POSC 323 - Comparative Politics of East Asia

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
Broad survey of the domestic politics of selected countries in Northeast and Southeast Asia. Focus on state-building - governments, economies, civil society, governance, democracies and non-democracies, and the underlying dynamics that underpin the political dynamics of selected countries.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area D1-3 requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-D - Upper Division Social Sciences
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Differentiate and critique Euro-American and East Asian approaches to the comparative study of political systems;
Understand the basic concepts and theories in comparative politics such as regimes, presidential and parliamentary systems, and political mobilization;
Identify reliable sources of information on East Asia, and become familiar with current domestic and regional political issues;
Apply these theories and analytical approaches to the comparative studies of at least two countries’ institutions, governments, political culture and public policies in selected East Asian countries;
Analyze the relationship between ethnic, racial, religious and socio-economic diversity and political cultures in selected East Asian countries;
Demonstrate oral and written competency of theories, analytical approaches, empirical content, and basic research in the comparative politics of East Asia; and
Develop teamwork in studying, and making presentations on, selected East Asian countries.

UD-D. Upper-division Social Sciences Learning Outcomes

analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods;
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.