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South East Asia in International Relations
The objectives of this course are to: 1. Develop a comprehensive view of the region through the prism of changing political landscapes ; 2. Familiarise students with the prominent sovereign constituents within the region 3. To survey the myriad issues conditioning state disposition, collectivization efforts and community building
Introducing Southeast Asia – Geographical, Socio-Cultural and Political Diversity; Nationalism and nation building – Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam
Challenge of democratic institution building - Indonesia,Thailand and Myanmar
Issues in security - Ethnic conflicts, religious extremism, Terrorism Territorial disputes in region- South China Sea
Regionalism in South East Asia - Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), AEAN Regional Forum
Issues in economy- Economic growth, Financial Crisis and recovery;Asia-Pacific Economic Community
Books Recommended: Essential Readings: SarDesai , D.R,(2018) Southeast Asia: Past and Present, New York, Routledge Beeson,M. ed.(2017), Contemporary Southeast Asia, London, Red Globe Press Ghee, L.T., (2015), Reflections on Development in Southeast Asia , Singapore, ISEAS Guan, A.C., (2018), South East Asia’s Cold War: An Interpretive History. Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press. Corr, A.,Ed. (2018) , Great Powers, Grand Strategies: The New Game in the South China Sea, Annapolis,Mary land, Naval Press Institute. Osborne, M.E., (2013), Southeast Asia: An Introductory History, Crows Nest; Allen & Unwin
Reference Books: Chong,A.,(Ed.) ,(2018), International Security in the Asia Pacific: Transcending ASEAN towards Transitional Polycentrism, London: Palgrave Macmillan Vatikiotis,M.,(2018),Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern South East Asia, London,Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Menon,J.,& Srinivasan,T.N.(2018),Integrating South and East Asia :Economics of Regional Cooperation and Development, Oxford , Oxford University Press. Gregor, R.M., (2017). Asia’s Reckoning: China, Japan and the Fate of US Power in the Pacific Century, NewYork,Viking Press Rachman, G., (2017), Easternization: Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline from Obama to Trump and Beyond, NewYork, Other Press. Plummer,M.,Morgan, P. And Wignaraja, G., Eds. (2016), Connecting Asia: Infrastructure for Integrating South and South East Asia, Cheltenham ,U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing. Kuhonta ,E. Slater,D. and Vu,T. eds.(2008), Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region and Qualitative Analysis , California, Stanford University Press 270 Smith, M., (2007), State of Strife: The Dynamics of Ethnic Conflict in Burma, Washington; Policy Studies 36, East-West Center Sidel, J.,(2007), The Islamist Threat in Southeast Asia: A Reassessment, Washington; Policy Studies 37, East-West Center Weatherbee, D.,(2005), International Relations in Southeast Asia: The Struggle for Autonomy, Lanham; Rowman & Littlefield Weatherbee, D.,(2005), International Relations in Southeast Asia: The Struggle for Autonomy, Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield Snitwongse, K., & Thompson, W.S., (eds.), (2005),Ethnic Conflicts in Southeast Asia, Singapore, ISEAS Collins, A.,(2005), Security and Southeast Asia: Domestic, Regional and Global Issues, New Delhi,Viva Books Hoadley, S., & Jurgen, R., (eds.), (2006), ASEAN Security Reassessed, Singapore; ISEAS) Amitav,A., (2001), Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia: ASEAN and the Problem of Regional Order, London & New York; Routledge Kahn, J.S. (ed.), (1998), Southeast Asian Identities: Culture and the Politics of Representation in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, Singapore; ASEAS Tongzon,J.L., (2002),The Economies of Southeast Asia: Before and After the Crisis,Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publication Petri, P., (ed.) (2000),Regional Co-operation and Asian Recovery, Singapore, ISEAS Kingsbury, D., (ed.), (2005), Violence In Between: Conflict and Security in Archipelagic Southeast Asia, Victoria/Singapore, Monash University,ISEAS Snitwongse, K. &Thompson, W.S., (eds.) (2005), Ethnic Conflicts in Southeast Asia,: Singapore; ISEAS
