Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World Universidade de Copenhague Sobre este curso Learn what motivates the restive Muslim youth from Tunis to Tehran, what political positions Islamists from Mali to Chechnya are fighting for, where the seeming obsession with Islamic law comes from, where the secularists have vanished to, and whether it makes sense to speak of an Islamic state. Since 2009 there has been a renewed wave of popular unrest sweeping throughout much of the Muslim world. Secular, but generally repressive and inefficient autocracies have come under pressure or been swept aside entirely. At the same, the various Islamic Republics have not fared much better, but been convulsed by internal unrest, economic and social decline. Throughout the Muslim lands, existing constitutional arrangements are being challenged, often very violently. This course is a survey of the constitutional ideas and institutions that have developed since the mid 19th century throughout predominantly Muslim countries, but its focus will lie on the actors that have dominated this discourse and shaped its outcomes. We will look at the large body of classical writings on the Islamic state only in so far as it is necessary to understand the contemporary debate, but concentrate on the legal and political developments of the 20th and 21st centuries. Three common themes will characterise the course: We privilege the study of the legal and social reality and seek to highlight where it is at odds with dogmatic stipulations, be they religious or constitutional. We seek to illustrate the practical tensions posed by limited administrative capabilities and political legitimacy that resulted from the incomplete reception of modern bureaucratic statehood. We seek to examine how popular dissatisfaction with the practical performance of Muslim governments has fuelled demands for greater accountability under the guise of cultural authenticity. Ultimately, the course aims to equip participants to better understand Muslim contemporary discourse about the res publica, better contextualise the demands for religious law in public life, and to better ascertain the theoretical and practical feasibility of postulated religious alternatives to the still-dominant secular model of governance. Legendas disponíveis em Inglês 8-12 hours/week Professores Dr. Ebrahim Afsah Associate Professor Faculty of Law Programa Semana 1 Overview: Presenting the Course Literature Lesson 1: Welcome and Introduction Lesson 2: Presenting the Region Lesson 3: Early Modern history Lesson 4: Unresolved Challenge of Modernity Lesson 5: Four Models of Adaptation Lesson 6: Indicators of Relative Failure Lesson 7: Role of Religion and Islamic Law Quiz on the Fundamentals of the Course Quiz: End of Week 1 Quiz Semana 2 Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey Literature Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns Lesson 2: Ottoman History Lesson 3: Ottoman Reform: Tanzimat and Majallah Lesson 4: Creation of the Republic Lesson 5: Kemalism and its Problems Lesson 6: Westernisation and Islamism Quiz on Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey Quiz: End of Week 2 Quiz Semana 3 Egypt and Maghreb Literature Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns Egypt Lesson 2: People, Places and Patterns Maghreb Lesson 3: Ottoman and Colonial History Lesson 4: Independence Lesson 5: Modernisation and Reform Lesson 6: Nasserism and its Problems Lesson 7: Westernisation and Islamism Quiz on Egypt and Maghreb Quiz: End of Week 3 Quiz Semana 4 Saudi Arabia & The Gulf Literature Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns Lesson 2: Ottoman and Colonial History Lesson 3: Patrimonialism and Religion Lesson 4: Rentier Economies and Administration Lesson 5: Impact of Rents Lesson 6: Paradoxical Alliance Lesson 7: Unresolved Contradictions Quiz on Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Quiz: End of Week 4 Quiz Semana 5 Iran & The Shiites Literature Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns Lesson 2: Imperial and Colonial History Lesson 3: Constitutional Revolution and Reaction Lesson 4: Nationalist Revolution and Reaction Lesson 5: Islamic Revolution and Reaction Lesson 6: Khomeini's Theory of Velayat -e Faqih Lesson 7: Unresolved Contradictions IRAN'S BIGGEST PROBLEM Tarefa: IRAN'S BIGGEST PROBLEM Semana 6 The Levant (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq) Literature Lesson 1: Taking Stock and Midway Summary Lesson 2: People, Place and Patterns Lesson 3: French Mandates Lesson 4: British Mandates Lesson 5: Order and Fractures Societies Lesson 6: Failure of Arab Socialism Lesson 7: Unresolved Contradictions Quiz on the Levant Quiz: End of Week 6 Quiz Semana 7 Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh Literature Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns Lesson 2: Colonial History of British India Lesson 3: Post-Independence: Pakistan and Bangladesh Lesson 4: Afghanistan: Creation of the State and 'Golden Years' Lesson 5: Afghanistan: Social Enigneering and Resistance Lesson 6: Failure of State-Building and Islamisation Lesson 7: Unresolved Contradictions Quiz on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh Quiz: End of Week 7 Quiz Semana 8 Malaysia & Indonesia Literature Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns Lesson 2: Colonial History Malaysia Lesson 3: Colonial History Indonesia Lesson 4: Post-Independence Malaysia Lesson 5: Post-Independence Indonesia Lesson 6: Unresolved Contradictions Quiz on Malaysia and Indonesia Quiz: End of Week 8 Quiz Semana 9 Sub-Saharan Africa Literature Week 9: People, Place and Patterns Lesson 2: Colonial History Muslim Africa Lesson 3: Neo-Colonial Legacies Lesson 4: Weak States and Institutions Lesson 5: Post.Independence Instability Lesson 6: Fractured Constitutional Bargains PERSISTENCE OF PROBLEMS Tarefa: PERSISTENCE OF PROBLEMS Semana 10 Conclusion and Outlook Literature Lesson 1: Commonality and Diversity Lesson 2: Unity and Friction Lesson 3: Minorities Lesson 4: Legal and Social Reality Lesson 5: Practical Tensions Lesson 6: Popular Dissatisfaction Lesson 7: Good Bye Quiz on the Final Week Quiz: End of Week 10 Quiz Related Courses O Terrorismo e o Contraterrorismo: A Relação entre a Teoria e a Prática Universidade de Leiden As Condições para a Guerra e para a Paz Universidade de Tóquio Política Externa Americana no Século 21 Universidade Duke Entenda o Terrorismo e as Ameaças Terrosistas Universidade de Maryland Understanding 9/11: Why Did al Qai’da Attack America? 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Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World

