Subject description
The aim of this subject is to offer students a chance to engage and grapple with the most important debates that dominate the recent history and contemporary politics of the Middle East and to locate and conceptualise these debates within the wider context of world politics. A special focus will … For more content click the Read More button below.
Enrolment rules
Pre-Requisite
Equivalence
POL 811 - Politics of the Middle East
POL 313 - Politics of the Middle East
Tutorial enrolment
Students can enrol online via the Tutorial Enrolment link in SOLS
Delivery
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Teaching staff
Subject coordinators
Engagement hours
1 hr lecture, 2 hr tutorial:1 hr lecture, 2 hr tutorial
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
To demonstrate a clear knowledge of key current debates about the politics, culture and economics of the Middle East
2.
Understand the role played by Middle Eastern states in the shaping of our contemporary world
3.
Critically analyse the main actors in Middle Eastern politics including states, organizations, and non-state groups as well as alternative actors and issues.
4.
To have a critical understanding of the history and politics of Israel-Palestine.