To examine issues of contemporary war, peace and state-building in Southeast Asia, alongside major political transitions, through a range of perspectives.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
The module addresses several critical political questions by exploring war to peace transitions in Southeast Asia, the site of several major wars in the twentieth century, and enduring conflicts in the twenty-first century. By comparing three major periods of war to peace transition in contemporary Southeast Asia, the module explores the theoretical and empirical merits of a range of state and peace-building models, including international, authoritarian, socialist, liberal democratic and genocidal post-war regimes.
By completing this module, students will be able:
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Students will receive written timely feedback on their formative assessment. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor?s feedback and guidance hours.
Students will receive written feedback on their summative assessment no later than 20 working days after submission; and the module tutor will hold a specific session to discuss feedback, which students can also opt to attend. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor?s regular feedback and guidance hours.
C Bayly and T Harper (2007), Forgotten Wars: Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia, London: Penguin.
C Hughes (2009) Dependent Communities: Aid and Politics in Cambodia and East Timor, Southeast Asia Programme: Cornell
R Paris and TD Sisk, Eds, (2009), The Dilemmas of Statebuilding: Confronting the Contradictions of Post-War Peace Operations, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.