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The module is designed to bridge theory and practice through the understanding of key political events and the work of a broad canon of intellectual thinkers that have shaped our understanding of the modern Middle East. By recentering thinkers from the region who have inspired transformative change across the fields of Political Science, Philosophy, Religion, and Economics this course will allow the student to embark on the lost transdisciplinary dialectic between Western and Eastern thought. This module allows critical inquiry of how the region鈥檚 politics intersects with social, cultural and economic questions over issues of conflict, resource governance, inequality, and authoritarianism. This will enable students to have both a good grasp on contemporary issues, as well as master the conceptual frameworks developed by postcolonial theorists, such as Edward Said, that are essential for making sense of this resource rich region. The Middle East is a region where the involvement of outside powers continues to shape relations into the 21st century, and where economic development has occurred under a range of ideological and political regimes, from the hereditary monarchies of the Gulf to the fragile democracy of Tunisia.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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