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Politics and Religion in the Modern World
Cursusdoel
• possess a basic understanding how religion and politics have intersected with each other in the last two centuries (measured in writing book reviews and class discussion)
• analyze church-state relations and be able compare and contrast them across countries and time (country projects and discussions about these projects)
• demonstrate a mature understanding of the major issues determining the relationship between religion and politics, and offer an informed assessment of it (writing final essay on the basis of assigned literature)
Vakinhoudelijk
Politics and religion don’t mix. Since the seventeenth century there has been an effort to separate religion from politics by making religion a private affair. And yet religion has continued to make its claim on politics, and vice versa. Indeed, the two have become more closely intertwined in recent decades.
This is a course that aims at understanding the relationship between religion and politics. In the first place, it offers a sweeping historical survey, starting in ancient times but focusing on the time from the French Revolution on. It examines across continents the modern effort to separate religion from politics or, in the case of fascism and communism, to create a this-worldly “political religion.” And it follows efforts of religious actors to reclaim a place in politics, from the Religious Right in the United States to political Islam in the Middle East.
Students will get the chance to make an in-depth studies of contemporary “church-state” relations in the country of their choice, all the while drawing comparative insights from their fellow students. Finally, students will personally reflect in an essay on the pitfalls and opportunities in the relationship between religion and politics.
Format
The course will consist of interactive lectures, seminar-style discussion of shared texts, students sharing findings of country studies with each other, and deliberating with each other about the place of religion in politics
Werkvormen
Toetsing
Discussion and class participation 1
Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75
Discussion and class participation 2
Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75
Book Review 1
Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75
Book Review 2
Verplicht | Weging 15% | ECTS 1,13
Book Review 3
Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75
Book Review4
Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75
Country project (group or indiv)
Verplicht | Weging 35% | ECTS 2,63
*midterm FEEDBACK*
Niet verplicht
Ingangseisen en voorkennis
Ingangseisen
Er moet voldaan zijn aan minimaal één van de cursussen:
- [UCHUMHIS21] Transatlantic Cold War: Europe and the Superpowers
- [UCHUMHIS22]
- [UCHUMHIS24] Cultural History of Magic and Science
- [UCHUMHIS28] Global Cold War: Conflict and Cooperation in the “Third World”
- [UCHUMREL23] Religions in the Public Domain
- [UCHUMREL24] Ethics and Religion
- [UCINTHIS21] Understanding Conflict: Historical Analysis of contemporary irregular conflicts
- [UCINTHIS22] UN Simulation & Negotiation
- [UCSSCPOL21] Political Science: State of the Art
- [UCSSCPOL23] International Relations: dimensions of world politics
Voorkennis
Er is geen informatie over ingangseisen bekend.
Voertalen
- Engels
Cursusmomenten
Gerelateerde studies
Tentamens
Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus
Verplicht materiaal
Materiaal | Omschrijving |
---|---|
BOEK | TBA |
Aanbevolen materiaal
Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend
Opmerkingen
Counts towards HUM or SSC major. Track finisher POL, REL or HIS.
Coördinator
dr. M.G. Valenta | m.g.valenta@uu.nl |
Docenten
dr. M.G. Valenta | m.g.valenta@uu.nl |
Inschrijving
Naar OSIRIS-inschrijvingen
Permanente link naar de cursuspagina
Laat in de Cursus-Catalogus zien