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Reading for Class 02 - What Muslims Really Think - Gallup Poll by ESPOSITO & MOGAHED - Part1.pdf | Reading for Class 02 - What Muslims Really Think | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 03 - MUSTAFA AKYOL Part 1.pdf | Reading for Class 03 - MUSTAFA AKYOL Part 1 | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 04 - MUSTAFA AKYOL Part 2.pdf | Reading for Class 04 - MUSTAFA AKYOL Part 2 | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 05 - ORIENTALISM - Edward Said - Routledge Critical Thinkers.pdf | Reading for Class 05 - ORIENTALISM - Edward Said - Routledge Critical Thinkers | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 06 - SCIENCES in the Muslim Golden Age - 750-1258.pdf | Reading for Class 06 - SCIENCES in the Muslim Golden Age - 750-1258 | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 07 - Islamism, Modenism and Secular State.pdf | Reading for Class 07 - Islamism, Modernism and Secular State | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 09 - ISLAM and HUMAN RIGHTS.pdf | Reading for Class 09 - ISLAM and HUMAN RIGHTS | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SYLLABUS
RELIGIONS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS - JPB053 Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague
LECTURER: Dr Janusz Salamon
TIME: MONDAY, 18.30-19.50 PLACE: Jinonice, classroom C122
CONTACTS: Email: janusz.salamon at fsv.cuni.cz Office hours: Monday, 17.00-18.20 & Tuesday, 14:00-15:20 in office 514 (Floor 5) in Jinonice. Also at other times ONLINE after appointment. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an interdisciplinary course, designed especially for the students of PPE (BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics) who are expected to get accustomed to a multi-factor analysis of complex social phenomena. Few global social phenomena appear to be more complex to analyse than the prolonged malaise of "the Arab world" which calls for explanation given that from the 9th and 13th centuries could lay a claim to the title of the most advanced civilisation on the planet (on par only with the Byzantine and Chinese civilisations). The Arab-unfriendly Orientalism painted the Muslim population at large with a broad "essentialist" brush ascribing to Islam the causal power to make the Arab world incapable of modernisation. This is an entirely implausible and altogether harmful hypothesis which quite apart from caricaturing Islam as a religion (which - pace Orientalism - possesses a similar range of beliefs and traditions, from very reactionary to very progressive, as does Judaism and Christianity), engages in a single-factor analysis which is bound to distort the phenomenon under consideration. In this course, we will adopt an empathetic and optimistic view of the Arab-Muslim civilisation, while retaining a critical scholarly and philosophical approach in order to come closer to formulating a plausible multi-factor hypothesis regarding the causes of the past and current struggles of the Arab world and a constructive way forward. Inspired by the great Arab pioneer of social sciences, Ibn Khaldun (b. 1332 in Tunis) who came up with a theory about the causes of the rise and fall of empires centred on the concept of 'Asabiyya' - social cohesion or in-group solidarity - we will look at the potential of the dominant religion of a given region (in the Academic Year 2024/25, we will concentrate on North Africa and Islam) to serve as a source of social cohesion and solidarity as a precondition of regional integration and development. Adopting a critical (social scientific and philosophical) stance, we will attend to the question of to what extent religion - in its various manifestations and sectarian variations - can be seen as a part of the solution and when as a part of the problems faced by the region in question. The impact of religions on the development of countries (which according to John Rawls in 'The Law of Peoples' may be significant as it often influences decisively the all-important 'political culture'), will be explored in this course with sensitivity to the 'Orientalist' bias which results in unjustifiably condescending view of everything Muslim. This will be achieved by, on the one hand, attending to the past impressive achievements of the Islamic civilisation, often directly inspired by religious beliefs and commitments, while, on the other hand, when analysing the challenges faced by the contemporary Muslim-majority North African countries, we will be pointing out the analogies