Delivered at:: Institute of Asian and African Studies

Course type:: Compulsory course

When:: 3 year, 3 module

Instructors

Аскеров Мир-Али Исмаилович

Krivokhizh, Svetlana

Fedorov, Nikolai

Full Syllabus

Abstract

Frist, the course will focus on the formation and evolution of the political regimes in these countries, their political actors: major state structures, as well as political parties and civil society. Students will learn about political culture and discuss role of ideology. Moreover, the course will introduce students to forms and drivers of social movements and protests in the regions. The final part of the course looks into several policy areas – ethnic, socio-economic and educations policies. On the seminars students will discuss relevant literature on the topic and take short tests, based on the discussion. The exam will be in a form of test with 20 questions of different type (open, multiple choice etc.).

Learning Objectives

The course aims at familiarizing students with the specifics of the political development of the East Asian, Southeast Asian states and countries of the Middle East.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Learn to take into account the cultural specificity characteristic of the countries of the studied region in their practical and research activities.
Learn to understand and analyze socially and personally significant problems and processes occurring in society.
Learn to use the conceptual apparatus of scientific research, critically analyze the information.
Learn to work with information: find, evaluate, systematize and use information necessary for solving scientific and professional problems from various sources, (on the basis of a systematic approach).
Learn to communicate in English on professional topics, participate in in-class discussions.
Learn to prepare explanatory notes in their professional field.

Course Contents

Online course
Lecture 1. Introduction. Political regimes and economic development in East and Southeast Asia
Lecture 2. Political systems and socio-political process in Turkey and Iran
Lecture 3. Major State Political Institutions in China, Japan and South Korea
Lecture 4. Political systems and socio-political process in Arab states (Gulf states and Egypt)
Lecture 5. Civil Society in East Asia
Lecture 6. Political systems and socio-political process in Arab states (Syria, Iraq) and Afghanistan
Lecture 7. Welfare state in East Asia
Lecture 8. Education policies in East Asia

Assessment Elements

Online course
This course is blended and students have to study the following online course: Публичная политика и права человека. URL: https://edu.hse.ru/course/view.php?id=132863. The course is conducted by The HSE University. Online course test (10 questions of different format, 20 minutes).
Test on literature
5 questions of different format, 10 minutes.
Exam
The final exam will take the form of test (20 questions of different types, 30 minutes), based on the materials of the all lectures and seminars (of student’s region of specialization).

Interim Assessment

2022/2023 3rd module
0.3 * Exam + 0.4 * Test on literature + 0.3 * Online course

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Best, H., Higley, J., & Cotta, M. (2018). The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites. London: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1357763
Charlton, S. E. M. (2015). Comparing Asian Politics : India, China, and Japan (Vol. Fourth edition). Boulder, CO: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=983968
Marlies Glasius, David Lewis, & Hakan Seckinelgin. (2004). Exploring Civil Society : Political and Cultural Contexts. Routledge.
Roger Goodman, Huck-Ju Kwon, & Gordon White. (1998). The East Asian Welfare Model : Welfare Orientalism and the State. Routledge.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

HU, A. (2016). Half the Sky, But Not Yet Equal China’s Feminist Movement. Harvard International Review, 37(3), 15–18.
King, G., Pan, J. J., & Roberts, M. E. (2013). How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003055413000014
Krauss, E. S. . (DE-588)171147138, (DE-627)061318272, (DE-576)16182062X, aut. (2010). The rise and fall of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Ellis S. Krauss and Robert J. Pekkanen.
Lee, A., & Chin, M. (2007). The Women’s Movement in South Korea. Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell), 88(5), 1205–1226. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2007.00499.x
Wael B. Hallaq. (2012). The Impossible State : Islam, Politics, and Modernity’s Moral Predicament. Columbia University Press.

Bachelor’s Programme 'Asian and African Studies'

Political Systems and Sociopolitical Trends in the East