SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentInterdisciplinary General Education Courses
Course NameThe ASEAN Integration and Development
InstructorLE THI-NHAM
Credit1.0
Course TypeSelectively
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課程內容綱要



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09   12 



Southeast Asia: An overview




  • An introduction to the course

  • Geographic location

  • The Four waves:




  • The Indian wave

  • The Chinese wave

  • The Muslim wave

  • The Western wave (European traders)




  • Ethnic diversity

  • Religious diversity

  • The Asian immigrants in Southeast Asia



 




  •  Reading material: The ASEAN Miracle, A Catalyst for Peace by Kishore Mahbubani and Jeffery Sng, page 15-35.

  • Reading material: Southeast Asia, An Introductory History by Milton Osborne, page 1-18 and P.112



實體 2 小時



In-class: two hours



2



09 19 



Southeast Asia: An overview




  • The European colonial rules:  Advance and challenges in Southeast Asia

  • The legacies of Western colonialism in Southeast Asia




  • Reading material: Southeast Asia, An Introductory History by Milton Osborne, page 40-93.



實體 2 小時



In-class: two hours



  3



10 03 



Association of Southeast Asian Nations




  • What is an ASEAN?

  • ASEAN: Community building



 




  • Reading material: Southeast Asia in Search of an ASEAN Community: Insights from the Former ASEAN Secretary-general, Book by Rodolfo Severino Jr. , page 1-37



實體 2 小時



In-class: two hours



  4



10月17  



Association of Southeast Asian Nations




  • An ASEAN Charter

  • Membership of ASEAN

  • The ASEAN roles



 




  • Reading material: Southeast Asia in Search of an ASEAN Community: Insights from the Former ASEAN Secretary-general, Book by Rodolfo Severino Jr., page 161-206.


 



1031 



The ASEAN: Three Pillars




  • ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC): key characteristics



 




  • Reading material: ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint, issued by ASEAN Secretariat, ISBN 978-602-6392-35-0

  • The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), issued by ASEAN Secretariat, ISBN 978-602-0980-83-6



實體 2 小時



In-class: two hours



6



11  07



The ASEAN: Three Pillars




  • The milestones of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

  • The AEC: Aims and purposes



 




  • Reading material:  ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025, issued by ASEAN Secretariat



實體 2 小時



In-class: two hours



7



1114 



Taiwan – Southeast Asia Cooperation




  • Historical development between Taiwan and SEA cooperation

  • The Taiwan “Go-South” Policy in the previous administrations

  • Taiwan New Southbound Policy

    • Target nations

    • Rationale for NSP

    • Resource sharing

    • Regional connectivity



  • Reading material: Ngeow Chow Bing (2015). Taiwan’s Go South Policy, pp. 96-126

  • Reading material: Alan Hao Yang, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao (2016). Tai-shang (Taiwan Business) in Southeast Asia: Profile and Issues.



實體 2 小時



In-class: two hours



  8



11 21



Final exam



實體 2 小時



In-class: two hours



  9 



11 28



Reading material:



ASEAN report 2024


Out-class: two hours

Textbooks and references



 



[1] Beeson, Mark (ed.) (2009) Contemporary Southeast Asia, 2nd edition, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave MacMillan.



[2] Tarling, Nicholas (ed.) (1992) The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, two volumes, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.



[3] Southeast Asia in Search of an ASEAN community.



[4] Rodolfo C. Severino  (2016). ASEAN Economic Community.



[5] Kiki Verico. (2017). The future of the ASEAN Economic Integration.



[6] Das, Sanchita. (2016). Can the US-ASEAN Connect Initiative Create Stronger US-ASEAN Economic Relations?



[7] Min- Hua Chiang. (2019). China–ASEAN economic relations after establishment of free trade area, pp. 267-290.



[8] Stephen and Chery. (2019). China and The ASEAN Economies: Interdependence and Rivalry, PP.381-394



[9] Vilavong (2016). Global production sharing and trade patterns in ASEAN.



[10] Ngeow Chow Bing (2015). Taiwan’s Go South Policy, pp. 96-126.



[11] Alan Hao Yang, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao (2016). Tai-shang (Taiwan Business) in Southeast Asia: Profile and Issues.



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

The final grades are determined by 2 parts as following:




  • Attendance: 40%

  • Written exam: 60%



    Please note: Active participation in class discussions, especially during the Q&A sections, may enhance your final grade


Textbook & Reference

Sources:



 



[1] Beeson, Mark (ed.) (2009) Contemporary Southeast Asia, 2nd edition, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave MacMillan.



[2] Tarling, Nicholas (ed.) (1992) The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, two volumes, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.



[3] Southeast Asia in Search of an ASEAN community.



[4] Rodolfo C. Severino  (2016). ASEAN Economic Community.



[5] Kiki Verico. (2017). The future of the ASEAN Economic Integration.



[6] Das, Sanchita. (2016). Can the US-ASEAN Connect Initiative Create Stronger US-ASEAN Economic Relations?



[7] Min- Hua Chiang. (2019). ChinaASEAN economic relations after establishment of free trade area, pp. 267-290.



[8] Stephen and Chery. (2019). China and The ASEAN Economies: Interdependence and Rivalry, PP.381-394



[9] Vilavong (2016). Global production sharing and trade patterns in ASEAN.



[10] Ngeow Chow Bing (2015). Taiwan’s Go South Policy, pp. 96-126.



 


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