IR5518
Conflict in the Middle East
2023-2024
30
15
SCQF level 11
1
Academic year(s): 2023-2024
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 11
Semester: 1
Planned timetable:
This module examines conflict in the modern Middle East looking at the causes, development and consequences of conflict in the region including interstate, civil war, ethnic, religious and terrorism. It examines the historical formation of the nation state system in the Middle East and the development of competing ideologies. The legacies of these processes are explored through case studies including the Arab-Israeli conflict, Lebanon and Iraq. The rise of political Islam in the region is explored in both its violent and non-violent manifestations. The region has been characterised by authoritarian regimes and this legacy and the impact of the 2011 Uprisings is examined including conflicts in Syria, Libya and Yemen. The link between identity and threat is discussed in relation to the Islamic Republic of Iran and its impact on regional security. External intervention in the region is addressed in relation to Iraq post-2003 and debates relating to responses to the 2011 Uprisings.
Weekly contact: 1 lecture and 1 seminar per week (may run online)
Scheduled learning hours: 22
Guided independent study hours: 278
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100% - Essay plan (5%) , 5000 word essay (50%), Presentation and discussant (10%)
, 3500 word Review essay based upon allocated country for news report (35%)
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%
Module coordinator: Professor F McCallum Guiney
Module coordinator email fm25@st-andrews.ac.uk