ASN517 STATE, SOCIETY AND IDENTITY IN AFGHANISTAN
| Course Code: |
8420517 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(0-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Asian Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÞERÝF ONUR BAHÇECÝK |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The main objective of this course is to examine contemporary Afghanistan in terms of its society and the state within a historical framework. Designed with a focus on the sociology of Afghanistan, the course will be dealing with tribal/ethnic identities; tribe and state relations; the social and political force of Islam; and the impact of modern ideologies including nationalism, socialism and political Islam. All these issues will be addressed in a larger framework that covers the modern state-building processes as well as foreign interventions.
