+1 862 207 3288 Tutorial qsrestions:
Who’s eng Xiaoping and what legacies he left for China?
What are the problems and prospects of China’s
democracy?
Required readings
Goodman, David. “Introduction: Deng Xiaoping, Communism and Rev olution” in Makers of the Twentieth
Century Deng Xiaoping, London: Cardinal, 1990.
Ho, Wing-C hung. “The Rise of the Bureaucratic Bourgeoisie and Factional Politics of
China” in Journal of Contemporary Asia, 42:3, pp. 514-521.
Suggested readings:
Gutrie, Doug. China and Globalization: The Social,
Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese society, New York: Routledge, 2009.
Hasmath, Reza and Jennifer Hsu (eds). China in an
era of Transition: Understanding Contemporary State and Society Actors. New York, NY: Palgrav e Macmillan, 2009.
Tuesday, 19 August (on
India)
Tutorial questions:
Will In ia continue its dramatic economic rise? What are the implicationsfor the region?
What are the
strengths and weaknesses of the Indian democracy?
Required readings on South Asia
Mallavarapu, Siddharth. “Democracy promotion circa
2010: an Indian perspective’, Contemporary Politics, 16:1 , 2010, pp. 49-61.
Carthwright,Jan. ‘India’s Regional and International
Support for Democracy, Rhetoric or Reality?’, Asian Surv ey, Vol. 49, No. 3,2009, pp. 403-428.
Suggested reading:
Chakrabarty,
gggygut. Indian Politics and Society since Independence: Ev ents, Processes and Ideology. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge,
Tuesday, 28 August (on Thailand)
Tutorial questions:
Why the Thai monarchy and the military are so powerful in Thailand?
What caused the rise and fall of Shinawarta political dynasty in Thailand?
Required readings on Thailand:
McCargo, Duncan,
“Network Monarchy and Legitimacy Crises in Thailand”,The Pacific Review,Vol. 18, No. 4 (December),2005, pp. 499-519.
Phongpaichit.
6PzasguBk and Baker, Chris. “Political Rise” in Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand, Bangkok: Silkworm Books, 2004, pp.
Suggested readings:
gigggaga, Kazuki. Women and Politics in Thailand: Continuity and Change. Copenhagen: NIAS Press,
McC argo, Duncan and Ukrit Patthamanan. The Thaksinization of Thailand. Copenhagen: NIAS,2005.
Baker, Christopher John and Pasuk
Phongpaichit. AHistory of Thailand. Cambridge; Melbourne: Cambridge Univ ersity Press, 2005.
Tuesday,2 September (on
Indonesia)
Tutorial questions:
Indo7nesia today isthe 3rd largest democracy in the world (after India and the US). Do you
agree.
Are Islam and democracy compatible? If yes, or no, please explain it.
Required readings on Indonesia
Hefner, Robert
W. ‘The Study of Religious Freedom in Indonesia’,The Review of Faith and International Affairs, 11:2, 2013, pp. 18-27.
Sakai, Minako
ar’gsl1Amelia Fauzia. ‘Islamic Orientations in Contemporary Indonesia: Islamism on the rise?’, Asian Ethnicity, 20:44, 201 3, pp.
Suggested readings:
Mietzner, Marcus. Military Politics, Islam, and the State in Indonesia: From Turbulent Transition to
Democratic Consolidation. Singapore: Institute of SoutheastAsian Studies,2009.
Erb, Maribeth and Priyambudi Sulistiyanto. Deepening
Democracy in Indonesia?: Direct Elections for Local Leaders (Pilkada). Singapore: Institute of SoutheastAsian Studies, 2009.
Abdullah,
Taufik. Indonesia: Towards Democracy. Singapore: Institute of SoutheastAsian Studies, 2009.
(Note: The Inside Indonesia articles are
available in hard copy in the library or online at www.insideindonesia.org).
Tuesday, 16 September (on Singapore)
Tutorial
questions:
What are the issuesfacing civil society in Singapore?
What role the international community has played in Singapore’s
cIv II society?
Required readings on Singapore
Mauzy, Diane K. and Milne, R. S. “The Growth of Civil Society” in Singapore Politics
under the People’s Action Party, London and New York: Routledge, 2002, pp. 157-168.
Kadir, Suzaina. ‘Islam, State and Society in
Singapore’, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, :3, 2004, pp, 357-371.
Gomez, James. “International NGOs: Filling the “Gap” in
Singapore’s Civil Society” in Sojourn, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2005, pp. 177-207.
Suggested readings:
Rahim, LilyNZubaidah. Singapore in
the Malay orld: Building and Breaching Regional Bridges. London; New York: Routledge, 2009.