Universidade de Copenhague

Sobre este curso

Learn what motivates the restive Muslim youth from Tunis to Tehran, what political positions Islamists from Mali to Chechnya are fighting for, where the seeming obsession with Islamic law comes from, where the secularists have vanished to, and whether it makes sense to speak of an Islamic state. Since 2009 there has been a renewed wave of popular unrest sweeping throughout much of the Muslim world. Secular, but generally repressive and inefficient autocracies have come under pressure or been swept aside entirely. At the same, the various Islamic Republics have not fared much better, but been convulsed by internal unrest, economic and social decline. Throughout the Muslim lands, existing constitutional arrangements are being challenged, often very violently. This course is a survey of the constitutional ideas and institutions that have developed since the mid 19th century throughout predominantly Muslim countries, but its focus will lie on the actors that have dominated this discourse and shaped its outcomes. We will look at the large body of classical writings on the Islamic state only in so far as it is necessary to understand the contemporary debate, but concentrate on the legal and political developments of the 20th and 21st centuries. Three common themes will characterise the course:  We privilege the study of the legal and social reality and seek to highlight where it is at odds with dogmatic stipulations, be they religious or constitutional.  We seek to illustrate the practical tensions posed by limited administrative capabilities and political legitimacy that resulted from the incomplete reception of modern bureaucratic statehood.  We seek to examine how popular dissatisfaction with the practical performance of Muslim governments has fuelled demands for greater accountability under the guise of cultural authenticity.  Ultimately, the course aims to equip participants to better understand Muslim contemporary discourse about the res publica, better contextualise the demands for religious law in public life, and to better ascertain the theoretical and practical feasibility of postulated religious alternatives to the still-dominant secular model of governance.

