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OCP 117 Carleton POSC in SE Asia
- Winter 2025
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POSC 170 International Relations and World Politics 6 credits
What are the foundational theories and practices of international relations and world politics? This course addresses topics of a geopolitical, commercial and ideological character as they relate to global systems including: great power politics, polycentricity, and international organizations. It also explores the dynamic intersection of world politics with war, terrorism, nuclear weapons, national security, human security, human rights, and the globalization of economic and social development.
- Fall 2024
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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POSC 170.00 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Tun Myint 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WHasenstab 002 9:50am-11:00am
- FHasenstab 002 9:40am-10:40am
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POSC 245 Geopolitics of Southeast Asia 6 credits
This course will cover key thematic issues of Southeast Asian politics, including the challenges of democracy, geopolitical conflicts with China, politics of borderlands, environmental politics, the rise of the power of non-state actors, and struggles for citizen-sovereignty of the people. We will examine these geopolitical frontier issues against the background of Southeast Asia's societal evolution through kingdoms, colonial eras, emergence of nation-states, and the influence of globalization on politics. Why is Southeast Asia a misunderstood region of the world? What can we learn from Southeast Asian political orders to understand the faith of freedom, self-governance, and democracy?
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POSC 245.00 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Tun Myint 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WHasenstab 002 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FHasenstab 002 2:20pm-3:20pm
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POSC 333 Global Social Changes and Sustainability 6 credits
This course is about the relationship between social changes and ecological changes to understand and to be able to advance analytical concepts, research methods, and theories of society-nature interactions. How do livelihoods of individuals and groups change over time and how do the changes affect ecological sustainability? What are the roles of human institutions in ecological sustainability? What are the roles of ecosystem dynamics in institutional sustainability? Students will learn fundamental theories and concepts that explain linkages between social change and environmental changes and gain methods and skills to measure social changes qualitatively and quantitatively.
Extra Time required.
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POSC 378 Political Economy & Ecology of Southeast Asia: Social Changes in Southeast Asia 6 credits
Informed by the assigned readings, students will visit markets, factories, farms, and various cultural and natural sites to see first-hand the changes and challenges occurring in these areas. The course covers: (1) issues of livelihood transition from rural to urban; (2) the interaction between market systems and social relations; and (3) the impact on society of changes in physical infrastructures such as roads and telecommunication. Students will keep a journal and produce three thematic short essays, a 15-20-minute video, or a well-organized blog to document their learning.
Participation in Carleton OCS Political Economy and Ecology in Southeast Asia Program
- Winter 2025
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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Acceptance in the Political Economy and Ecology in Southeast Asia Program.
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POSC 379 Political Economy and Ecology of S.E. Asia: Diversity of Social Ecological Systems in Southeast Asia 6 credits
Connecting the first and the second components, this course examines key actors, issues, and interests in the political economy of and ecology of Southeast Asia. Students will connect economy to ecology in Southeast Asia by connecting field experiences and observation to real data, facts, and cases that illustrate the interaction between economy and ecology. This course requires students to identify a topic of interest based on their field experience, research it using techniques taught in the field research and methods course, and write a research report in the form of a term paper.
Participation in Carleton OCS Political Economy and Ecology in Southeast Asia Program
- Winter 2025
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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Acceptance in the Political Economy and Ecology in Southeast Asia Program.
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POSC 392 Political Economy & Ecology of Southeast Asia: Field Research Experiences and Methods 6 credits
This course provides a comparative field research experiences for students. Students will carry out a project involving a combination of research techniques including questionnaires, interviews, and participant observation. Students will learn to develop quantitative reasoning and qualitative analyses based on field experiences. Students will write a short paper reflecting on their experience doing field research and present their findings to the class. An alternative assignment is to write a descriptive paper for a global audience to be published on Wikipedia.
Participation in Carleton OCS Political Economy and Ecology in Southeast Asia Program
- Winter 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Political Economy and Ecology in Southeast Asia Program.
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POSC 400 Integrative Exercise
- Fall 2024, Winter 2025
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Student is a Political Science and International Relations major and has Senior Priority.