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ASIA6516 Indonesia:Politics, Society and Development

Offered By School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career Graduate Coursework
Course Subject Asian Studies
Offered in Second Semester, 2012 and Second Semester, 2013
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

This course focuses on political and social developments in Indonesia since 1945.  It summarises the major political events and figures of the post-independence period before examining specific themes such as the role of the military, Islamic movements, the state Pancasila ideology, criminality and violence, gender, foreign policy and the position of minorities.  Discussion of different scholarly interpretations of these events and themes will form a major part of the course.

Indicative Assessment

Essay (40%), Tutorial (30%), and Final exam (30%). Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the graduate students’ interests. Graduate students may expect a final assignment rather than an exam.

Course Classification(s) AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest Non Language Asian Studies
Requisite Statement

Permission of coordinator

Prescribed Texts

Robert Cribb and Colin Brown, Modern Indonesia: A History since 1945, Longman, Harlow, 1996
Merle Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1200 (3rd edn),
Palgrave, London, 2001.

Programs Graduate Certificate in Development, Master of Asia-Pacific Studies, Master of Asia-Pacific Studies, Master of National Security Policy, and Graduate Certificate in National Security Policy
Academic Contact Dr Greg Fealy

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