INDONESIAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY

POL3IPS

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and Australia's closest northern neighbour. Acknowledging the country's strategic importance to Australia's national interest, this subject introduces students to the basic features of Indonesia's political system and its immense socio-cultural diversity. After a succinct historical overview, the subject focuses primarily on contemporary events and developments that are shaping Indonesia's socio-political environment. Particular attention will be paid to political institutions, elections and party politics, the role of political Islam, and the resurgence of identity politics. A discussion of Indonesia's role in international politics and its relations with Australia will conclude the subject.

School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Dirk Tomsa

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: 15 credit points of any second year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: POL2IPS

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Political Reform in Indonesia after Soeharto	Recommended	Crouch, H 2010	SINGAPORE: INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES
Readings	The Yudhoyono Presidency: Indonesia's Decade of Stability and Stagnation	Recommended	Aspinall, E, Mietzner, M and Tomsa, D (eds) 2015	SINGAPORE: INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. To construct a comprehensively researched and convincingly argued essay

Activities:: Essay writing
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. To understand the key conceptual tools for studying and understanding politics in Indonesia

Activities:: seminar discussions, class presentations, online activities, essay writing
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. To identify the most important ideas, interests and institutions that shape contemporary Indonesian politics and society

Activities:: seminar discussions, class presentations, online activities, essay writing
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. To be able to put Indonesian politics into a broader comparative perspective, both regionally and globally.

Activities:: seminar discussions, class presentations, online activities, essay writing
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.