1) 2024/25

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AS1 Guidance

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Syllabus

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Presentation schedule

1: Introduction to Authoritarianism and Democracy (RB)

Wk1 Carothers

Wk1 Huntington

Wk1 Linz&amp; Stepan

Conversation podcast

Buehler South east Asia

Carothers presentation class exercise

2: Colonial Legacies and Regime Type (CB)

Alexander De Juan, and Jan Henryk Pierskalla, "The comparative politics of colonialism and its legacies: An introduction," Politics &amp; Society, vol. 45, no. 1, 2017, pp. 159-172.

John T. Sidel, “The fate of nationalism in the new states: Southeast Asia in comparative historical perspective,” Comparative Studies in Society and History, vol. 54, no 1, 2012, pp.114-144.

Wonik Kim, “Rethinking Colonialism and the Origins of the Developmental State in East Asia,” Journal of Contemporary Asia, vol. 39, no. 3, 2009, pp. 382–399.

Colonial Legacies and Regime Type powerpoints

3: Democracy and Democratic Authoritarianism in South Asia (RB w/ MN)

Ayesha Jalal

Bajpai and Kureishi

larry diamond democratic regression

democracy and authoritarianism in South Asia

events analysis class exercise

4: Authoritarianism and Reform in China (CM)

Week 4 So

Slides_Authoritarianism and Reform in China

5: Democratic Consolidation in Northeast Asia (TYK)

Reidl et al., ARPS, 2020

Cumings, NLR, 1989

Lecture 5 summary (Democracy &amp; Authoritarianism in Asia 2024-25)

6. Authoritarian Resistance and Challenges of Building Democracy in Central Asia (BD)

Week 6 Readings

Week 6 lecture ppt

7: Political Parties and Social Movements in Asia (DF)

Lecture slides: Political Parties and Social Movements in Asia

8: Religion, Ethnicity, and Human Rights (SN)

Week 8 readings

Week 8 Lecture slides

9: Politics, Media, and the (Dis)Information Age in Asia (CB w/ CM)

Neo, Ric. “When Would a State Crack Down on Fake News? Explaining Variation in the Governance of Fake News in Asia-Pacific. Political Studies Review (Vol. 20, No. 3: 2022), pp. 390-409.

Ong, Jonathan C., &amp; Tapsell, Ross. “Demystifying disinformation shadow economies: fake news work models in Indonesia and the Philippines.” Asian Journal of Communication, (Vol. 32, No. 3: 2022), pp. 251–267.

9: Politics, Media, and the (Dis)Information Age in Asia powerpoints

10: THE MILITARY IN ASIAN POLITICS (MC)

Cogan, Mark S. “Can Thailand’s Military Evolve: Moving Beyond Domestic Interference, Institutional Corruption, and Personal Gain.” Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs (2024): 97-118.

Haque Sheikh, Md Ziaul. “Military, Authoritarianism and Islam: A Comparative Analysis of Bangladesh and Pakistan.” Politics &amp; Religion 13 (2020): 333-360.

Ng, Jefferson &amp; Kurniawan, Yudha. “The Parliament and Cooperative Oversight of the Indonesian Armed Forces: Why Civil–Military Relations in Indonesia is Stable but Still in Transition.” Armed Forces &amp; Society 50.3 (2024): 683-709.

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Wk1 Linz& Stepan

Alexander De Juan, and Jan Henryk Pierskalla, "The comparative politics of colonialism and its legacies: An introduction," Politics & Society, vol. 45, no. 1, 2017, pp. 159-172.

Lecture 5 summary (Democracy & Authoritarianism in Asia 2024-25)

Ong, Jonathan C., & Tapsell, Ross. “Demystifying disinformation shadow economies: fake news work models in Indonesia and the Philippines.” Asian Journal of Communication, (Vol. 32, No. 3: 2022), pp. 251–267.

Haque Sheikh, Md Ziaul. “Military, Authoritarianism and Islam: A Comparative Analysis of Bangladesh and Pakistan.” Politics & Religion 13 (2020): 333-360.

Ng, Jefferson & Kurniawan, Yudha. “The Parliament and Cooperative Oversight of the Indonesian Armed Forces: Why Civil–Military Relations in Indonesia is Stable but Still in Transition.” Armed Forces & Society 50.3 (2024): 683-709.