POL351 Comparative Politics in Southeast Asia End-of-Course Assessment 2026 | SUSS

POL351 End-of-Course Assessment 

Instruction To Students:

1. This End-of-Course Assessment paper comprises 4 pages (including the cover page).
2. You are to include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the ECA, SUSS PI No., Your Name, and Submission Date.
3. Ensure that you submit your End-of-Course Assessment by the deadline. After the 12-hour grace period, 10% of the total End-of-Course Assessment mark will be deducted for each 24-hour block or part thereof by which your submission is late. Submissions with more than 50 marks deducted will be awarded 0 marks.
4. You are allowed multiple submissions to Turnitin before the deadline. After the deadline, only one submission is allowed, and only if you have not already made a prior submission.
5. If you fail to submit your End-of-Course Assessment, you will be deemed to have withdrawn from the course.

IMPORTANT NOTE

ECA Submission Deadline: Saturday, 04 April 2026 12:00 pm

Question 1

A study by Lars-Erik Cederman, Andreas Wimmer and Brian Min opined that: “conflict with the government is more likely to erupt (1) the more representatives of an ethnic group are excluded from state power, especially if they have experienced a loss of power in the recent past; (2) the higher their mobilizational capacity is; and (3) the more they have experienced conflict in the past.”

Applying theories and approaches of Comparative Politics covered in this course, respond to the following questions:

1. With reference to the statement above, evaluate the view that ethnic and religious identity issues are among the most significant challenges being faced by Southeast Asian countries. You should clearly state how far you agree with the view and why. Show at least two reasons why these have not turned into interstate conflicts.
2. Using information from the Minorities at Risk Report (http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessments.asp?regionId=3) as well as the Ethnic Power Relations (EPA) data and report on Myanmar and Thailand (https://icr.ethz.ch/data/epr/core/), compare and contrast the nature of ethnic and religious identity issues and their impact on identity, security and politics in both countries.

(100 marks)

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