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PSCI 24732 - Comp Identity Politics in India & Pakis

Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
COMPARATIVE IDENTITY POLITICS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN: This course introduces students to the region and politics of South Asia, focusing primarily on the post-colonial state in India and Pakistan, and the construction of national, and nationalist, identities. By the end of thiscourse, students should know how political scientists understand identity and group politics. How are these categories central to the construction of the modern nation-state? What path dependencies are put in place, particularly for post-colonial countries, in the wake of nationalist independence movements? This syllabus brings together canonical texts and emerging empirical work, in attempt to understand the relationship of identity politics to the practice of modern democracy and its failure, in the form of violence. We examine the rise of right-wing religious populism and extremism in India and Pakistan, and interrogate the future of participatory democracy in these countries. Prerequisite(s): One 100-level PSCI course; or Sophomore standing–Must be completed prior to taking this course. [HSS]