West Asia in International Relations

Paper Code: 
24MIR 424- B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: The objectives of this course are tol facilitate a holistic and integrated comprehension of the principal regional and cross-regional issues and impulses; acquaint the students with the political underpinning and security dynamics in the region; provide analytical understanding of the impinging impact of regional and major powers in the region

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24MIR 424-B

West Asia in International Relations

(Theory)

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO145: identify the geographical location of West Asia, understand its political systems, and gain insights into its brief historical background, providing a foundational understanding of the region.

CO146: analyze major conflicts in the region and understand their historical, political, and social ramifications.

CO147: examine the organizations of cooperation in West Asia and analyze their roles in regional diplomacy and economic cooperation.

CO148: evaluate major issues in the region and the complexities of competing international interests, and understand their impact on regional stability and security.

CO149: assess the role of major world powers as well as regional powers, in shaping the political, economic, and security landscape of West Asia.

CO150: Contribute effectively in Course specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 
12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction

 

Introduction to West Asia (Geographical location, Political System, Brief History) 

Unit II: 
Major Conflicts

 

Major Conflicts in the region-: Israel- Palestine Conflict, First and Second Gulf Wars

12.00
Unit III: 
Organisation of Cooperation

 

Organisation of Cooperation-: The Arab League, OPEC, OAPEC, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

12.00
Unit IV: 
Major Issues

 

Major Issues in the region -: Oil Politics, ISIS, Counter-Terrorism, competing international interests

12.00
Unit V: 
Role of Major Powers

 

Role of Major World and Regional Powers -: U.S., Russia, India, Egypt

Essential Readings: 

Ø  Bickerton, I and Klausner, C. (2022). A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. London: Routledge.

Ø  Gelvin, J. (2020). The Modern Middle East: A History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ø  Kumaraswamy, P.R. and Roy, M.S.( 2018). Ed. Persian Gulf 2016-17: India’s Relations with the Region. New Delhi: Pentagon Press

Ø   Mabon, Simon. (2018). Saudi Arabia and Iran: Power and Rivalry in the Middle East. London: I.B. Tauris.

Ø  Lynch, M. (2017). The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East. New York: Public Affairs.

Ø  Barrett, R. (2016). The Gulf and the Struggle for Hegemony: Arabs, Iranians and the West in Conflict. Washington, D.C.: Middle East Institute

Ø  Brownlee, J., Masoud, T and Reynolds,A.( 2015). Eds. The Arab Spring: Pathways to Repression and Reform. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ø  MacQueen, B. (2013). An Introduction to the Middle East. CA: SAGE.

Ø  Cooper,A.S. (2012). The Oil Kings: How the US, Iran and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Ø  Kumaraswamy,P.R.( 2010). India’s Israel Policy. New York: Columbia University Press

 

References: 

Ø  Cleveland, W. C. (2016), History of Modern Middle East,Philadelphia : Westview Press.

Ø  Lacey,R.(2010). Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia. London: Penguin.

Ø  Hurd, E. S(2008), Politics of Secularism in International Relation, Priceton,Princeton University Press

Ø  Ehteshami, A. (2008). Globalisation and Geopolitics in the Middle East. London : Routledge

Ø  Baxi, U.,(2008) The Future of Human Rights, New Delhi: Oxford University Press Lybarger, L. D. (2007). Identity and Religion in Palestine: The Struggle Between

Islamism and Secularism in the Occupied Territories. Princeton: Princeton           University Press

Owen,R.( 2007). State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East. London: Routledge

Academic Year: 
2024-25
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