Course Activities
Course activities are broadly defined below. Detailed instructions and grading rubrics will be uploaded to the course website and introduced in class.
Review Videos – 25% of Overall Grade
At the beginning of the semester, students will form teams of 2-3 students. Several times throughout the semester, the instructor will select a topic in informal politics and your team will prepare a Review Video reviewing one academic article on that topic. The instructor will provide detailed instructions and a grading rubric in a separate document, but the basic steps are:
- As a team, search for a relevant article. Submit a list of 4-5 articles to the instructor. The instructor will choose one of these for your team to review.
- Individually, read and outline the article. Critically evaluate the article’s research question, arguments, research design, data, methods, analysis and conclusions.
- As a team, compare notes and produce a 10-15 minute Review Video reviewing the article.
- Individually, watch all the Review Videos outside of class.
- As a class, critique and discuss the Review Videos in a Review Roundtable.
Literature Review – 25% of Overall Grade
Throughout the semester, each student will also undertake several milestones leading up to an original Literature Review and Research Proposal. The instructor will provide detailed instructions and a grading rubric in a separate document, but the basic milestones for the literature review are:
- Preliminary Consultation – schedule preliminary consultation out-of-class
- Literature Review, Draft – submit for feedback and schedule consultation
- Literature Review, Final Version – submit for a grade – 25% of Overall Grade
Research Proposal – 25% of Overall Grade
The first half of the Research Proposal is the Literature Review, mentioned above. The instructor will provide detailed instructions and a grading rubric in a separate document for the second half of the research proposal, but the basic milestones are:
- Proposal, Draft – submit for feedback and schedule consultation
- Peer Reviews – return to peers and discuss in class
- Presentation – present and discuss proposal in class
- Proposal, Final Version – submit for a grade – 25% of Overall Grade
Oral Exam - 25% of Overall Grade
Students will schedule a one-on-one oral exam with the instructor at some point before the end of the semester. An oral exam review sheet will be provided to students and this will include the list of questions which students may be asked during the oral exam. The oral exam will test a student’s knowledge of:
- General concepts of patronage and clientelism, as well as their causes and effects.
- Instances of patronage and clientelism in Asian democracies.
- Methods used to study informal politics.
Class Sessions and Preparation
Class sessions will be divided into one of three types:
- Lecture & Discussion
- Article Review Roundtables
- Skills Workshops
- How to Write a Literature Review
- How to Write a Research Proposal
- How to Conduct Fieldwork and Interviews on Sensitive Topics
Students are expected to prepare for class in advance and participate in classroom discussions. Preparation for class will entail:
- Complete reading assignments
- Watch Article Review Videos
- Prepare questions for the instructor and peer presenters
Activity-ILO Matrix
Course activities support Intended Learning Outcomes in the following way.
| ILO 1.
Know concepts | ILO 2. Know
cases | ILO 3.
Know methods | ILO 4. Evaluate research | ILO 5.
Write
lit review | ILO 6. Propose study | ILO 7.
Critical discussion | In-Class Discussion | x | x | x | x | | | x | Review Videos | x | x | x | x | | | | Review Roundtables | x | x | x | x | | | x | Preliminary Consult | | | | x | x | x | | Lit Review, Draft | x | x | x | x | x | | | Lit Review, Final | x | x | x | x | x | | | Proposal, Draft | | | | | x | x | | Peer Reviews | | | | x | | | x | Presentation | | | | | | x | x | Proposal, Final | | | | | x | x | | Oral Exam | x | x | x | | | | x |
Schedule & Deadlines
Week of | Lecture Topics | Team Reviews | Milestones & Oral Exam | 1. Sept 11 | Syllabus
Seminar: Article Review Videos | | |
Module 1: Neopatrimonialism
| Week of | Lecture Topics | Team Reviews | Milestones & Oral Exam | 2. Sept 18 | Lecture: Patriarchy & Patrimonialism
Seminar: 3 Levels of Analysis | List: Neopatrimonialism | | 3. Sept 25 | Lecture: Neopatrimonialism
Seminar: Literature Review #1 | | Preliminary Consultation | 4. Oct 2 | Lecture: Neopatrimonialism in Asia
Seminar: Literature Review #2 | Vid: Neopatrimonialism | | 5. Oct 9 | Video Review Roundtable | | |
Module 2: Clientelism
