PSCI 259 - Government and Politics of Asia

This course is a survey of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia and is designed to provide students with an introduction to the political complexities and the prospects for economic growth in these regions by accounting for not only their breath-taking diversity but also their shared political inheritances, historical trajectories, cultural values, and geographical contiguity. Students will define and utilize concepts and terms that are central to comparative politics in their oral and written assignments to explain with reference to examples, why some Asian countries have experienced profound political change while others have remained relatively stable.