Development and Social Movement in East and Southeast Asia

3 Hours

Examine the notions of development and the ways in which development is associated with state building, moral economy, political performance, and accumulation regimes. Explore the development of civil society and social movement in East Asia, and explanations of the mechanisms and drivers of displacement. Conceptualize the "Right to the City", and alternative right-based approaches to land, housing, infrastructure, commons and public resources. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Development and Movement), 361J, Geography 321D, 356T (Topic: Development and Movement). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.