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Course title |
Seminar on Asian Democratization |
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Semester |
111-2 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Instructor |
MIN-HUA HUANG |
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Curriculum Number |
PS5701 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
322EU2370 |
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Class |
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Credits |
2.0 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
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Elective |
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Time |
Tuesday 8,9(15:30~17:20) |
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Remarks |
Restriction: juniors and beyond
The upper limit of the number of students: 100.
The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 80. |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
This course will introduce the democratization process of East and Southeast Asian Countries. The countries are categorized by regime types into 4 groups: liberal democracy, electoral democracy, electoral autocracy, and non-democracy. Systematic comparison will be focused on the application of the modernization theory, democratic citizenship theory, critical citizenship theory, and political socialization theory. |
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Course Objective |
The course aims to make students familiarize the democratization process and political development of East and Southeast Asian countries, where Asian Barometer conducted national probabilistic surveys. Students are expected to understand the trajectory of East and Southeast Asian political development and the theories that could explain the divergent trends and results. In each week, the instructor will ask students to prepare using the different theories to look at the democratization process in each country and provide their own insights and explanations. |
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Course Requirement |
There are different requirements for graduate and undergraduate students. For graduate students, there are two assignments (50%) due at the week 7 (Apr 4) and week 13 (May 16). Each written assignment is a two-page short essay covering a topic or country analytically. The final paper (50%) should be a research paper format between 10-15 pages due at the week 16 (Jun 6). For undergraduate students, there is only one written assignment (30%) due at week 11 (May 2), which is also a two-page short essay as well. The content can be descriptive or analytical, but has to identify a country to address. The final paper (70%) is a 5-page format due at the week 16 (Jun 6). There is no restriction on the topic, but it has to be related to this course. |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
1 hour |
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Office Hours |
Appointment required. Note: Office Hour: By Appointment |
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References |
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Designated reading |
1. Yun-han Chu et al. (Eds.) 2010. How East Asians View Democracy. Columbia University Press.
2. Timothy C. Lim. 2014. Politics in East Asia: Explaining Change and Continuity. Lynne Rienner.
3. Richard Robison (Ed.) 2014. Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Politics. Routledge.
4. William Case (Ed.) 2015. Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Democratization. Routledge. |
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Grading |
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Adjustment methods for students |
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Teaching methods |
Assisted by video, Provide students with flexible ways of attending courses |
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Assignment submission methods |
Extension of the deadline for submitting assignments |
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Exam methods |
Written (oral) reports replace exams |
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Others |
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