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ARBC3200: Arab and Middle East Politics
2025 unit information
This unit focuses on power, resistance and political change in the Arab World and Middle East, from the First World War until today. It examines the trajectory of the State, trans-national politics, the developments of civil society, mechanisms of power, transformations of gender, politics and resistance to authoritarianism.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Arabic Languages and Cultures |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level from any of: Arabic Language and Cultures or European, Middle Eastern or Classical Languages or Studies, English, International Relations, History, Political Economy, Politics, Sociology, Media and Communication or Gender and Cultural Studies |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a systematic understanding of the relationship between politics and cultures in the Arab world and the Middle East
- LO2. analyse the history, causes and consequences of popular uprisings and revolutions in the Twentieth and Twenty-first centuries
- LO3. develop a solid knowledge of Arab political thought
- LO4. analyse the history of political and social movements in the Middle East, such as the students’ movement, the Marxists, feminism, and Islamism
- LO5. discuss the central role occupied by the Arab World and the Middle East in regional and international politics
- LO6. situate current political and cultural debates about democracy, freedom, social justice and human rights in the Middle East within their appropriate historical context
- LO7. develop familiarity with the critical debates surrounding ideas of state as structure and agency in the political field
- LO8. develop a solid knowledge of key aspects of politics in the Arab world and the Middle East and an ability to test some of the theoretical assumptions behind political debates, as well as an understanding of particular political structures, processes and countries in the region
- LO9. analyse critically a range of theoretical positions in political science, to formulate hypotheses based upon these positions and to carry out empirical research to support or qualify your arguments
- LO10. demonstrate skills to facilitate the oral and written communication of your ideas
- LO11. contextualize the region and its problems in a broader historical perspective.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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