Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Home to nearly 1.5 billion, South Asia - comprising India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan (and sometimes Myanmar) - has often been said to be the graveyard of universal theories of democracy and authoritarianism; ethnicity and nationalism; and poverty and economic growth. This module will aim to introduce students to themes and approaches to the study of the contemporary politics of the region, taking care to present not only the ‘events’ as they have unfolded in the region since the end-1940s, but more importantly the ways in which those events have been analysed and interpreted.
By completing this module, students will:
This module will also equip students with a range of key transferable skills:
Likely structure to include:
Intro
The state, political institutions and trajectories of democracy and authoritarianism
Economic development, social change and politics
Politics of caste and ethnicity
Politics of religion
Politics of economic liberalisation
Social movements
South Asia in the world
Politics and south Asia
Revision
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
None
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Students will receive written timely feedback on their formative assessment. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor’s feedback and guidance hours.
Students will receive written feedback on their summative assessment no later than 25 working days after submission; and the module tutor will hold a specific session to discuss feedback, which students can also opt to attend. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor’s regular feedback and guidance hours.
Sugato Bose and Ayesha Jalal (1996) Modern South Asia.
Paul Brass (ed) Handbook of South Asian Politics: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.