with the problems encountered, in the past and present, by other countries, in Europe, the Americas or Asia. Since it is expected that the course will be attended by both Muslim students who may be knowledgeable about Islam and North African history and politics, and students who are only beginning to learn about it, appropriate homework will be assigned to ensure that all participants of the course will be able not only follow it but also participate actively in the class discussions. Much of the material will focus on the scholarly debates in both political science and religious studies concerning Islam, "the Arab Spring", and the current developments in the region that are likely to be new even to Muslim students. Since the course is defined in the SIS as a mixture of lectures and seminars, the exact plan of classes will be published only after the number of students registered for the course is known. However, the list of topics and the bibliography for the course are included below, as is the course assessment instruction. COURSE TOPICS: - The rise of Islam as a socially progressive revolution and the significance of the contested transition to the caliphate - The normatively non-tribal character of Islam and the tribal forces The context of the expansion of Islam and its long-term impact on the - The factors behind the Golden Age of Islam and the potential of its legacy - The Ottoman North Africa and the late emergence of nationalism in North Africa - The French colonisation of the Maghreb and its lasting legacy - Anti-colonial attempts at modernisation - The legacies of post-colonial Authoritarianism in Maghreb - The Arab Spring and its aftermath - Diversities of Islam in Maghreb: Islamism, Salafism, Modernism and their presence in the public sphere - Perspectives on the coexistence of Islamist and secular sections of society in North Africa - Perspectives on regional integration: The Arab Maghreb Union, the tensions between Morroco and Algeria, and the divergent economic developments in the region - International relations between the countries of the Maghreb, the Muslim countries of the Middle East and the EU COURSE READINGS: The class readings will be drawn from the following publications: John L. Esposito, Dalia Mogahed, Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think, Gallup Press, 2007. Annalisa Verza, Ibn Khaldun and the Arab Origins of the Sociology of Civilisation and Power, Springer, 2021. Farid Laroussi, Postcolonial Counterpoint: Orientalism, France, and the Maghreb, University of Toronto Press, 2018. Farid Laroussi - Postcolonial Counterpoint: Orientalism, France, and the Maghreb Jessica da Silva C. de Oliveira - Postcolonial Maghreb and the Limits of IR Christopher Alexander - Tunisia: From stability to revolution in the Maghreb Abdelmajid Hannoum - The Invention of the Maghreb: Between Africa and the Middle East Jeffry R. Halverson, Nathaniel Greenberg - Islamists of the Maghreb Frederic Wehrey, Anouar Boukhars - Salafism in the Maghreb: Politics, Piety, and Militancy Michael.J.Willis - Politics and Power in the Maghreb: Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco from Independence to the Arab Spring Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Claire Brunel - Maghreb Regional and Global Integration J.N.C. Hill - Democratisation in the Maghreb, Edinburgh University Press, 2016. Maurice Lombard, The Golden Age of Islam, Markus Wiener, 2004. Reinhard Schulze, A Modern History of the Islamic World, IB Tauris, 2002. John L. Esposito et al (ed.), Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, Oxford University Press, 2016. Valeria Resta, Tunisia and Egypt after the Arab Spring, Routledge, 2023. Larbi Sadiki (ed.), Routledge Handbook of the Arab Spring: Rethinking Democratization, Routledge, 2014. Muhamad Olimat, Handbook of Arab Women and Arab Spring: Challenges and Opportunities, Routledge, 2014. Rita Stephan and Mounira M. Charrad, Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring, New York University Press, 2020. Abdeslam Maghraoui et al (ed.), The Lure of Authoritarianism: The Maghreb after the Arab Spring, Indiana University Press, 2019. Tasnim Abderrahim et el (ed.), Tunisia's International Relations Since the Arab Spring: Transition Inside and Out, Routledge, 2017. The New Cambridge History of the Islamic World, Volumes 1-5, Cambridge University Press, 2008-9. COURSE GRADING: Final Essay (ca. 2000 words) 100% Total 100%
FINAL ESSAY INSTRUCTION Poslední úprava: Salamon Janusz, Ph.D. (04.12.2024)
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