Online Courses Handbook 2003

9831 (v.5) Politics 322 - Politics in Southeast Asia - Focus on Indonesia

Area:	School of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	50.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	8209 (v.5) Politics 222 - Politics in Southeast Asia - Focus on Indonesia
Politics in Southeast Asia. An examination of postwar social and political change in the region, with particular emphasis on the political economy of development. This is a comparative unit with a primary empirical focus on Indonesia, and examines the pressures for political liberalisation. It covers issues such as traditional elite politics, changes in political cultures, causes for military intervention and the political implications of the growth of the middle classes, plus a major research project.