HIAB00836U Politics in Modern South Asia
Curriculum for the BA programme in Modern India and South Asian Studies, the 2015 Curriculum and
Curriculum for the BA programme in Modern India and South Asian
Studies, the 2012 Curriculum and
Curriculum for the Elective Studies in Modern India and South Asia
Studies, the 2012 Curriculum
The course provides a general introduction to the government and the political relations between state and society in South Asia. During the course students will become acquainted with the political systems of the South Asian countries and introduced to discussions about democracy, nationalism, state, cultural pluralism and identity politics.
The course combines a general introduction to the countries with a number of cross-cutting themes (see thematic outline below). The lessons will combine short lectures with group work and student presentations.
BA 2015-ordning:
Det moderne Sydasiens politik (fagelementkode HIAB00831E)
BA 2012-ordning:
Det moderne Indien og Sydasiens samfund
(fagelementkode HIAB00681E)
BA Tilvalg 2012-ordning:
Det moderne Indien og Sydasiens samfund (fagelementkode
HIAB10021E)
The curriculum for the course consists of a varied mixture of articles and books spanning several disciplines (history, anthropology, comparative politics etc.) and various central themes. The mandatory texts for the individual sessions are detailed in the course plan below. Additional suggested readings for each theme are listed at the end of the document. It is a good idea to acquire the following textbook:
Guneratne, A., & Weiss, A. M. (Eds.). (2013). Pathways to Power: The Domestic Politics of South Asia: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Reference material
On contemporary political issue see:
International Crisis Group Reports
(www.crisisgroup.org)
Economic and Political Weekly
(www.epw.in)
Himal Southasian
(www.himalmag.com)
Seminar
(www.india-seminar.com)
For a good introduction to the political history of India, see the NCERT textbook for political science class XII: “Politics in India Since Independence” ( http://ncert.nic.in/NCERTS/textbook/textbook.htm?leps2=0-9)
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 84
- Preparation
- 328,5
- Total
- 412,5
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Curriculum in Danish:
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HIAB00836U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See link below
- Continuing and further education
- Price
Kun for studerende ved Åbent Universitet
Læs mere om pris her
Læs mere om tilmelding her- Study board
- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Course responsibles
- Ravinder Kaur (5-746d637774426a776f306d7730666d)
Lecturers
Ravinder Kaur, rkaur@hum.ku.dk