[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.
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.