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May 21, 2024
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POLI 112 SC - Mobilizing Islam
How have social and political actors mobilized Islam in the modern public sphere, and why? This course explores the intellectual origins of Islamic revivial movements through the writings of major thinkers, and considers how movements in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia, as well as transnational jihadi movements, have interpreted Islam for different political goals. Using the lenses of social movement theory, we will consider what drives Islamists to participate in elections, oppose established political regimes, promote conservative and activist interpretations of gender roles, give religious meaning to social activism, justify or oppose violence, expand their coalitions, and change their ideas.
Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Occasionally
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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