DAFF 25A03 - State-building and Political Thought in the Middle East (1923-2023)

This course introduces the history of political thought and state-building in the Middle East from the end of the Ottoman empire (1923) to present days. From the creation of the ‘Middle East' area by British and French mandatory administrations, this course aims at analyzing how various political ideologies (Kemalism, Zionism, Nasserism, Khomeynism, Ba'athism and Islamism) have influenced state-building processes in Iran, Turkey, Israel, and in the Near East. By providing methodology and tools based on historical sources, this course addresses the spread of nationalism in the Middle East to encourage a reflection on a question raised by Henry Laurens in 2019: will the 21st century witness the ‘end of the Middle East'?
Sophia MAHROUG
Séminaire
English
Deep curiosity in History, the Middle East, and academic research. All academic b ackgrounds and disciplines are welcomed
Autumn 2023-2024
1 written exam based on historical sources (40%) - 1 reading note (30%) - 1 oral exam (3/4 persons per group) – news analysis put into historical perspective (30%
Abbas Amanat, Michael E. Bonine (eds.), Is There a Middle East?: The Evolution of a Geopolitical Concept, Stanford University Press, 2012
Benedict Anderson, Imagined communities: reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism (revised ed.), London, Verso, 2016.
Alain Dieckhoff, Christophe Jaffrelot (eds.), Revisiting nationalism: theories and processes, New York, Palgrave Macmillan US, coll.« CERI series in international relations and political economy series (Online) », 2016
Anne-Laure Dupont, Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Chantal Verdeil, Histoire du Moyen-Orient : du XIXe siècle à nos jours (2nd ed.), Armand Colin, 2023
Abbas Amanat, Michael E. Bonine (eds.), Is There a Middle East?: The Evolution of a Geopolitical Concept, Stanford University Press, 2012