Middle East Politics and Security

• • People, Society and Politics
  • Religion, Ethnicity, Gender and Class
  • Empires and Imperialism
  • States and Nationalism
  • The Cold War and the US as Hyperpower
  • Political Economies
  • Conflict in the Region
  • Political Change and Reform
  • Political Islam
  • Religious Radicalism and Terrorism
  • Securities and Insecurities - the Arab Spring and Daesh (ISIS)

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

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This subject covers key issues in Middle East politics and security today. The first part addresses regional complexities in terms of people, society, politics and geopolitics. The second part examines nationalism; the emergence of the modern states; the origins of conflict; and debates around political change and reform, including the role of political Islam and the emergence of religious radicalism. The final part considers contemporary challenges: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; ‘war on terror’; Arab Spring; and rise of Daesh/Islamic State.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

• Online discussion/participation (20%)
• Essay (2,500 words) (40%)
• Timed Online Exam (40%)

Current study term: 28 Aug 22 to 27 Nov 22