| Part II | Option | Convenor: Dr Elizabeth Monier |
Course Description 2025-26
This course examines the relationship between international politics and Middle Eastern politics from 1945 to the present. Rather than studying the two in isolation, it is the connectedness of the Middle East with the global context that is the point of departure.
Key issues and events are situated in relation to the wider global trends and developments that have shaped the international order in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In keeping with this approach, the course will introduce materials from a range of sources and voices to underline a relational and historicised approach to studying contemporary Middle Eastern politics and society.
Lectures in Michaelmas term will focus on:
The Global Twentieth Century in the Middle East: the Flow of People, Ideas and Power.
Lectures in Lent term will focus on:
International Politics and the Middle East in the Twenty-first Century
Classes and Supervisions
| Michaelmas | Lent | Easter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of classes | 8 (two-hour) | 8 (two-hour) | 1 (two-hour) |
| No of supervisions | 2 | 2 | / |
Form and Conduct
This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
This description is subject to change, for the latest information, students should consult the Undergraduate Handbook available on the Faculty Intranet.