| Week of | Lecture Topics | Team Reviews | Milestones & Oral Exam | 6. Oct 16 | Lecture: Clientelism
| List: Clientelism | Lit Review – Draft & Consult | 7. Oct 23 | Lecture: Clientelism in Asia #1
| | | 8. Oct 30 | Lecture: Clientelism in Asia #2
Seminar: Writing a Proposal | Vid: Clientelism | | 9. Nov 6 | Video Review Roundtable | | Lit Review – Final Version |
Module 3: Crony Capitalism
| Week of | Lecture Topics | Team Reviews | Milestones & Oral Exam | 10. Nov 13 | Lecture: Crony Capitalism
Oral Exam Tips | List: Crony Capitalism | Schedule Oral Exams | 11. Nov 20 | Lecture: Crony Capitalism in Asia #1
| | | 12. Nov 27 | Lecture: Crony Capitalism in Asia #2
Seminar: Writing Peer Reviews | Vid: Crony Capitalism | Proposal – Draft & Consult | 13. Dec 4 | Video Review Roundtable | | |
Module 4: Research Methods
| Week of | Lecture Topics | Team Reviews | Milestones & Oral Exam | 14. Dec 11 | Lecture: Qualitative Methods
Seminar: Interviews | List: Research Methods | Peer Reviews | 15. Dec 18 | Lecture: Quantitative Methods
Seminar: Statistical Analysis | | | 16. Dec 25 | Present & Discuss Proposals | | | 17. Jan 1 | Present & Discuss Proposals | Vid: Research Methods | | 18. Jan 8 | Video Review Roundtable | | Proposal – Final Version |
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Grading Rubric
Task | Percent of Overall Grade | Non-Graded Requirements | In-Class Participation | - | After TWO FREE ABSENCES,
each unexcused absence is -5% | Article Review Videos | 25% | | Preliminary Consultation | - | Required to receive Lit Review grade | Literature Review, Draft & Consultation | - | Required to receive Lit Review grade | Literature Review, Final Version | 25% | | Proposal, Draft & Consultation | - | Required to receive Proposal grade | Peer Reviews | - | Required to receive Proposal grade | Proposal, Presentation | - | Required to receive Proposal grade | Proposal, Final Version | 25% | | Oral Exam | 25% | |
Attendance Policy
Class attendance is essential to students’ achieving the Intended Learning Outcomes; however, students must also balance learning with other life priorities. As a result, this course allows students to have TWO FREE ABSENCES during the semester. After two free absences, each unexcused absence will subtract 5% from the student’s overall grade. Arriving to class late, or leaving class early, by more than 10 minutes will be counted as half an absence.
Excused absences will not affect students’ grades and do not count as the student’s two free absences. Excused absences require:
- a note from a doctor, in the case of a medical emergency
- a note from an administrator, if absent due to an official university event
- the instructor’s discretion, in the case of a family emergency (e.g., funeral)
Absences due to the following reasons will not be excused:
- trouble with a vehicle, parking and traffic
- vacations
- jobs and internships
- absence due to working on homework or a class project
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Materials
Week 1 – September 11 – Overview of Patronage and Clientelism
Week 2 – September 18 – Patriarchy, Patrimonialism and the Patrimonial State
Week 3 – September 25 – Neopatrimonialism
- 1994 Bratton and Vanderwalle*
- Bach
- Lewis
Week 4 – October 2 – Neopatrimonialism in Asian Democracies
Week 5 – October 9 – Video Review Roundtable on Neopatrimonialism
Week 6 – October 16 – Party Linkages and Clientelism
- 1970s articles on clientelism
- Lawson. Party Linkages
- Kitschel
Week 7 – October 23 – Clientelism in Asian Democracies #1
- Hicken. APRS
- articles on clientelism in NE Asia
Week 8 – October 30 – Clientelism in Asian Democracies #2
- articles on clientelism in SE Asia
Week 9 – November 6 – Video Review Roundtable on Clientelism
Week 10 – November 13 – Crony Capitalism
- 2014 Fukuyama*. Machine politics vs corporate lobbying
- 2007 Tilly
11. Week of November 20 – Crony Capitalism in Asian Democracies #1
- David Kang
- additional readings on crony capitalism in NE Asia
12. Week of November 27 – Crony Capitalism in Asian Democracies #2
- article on crony capitalism in Philippines*
- additional readings on crony capitalism in SE Asia
13. Week of December 4 – Video Review Roundtable #3 on Crony Capitalism
14. Week of December 11 – Fieldwork & Interviews for Studying Patronage & Clientelism
- qualitative methods papers*
15. Week of December 18 – Quantitative Methods for Studying Patronage & Clientelism
- quantitative methods papers
16. Week of December 25 – Present & Discuss Proposals
17. Week of January 1 – Present & Discuss Proposals
18. Week of January 8 – TBD
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