Tan, Kenneth Paul. Cinema andTelevision in
Singapore: Resistance in One Dimension. Leiden: Brill,2008.
Lai,Ah Eng (ed). Religious Div ersity in Singapore. Singapore: Institute of
Southeast Asian Studiesjointly with Institute of Policy Studies, 2008.
Mid-semester break 22/9 – 3/10
Tuesday,7 October (on
Cambodia)
Tutorial questions:
What were the reasonsfor the Cambodian peoples to embrace peace and democracy?
How would you
assess the past conflicts in shaping the future of Cambodia?
Required reading on Cambodia
Lilja, Mona. ‘Discourses of Hybrid
Democracy: The Case of Cambodia’,Asian Journal of Political Science, 18:3, 2010, pp. 289-309.
Chigas, George. ‘The politics of
Defining Justice after the Cambodian genocide’, Journal of Genocide Research,2:2, 2000, pp. 245-265.
Suggested readings:
Ear,
Sophal. Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance undermines Democracy. New York: Columbia University Press, 201 3.
Ojendal,
égglgim and Mona Lilja (eds) Beyond Democracy in Cambodia: Political Reconstruction in a Post-Conflict Society. Copenhagen: NIAS P
Tuesday, 14 October (on Timor Leste)
Tutorial questions:
How would you analyse the nation-building process in Timor
Leste?
Should reconciliation and justice be pursued in Timor Leste?
Required readings on Timor Leste
Sahin, Selver B. , “Building
the State in Timor-Leste”, Asian Surv ey, Vol. 47, No. 2,2007, pp. 250-267.
Nev ins, Joseph, “Accounting for the past: Truth without
Jggtibegin A Not-so-Distant Horror, Mass Violence in East Timor, Ithaca and London: Cornell Univ ersity Press,2003, pp.
Suggested readings:
Jolliffe,Jill. Balibo. Carlton North, \/Ic.: Scribe Publications, 2009.
Stanley, Elizabeth. Torture,
Truth and Justice: The Case of Timor-Leste. Milton Park. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge,2009.
Shoesmith, D. R. (ed). The Crisis in
gang-Leste: Understanding the past, Imagining the future. Charles Darwin Univ ersity, N. T.: Charles Darwin University Press,
Tuesday,21 October (on Australia-Asia Relations)
Tutorial questions:
What are the problems and prospects of
Australia-Indonesia relations?
Should Australia only continue to provide aid to Indonesia?
Required readings on Australia and
Aid
Sulistiyanto. Priyambudi. “Indonesia-Australia Relations in the Era of Democracy: The View from the Indonesian Side”, Australian
Journal of Political Science, Vol. 45, No. 1 .2010, pp. 117-132.
Dawson, Scott, “The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction
and Dev elopment” in Different Societies, Shared Futures, Australia, Indonesia and the Region, edited by John Monfries, Research Schc
Pagifijzand Asian Studies, Australian National Univ ersity and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore,2006, pp.
FitzGerald, Stephen, “Who Needs Good Governance? Australia Aid to China” in Reorienting Australia-C hina Relations, 1972 to
the Present,Aldershot, England and Burlington, Vermont, USA: Ashgate,2004, pp. 131-145.
Suggested readings:
Taylor, Brendan (ed).
Australia as an Asia-Pacific Regional Power: Friendships in Flux? London; New York: Routledge, 2007.
Fernandes, Clinton. Reluctant
Indonesians: Australia, Indonesia and the Future of West Papua. Carlton North,\/Ic.: Scribe Publications,2006.
Monfries, John (ed).
gaggrent Societies, Shared Futures: Australian, Indonesia and the Region. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
Useful internet websites
Note: Asian Studies resources can be accessed through the ‘Library Services’ button on the
Flinders Univ ersity home page. The website is excellent for Iinksto other information sources.
Journal Index from Flinders University
(searchable)
http:/lfind.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=flinders
Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade
http:/Mww.dfat.gov.aul
Jakarta Post
http:/fwww.thejakartapost.com
The Nation
(Thailand)
http:/fwww.nationmultimedia.com/home/
Bangkok Post
(Thailand)
http:/fwww.bangkokpost.com/
Irrawaddy
http:/Mww.irrawaddy.orgl
Straits Times
(Singapore)
http:/fvvwwstraitstimes.com/
Vietnamnews
http:/fv ietnamnews.v nagency.com.v n/Home/Inde x.html
South China Morning Post
(Hong Kong)
http:/fwww.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/
Times of India (India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Channel News
Asia
http:/fwww.channelnewsasia.com/
CNN Interactiv e
http:/fwww.cnn.com
Asian Studies Library
Guide
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
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