Legendas disponíveis em Inglês

8-12 hours/week

Professores

Dr. Ebrahim Afsah

Associate Professor

Faculty of Law

Programa

Semana 1

Overview: Presenting the Course

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: Welcome and Introduction
3. Lesson 2: Presenting the Region
4. Lesson 3: Early Modern history
5. Lesson 4: Unresolved Challenge of Modernity
6. Lesson 5: Four Models of Adaptation
7. Lesson 6: Indicators of Relative Failure
8. Lesson 7: Role of Religion and Islamic Law
9. Quiz on the Fundamentals of the Course

1. Quiz: End of Week 1 Quiz

Semana 2

Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns
3. Lesson 2: Ottoman History
4. Lesson 3: Ottoman Reform: Tanzimat and Majallah
5. Lesson 4: Creation of the Republic
6. Lesson 5: Kemalism and its Problems
7. Lesson 6: Westernisation and Islamism
8. Quiz on Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey

1. Quiz: End of Week 2 Quiz

Semana 3

Egypt and Maghreb

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns Egypt
3. Lesson 2: People, Places and Patterns Maghreb
4. Lesson 3: Ottoman and Colonial History
5. Lesson 4: Independence
6. Lesson 5: Modernisation and Reform
7. Lesson 6: Nasserism and its Problems
8. Lesson 7: Westernisation and Islamism
9. Quiz on Egypt and Maghreb

1. Quiz: End of Week 3 Quiz

Semana 4

Saudi Arabia & The Gulf

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns
3. Lesson 2: Ottoman and Colonial History
4. Lesson 3: Patrimonialism and Religion
5. Lesson 4: Rentier Economies and Administration
6. Lesson 5: Impact of Rents
7. Lesson 6: Paradoxical Alliance
8. Lesson 7: Unresolved Contradictions
9. Quiz on Saudi Arabia and the Gulf

1. Quiz: End of Week 4 Quiz

Semana 5

Iran & The Shiites

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns
3. Lesson 2: Imperial and Colonial History
4. Lesson 3: Constitutional Revolution and Reaction
5. Lesson 4: Nationalist Revolution and Reaction
6. Lesson 5: Islamic Revolution and Reaction
7. Lesson 6: Khomeini's Theory of Velayat -e Faqih
8. Lesson 7: Unresolved Contradictions
9. IRAN'S BIGGEST PROBLEM

1. Tarefa: IRAN'S BIGGEST PROBLEM

Semana 6

The Levant (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq)

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: Taking Stock and Midway Summary
3. Lesson 2: People, Place and Patterns
4. Lesson 3: French Mandates
5. Lesson 4: British Mandates
6. Lesson 5: Order and Fractures Societies
7. Lesson 6: Failure of Arab Socialism
8. Lesson 7: Unresolved Contradictions
9. Quiz on the Levant

1. Quiz: End of Week 6 Quiz

Semana 7

Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns
3. Lesson 2: Colonial History of British India
4. Lesson 3: Post-Independence: Pakistan and Bangladesh
5. Lesson 4: Afghanistan: Creation of the State and 'Golden Years'
6. Lesson 5: Afghanistan: Social Enigneering and Resistance
7. Lesson 6: Failure of State-Building and Islamisation
8. Lesson 7: Unresolved Contradictions
9. Quiz on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh

1. Quiz: End of Week 7 Quiz

Semana 8

Malaysia & Indonesia

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: People, Place and Patterns
3. Lesson 2: Colonial History Malaysia
4. Lesson 3: Colonial History Indonesia
5. Lesson 4: Post-Independence Malaysia
6. Lesson 5: Post-Independence Indonesia
7. Lesson 6: Unresolved Contradictions
8. Quiz on Malaysia and Indonesia

1. Quiz: End of Week 8 Quiz

Semana 9

Sub-Saharan Africa

1. Literature
2. Week 9: People, Place and Patterns
3. Lesson 2: Colonial History Muslim Africa
4. Lesson 3: Neo-Colonial Legacies
5. Lesson 4: Weak States and Institutions
6. Lesson 5: Post.Independence Instability
7. Lesson 6: Fractured Constitutional Bargains
8. PERSISTENCE OF PROBLEMS

1. Tarefa: PERSISTENCE OF PROBLEMS

Semana 10

Conclusion and Outlook

1. Literature
2. Lesson 1: Commonality and Diversity
3. Lesson 2: Unity and Friction
4. Lesson 3: Minorities
5. Lesson 4: Legal and Social Reality
6. Lesson 5: Practical Tensions
7. Lesson 6: Popular Dissatisfaction
8. Lesson 7: Good Bye
9. Quiz on the Final Week

1. Quiz: End of Week 10 Quiz

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