Overview
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A graduate-level course on patrimonialism, clientelism, and crony capitalism in Asian democracies.
- Audience
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This course was first designed as a special-topics elective for doctoral students in IDAS at National Chengchi University. The materials are generally applicable to students of any level and degree program.
- Teaching
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- National Chengchi University
Content
Course Content
This graduate special-topics course examines patronage and clientelism across Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. It is organized into four modules: patrimonialism and neopatrimonialism; clientelistic linkages and intra-elite patronage; crony capitalism and its connections to rent-seeking, development, finance, machine politics, and governance; and quantitative and qualitative methods for studying informal politics.
Students learn to explain the concepts, causes, and effects of patronage and clientelism; compare cases across Asian democracies; evaluate relevant research designs; and select appropriate methods. Course work includes team article-review videos and roundtables, an original literature review, a research proposal developed through consultation and peer review, and an oral examination.
Requirements
No prerequisites. Students are expected to read and write at a graduate level.
Resources
- Materials
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Course syllabus
Source syllabus for the Fall 2023 course.
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Course syllabus
- Relevant Literature
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