Southeast Asia is home to 260 million Muslims, the largest religious community in the region. This course will survey the diverse political expressions of this community, describing and analysing key movements, events and figures as well as the involvement of Islamic groups in regional conflicts and terrorism. A number of broader issues will be addressed, including:
1. The nature of the interaction between external Islamic sources and local religio-cultural traditions, both historically and contemporaneously;
2. The role of Islam in regional insurgencies such as those in southern Thailand, the southern Philippines, Singapore and western Myanmar/Burma;
3. The dynamics of radicalisation and terrorism;
4. The impact of accelerated Islamisation upon political Islam and the state in Malaysia and Indonesia; and
5. The influence of Islam on regional diplomacy.
In addition, the course will foster close analysis of primary source texts as well as critical engagement with the scholarly literature on Southeast Asian Islam.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Understand different empirical and theoretical approaches to the analysis of political Islam in Southeast Asia.
- Develop appropriate conceptual, theoretical, and empirical research methods from political science, political sociology, political theory, history and Islamic studies;
- Compare and analyze variation in types of Islamic politics across Southeast Asia;
- Apply the principals of good research design in developing their own research.
- Communicate knowledgeably on range of topics within the area Islamic and Southeast Asian politics.
- Develop skills in critical reading of both primary and secondary source texts.
Indicative Assessment
- Critical Seminar Discussion (10) [LO 1,5]
- Reading Response Papers (4 in total; 500-700 words each) (20) [LO 1,2,3,6]
- Main Essay of 3000 words (40) [LO 3,4,5,6]
- Examination (30) [LO 1,2,3,6]
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Workload
2-hour seminar, 8 hours personal study per week over a 12 week semester.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Fealy, Greg and Virginia Hooker (eds.), Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006.
Means, Gordon P., Political Islam in Southeast Asia, Boulder: Lynne Reinner, 2009.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4200 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $5700 |
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