[COURSE GOALS]
To introduce the complexity of contemporary border spaces and their value for thinking about the politics of development and international relations in an increasingly Asian age.

[AIMS]
This course shall introduce border studies in an Asian context. It shall help explain why borders have retained their significance in a globalized world, and the utility of analyzing them from an interdisciplinary perspective. This course will provide a range of perspectives on the development of and role for borders in contemporary Asia.

[OBJECTIVES]
This course shall:
(1) offer a theoretical background to the development of border studies as a distinct interdisciplinary field of study;
(2) introduce a range of empirical examples of border phenomenon from across Asia; and
(3) provide a series of analytical lenses with which to further your own research.