INDONESIA’S FOREIGN POLICY (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: LO1 – Identify key actors, issues, and determinants in the past and present Indonesia’s foreign policy; LO2 – Discuss the evolution of Indonesia’s foreign policy; LO3 – Apply concepts and theories of foreign policy to cases of Indonesia’s foreign policy.

Topics:

1. [Guest Lecture/Industrial Visit] The future trajectory of Indonesia’s foreign policy;
2. The evolution of Indonesia’s foreign policy: early independence;
3. The implementation of Indonesia’s foreign policy: In the neighborhood;
4. Introduction to Indonesia’s foreign policy;
5. The Indonesia’s foreign policy: new order era;
6. Key determinants in Indonesia’s foreign policy: The largest muslim population;
7. Key determinants in Indonesia’s foreign policy: The Bebas Aktif principle;
8. Key determinants in Indonesia’s foreign policy: The third largest democracy;
9. Key determinants in Indonesia’s foreign policy: The maritime identity;
10. The evolution of Indonesia’s foreign policy: democratic transition;
11. The implementation of Indonesia’s foreign policy: In international organizations and global governance;
12. The implementation of Indonesia’s foreign policy: Towards major powers;
13. The evolution of Indonesia’s foreign policy: contemporary era.