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1. All courses are 3
credit hours each, unless otherwise indicated.
2. Normally, a course will
not be run without a minimum enrolment of students.
POL101:
Introduction to Political Science -
Theory and Practice
This discusses politics
as an activity, with topics including political issues, systems,
ideologies, and processes.
POL102:
Political and Economic Systems of Southeast
Asia
This examines Southeast
Asian political processes, institutions, and current issues, with
emphasis on regional organizations such as ASEAN (Association of
Southeast Asian Nations) and the ASEAN Regional Forum.
POL201:
Introduction to East Asian Politics
This looks at East Asian
political processes and
institutions, with particular emphasis on contemporary issues.
POL202:
Introduction to American Politics
This considers American
political processes and
institutions, and the political system of checks and balances.
POL203:
Democracy and Capitalism in Southeast Asia
This
looks at the varieties of democracy in Southeast Asia and their
histories, in
terms of the struggles to attain democracy and consequent successes and
failures. The nature of capitalism in the region is also considered,
together
with the socio-economic effects of the economic boom-and-bust of the
1990s. The
role of ASEAN in regional politics and economics is also examined.
POL204:
Governance, Democracy and Development
This
considers the importance of good governance (e.g. effective
policy-making
capacity, civil service reform, taxation and revenue, legal processes
and the
rule of law) and participatory democratic governments for reforming and
developing country states.
POL205:
Decentralization and Local Government
Various types of
decentralization - political,
administrative, fiscal, and market – are discussed in terms of their
underlying
rationales, and how they may be implemented and need to be coordinated.
The
role of outside bodies like the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) is
also considered.
POL206:
Politics and Public Policy
This discusses the role
of government in guiding economies
and civil societies with particular emphasis on Southeast Asia.
POL207:
Comparative Politics of Developing Countries
This course discusses
political, economic, and social
development in the Third World countries, with emphasis on those
countries in
Asia through a comparative approach.
POL301:
Political Thought and Theory
This course examines the
contending theories, approaches,
concepts, and issues developed or raised in history of western
political
philosophy and thought.
POL302:
Asian Political Theory
This course surveys key
historical schools and/or
contemporary directions in Asian political thought.
This course studies the
contending theories and concepts of
political leadership, partly through biography, as preparation for
public
service or advanced scholarly research.
POL304:
Public Law and Judicial Behavior
This course examines law,
legalism, legal ideology, and
legality; constitutions and constitutionalism.
POL305:
Political Inquiry and Analysis
This
course offers an introductory survey and analysis of methods used in
empirical
research, policy analysis, and social criticism.
This course examines the
different perspectives on the
influences and effects of media on politics.
POL307:
Nonviolent Political Alternatives
This course explores
scientific and cultural resources for
nonviolent alternatives in politics.
This
course examines the sources of political, economic, and social power in
America and the institutions through which power is exercised.
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