Government and Security

The central concepts of legitimacy, authority and power are the pillars of all modern governments regardless of their ideological positions. Students will learn to criticize the three arms of government, viz., legislature, executive and the judiciary. The course relates the concepts of legitimacy, authority, power and justice to the security of modern states. Relevant security issues are evaluated in terms of the state and civil society, defence, health and environment. Modern governments from around the world will be used to illustrate their different approaches to security as well as the common ground that such state security approaches share.

What You'll Learn

Introduction to government and security in Southeast Asia (Power and the State);Introduction to government and security in Southeast Asia (Defining the State and Modernity);Legitimacy, authority and power (emphasis on legitimacy and authority);Legitimacy, authority and power (emphasis on power);Legislature, executive and judiciary in late modernity (who checks the checker);Legislature, executive and judiciary in late modernity (mixed government and government in reality);Security and power in Southeast Asia in late modernitiy (the state, power and Southeast Asia);Security and power in Southeast Asia in late modernitiy (illegal weapons, the state of the military, corruption, and money politics);Security, state power,and civil society in Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Thailand);Security, state power,and civil society in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and the Philippines);Defence, health, environmental security in late modern Southeast Asia (Defence Security);Defence, health, environmental security in late modern Southeast Asia (Health Security);

Minimum Entry Requirement

Diploma or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution