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Apr 24, 2024
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POLI 115 SC - Politics of Identity in South Asia: Religion, Caste and Ethnicity
Why are religion, caste and ethnolinguistic identity still vital to contemporary South Asian politics? How does democracy weaken some identities and strengthen others? How do social and economic liberalization and new media erode or reinforce the bonds of caste and religion? When and why do identities produce political conflict and violence? We will examine how national and subnational identities have been reinforced in constitutions, mobilized in party politics and social movements, influenced by transnational relations, and sustained through conflict, from the period of independence to the present, in India and Pakistan.
Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Every two years
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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