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POLS 3132 - Asian politics - Fall 2024 - Roy: Start Here

This is your go-to site for your course readings, videos, learning objectives, and course assessments. Without prior arrangement and permission, any unauthorized sharing of recorded materials is prohibited. This class draws upon case studies from India, Myanmar, Korea, Pakistan, The Uyghurs, Timor-Leste, Cambodia, and elsewhere. 

About the Course

The course Asian Politics (POLS- 3132) is a full term fully online asynchronous course, which means you’ll complete the course at your own pace and submit the assignments in due time following the deadlines, and other necessary dates stated on the syllabus.  This semester, the Asian Politics course will focus on Human Rights issues in Asia. It will provide students with a broad overview of the human rights situation in Asia, especially in relation to pressing contemporary challenges of democracy, development, socio-cultural, political issues, and natural resources, etc.

Dr. Nalanda Roy

Professor
UH 217
912.344.3608
nroy@georgiasouthern.edu 

Dr. Roy's Bio

Dr. Nalanda Roy is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies and the Coordinator of the Asian Studies program at Georgia Southern University. She is the Certified Diversity Executive, and the Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow at GSU. Nalanda is the recipient of the Dr. Saba Jallow Inclusion Champion award, the Award of Excellence and Georgia Southern’s Women in Research Soar, and the Campus Museum of Service Award for creating the An Integral History: Asian Studies Digital Archive at GSU.


She is the author of several books including Bitter Moments — The Story of Indonesian Fragmentation, The South China Sea Disputes — Past, Present, and Future, Exploring the Tripod: Immigration, Security, and Economy in the Post-9/11, and Navigating Uncertainty in the South China Sea Disputes: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, and Nonviolent Resistances in the Contemporary World: Case Studies from India, Poland, and Turkey. She is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters. Roy served as the section program chair for International Studies Association’s South Asia in World Politics. Nalanda serves as a visiting scholar with the Center for Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University. She was appointed as the Adjunct Professor, FORE School of Management, New Delhi, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in India. Nalanda has served on the board of directors with the City of Savannah and worked for the Greater Savannah International Alliance (GSIA) as the Chair of the Asian committee.

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Course Reading

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Lecture

Radio Free Asia Current Events (RSS Feed)

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Developing Search Terms and Phrases

Additional Resources

Council on Foreign Relations Webinar Series

To register, please email outreach@cfr.org with your name, title, and academic affiliation.