Numbering Code	G-AAA01 51208 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	1st & 2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Tue.4
Instructor name	OKAMOTO MASAAKI (Center for Southeast Asian Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	The course is on digital politics in Southeast Asia. According to a survey (We Are Social) in 2021, Southeast Asians appear to be the most hooked to the internet. Therefore, the political importance and impact of digitalization have become more and more significant in a good and bad way. Digitalization has had a positive impact on the rise of social movements in Southeast Asia, but the negative impact of digitalization has become more and more conspicuous such as the rising state surveillance power and the rampant disinformation. The participants of the course can learn various aspects of digital politics in Southeast Asia.
Course Goals	The participants can obtain theoretical knowledge on digitalization in general and also get perspectives on the social and political impact of digitalization in Southeast Asia. And the participants are required to compare the field-based researches and the data-based researches and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both research methodologies.
Schedule and Contents	The first class is the orientation on the main theme. The second to fifth class are the readings of the theoretical books on digitalization. The fifth to 12th classes are on the case studies of digital politics in Southeast Asia. The 13th to 15th classes are the presentations of the topics that the participants select.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Active participation on the class (10 points). More than two presentations (90 points)
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	The details on the articles and books are delivered on the second class of the course.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Shoshana Zuboff, (Perseus Books, 2019)
References, etc.	Outnumbered: From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-bubbles: The Algorithms That Control Our Lives, David Sumpter, (Bloomsbury Sigma, 2018) Opposing Democracy in the Digital Age: The Yellow Shirts in Thailand, Aim Sinpeng, (Univ of Michigan Pr, 2021) Deepening the Understanding of Social Media’s Impact in Southeast Asia, Ross Tapsell , (ISEAS, 2021)