PS 1384 - TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this new course, students will explore the ways in which the social, political and cultural construction of sexual difference influences the nature and practice of political life in the Middle East. The course will examine both theoretically and empirically the ways in which power is gendered and how gender has served as a basis for political organization, the distribution of power, and the boundaries of public life. Many themes will be examined in the course to understand the political and economic context of struggles around gender issues; mobilization of women's movements; the interaction of religion, law, and their interpretation; the gendered nature of the state; the path dependence and institutional nature of women's movements and struggles; the gendered aspects of revolution, westernization, secularism, globalization, and socialism in the middle east. Although the focus of the course will be on the 'political' in the context of political science, it will also draw heavily from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, women's studies, and political economy. The focus of the course is on the geographic area of North Africa and the middle east. Intentionally, the course includes a balance between empirical knowledge of particular cases and theoretical debates on gender and politics. Students will be expected to master both theoretical and empirical dimensions of the course. This will culminate in a two-day simulation and debate.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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