Module: The Politics of South Asia

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	The Politics of South Asia
Module Code	LG365 (ITS) / POL1046 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Law & Government
Module Co-ordinator	Jivanta Schottli
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module introduces students to key issues in the politics of inter-state relations in South Asia. The course will be divided into three sections covering (1) the creation of borders and states (2) the end of the Cold War and its impact on the region and, (3) South Asia's role in the global economy and international relations. The course will provide students with an understanding of the distinctive culture and context of South Asia. At the same time, it will focus on the general theoretical and conceptual tools that help us evaluate and analyse the politics of South Asia.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the politics of state formation in South Asia
2. Describe the dynamics and tensions of inter-state relations in South Asia
3. Define the main challenges facing South Asian countries in the 21st Century
4. Application of theory and concepts to explain and understand politics in South Asia

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	22	No Description
Independent Study	103	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The Emergence of Modern India and Pakistan: Independence and Partition

War and Conflict in South Asia: India-Pakistan and India-China relations

The Cold War in South Asia

The Creation of Bangladesh

Sri Lanka and the Civil War

India's Emergence as a Power

Regional Integration in South Asia

South Asia and the Global Economy

New Geopolitics of South Asia

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Essay	One essay not exceeding 2,500 words in length.	55%	n/a
Report(s)	Three short reports, 500-700 words each, based on the three parts of the course.	45%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Jalal, Ayesha: 1995, Democracy and authoritarianism in South Asia: a comparative and historical perspective, 1 and 2, Cambridge University Press,
Shastri, Amita; Wilson, A. Jeyaratnam: 2001, The Post-colonial states of South Asia: democracy, development, and identity, Palgrave,
Kapur, S. Paul; Ganguly, Sumit: 2009, Nuclear proliferation in South Asia: crisis behaviour and the bomb, Routledge,
Stephen Philip Cohen: 2002, India: emerging power,

Other Resources

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