Migr/Ctzen:Transnat'lNE/SEAsia

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This graduate seminar investigates how surging transnational migration across East Asia—spanning both Northeast and Southeast regions—challenges traditional concepts of citizenship. The course explores the conceptualization of personhood and citizenship from the local religious-philosophical perspective in each East Asian society. It also examines the strategies of transnational and domestic non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as they advocate for policy reforms regarding foreign worker rights and citizenship laws within East Asian societies characterized by strong central governments. Drawing on literature from political philosophy, international law, international relations, comparative politics, sociology, and anthropology, this course equips students with robust theoretical frameworks to analyze contemporary intellectual and policy debates surrounding migration and citizenship in the region. Faculty Biography: Dr. Apichai Shipper specializes in the Foreign Policy of East Asia and the Pacific, International Migration, and Civil Society. His intellectual interests concern the impact of international migration on democratic institutions.