Faculty

Surain Subramaniam

Director of Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Interim Director of International Studies
Director of Asian Studies Minor, Associate Professor of Political Science

 

Born in Malaysia, Surain Subramaniam was also educated in Singapore and in London, England. He earned his interdisciplinary BA in International Studies & Political Economy from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and his MA and PhD in International Studies from the University of South Carolina. He has taught at UNC Asheville since 2001. Subramaniam teaches interdisciplinary courses in International Studies and Asian Studies, as well as political science courses in the areas of international relations and comparative politics, with a focus on Asia. He has also taught courses in the Humanities, Honors, and Master of Liberal Arts programs, as well as in the Integrative Liberal Arts curriculum.  His research interests are in the areas of democratization in Southeast Asia, specifically in Malaysia and Singapore; challenges to liberal democratic governance from rising non-Western societies; and the effects of globalization on Asia. He received the Teaching Excellence Award in the Social Sciences in 2005.

Education

• Ph.D. International Studies, University of South Carolina
• M.A. International Studies, University of South Carolina
• B.A. Political Economy & International Studies, Muhlenberg College

Courses Taught

• INTS 495: Senior Colloquium in International Studies
• INTS 499: Undergraduate Research in International Studies
• INTS 361: Contemporary Issues in World Affairs
• INTS 365: International Experiential Learning Project
• POLS 281: International Relations
• POLS 380: Globalization & Its Critics
• POLS 366: Democracy in Asia
• POLS 369: Governments & Politics of Southeast Asia
• HUM 414: The Individual in the Contemporary World
• LS 479: Cultivating Citizenship