THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN: AN OVERVIEW

Themes: Grassroots organizations; Israeli-Palestinian conflict
This module identifies key themes and trends in the Southern Shore of the Mediterranean focusing in particular on question of violence and nonviolence, civil society associationism and mobilization, and the changing relationship between family, civil society and state in various historical and geographical contexts. This module stands therefore at the crossroads between cultural, social and political perspectives, starting from questions of individual and collective identity(ies) and their impact on political processes.

External instructor:  Hamit Bozarslan - « Place des système coercitif et  de la violence au Moyen Orient » - h. 12
Ce cycle de cours proposera, dans un premier temps, quelques entrées pour comprendre les dynamiques de différents « cycles historiques » (1918-1948, 1948-1979 & 1979-2011) Moyen-Orient. Nous tenterons, dans un deuxième temps, d’analyser les configurations révolutionnaires qui eurent lieu en 2011 avant de nous intéresser à l’état de violence généralisée qu’on observe dans plusieurs pays de la région.

critical knowledge of political and social dynamics of the Mediterranea, with special attention to Eastern mediterranean

working knowledge of French and English B2

the syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class

a reference list will be distributed on the first day of class

the exam will be made of a specific research to be presented and a final test

frontal lecture/discussion in class

English

language of instruction
english and french

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development