Module POL2038 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL2038: International Relations, War and Peace in the Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
The Arab-Israeli conflict and introduction to Library Resources
Historiography 1: the British Mandate and the Palestinian revolt of 1936
Historiography 2: The New Historians and 1948
The War Years 1: Israeli expansion in 1956 and 1967
The War Years 2: The Wars of 1973 and 1982
The Rise of Palestinian Nationalism and arm struggle
Israeli State and Society
Changing the Balance of Power
The Palestinian Arab minority in Israel
The Road to Peace: Madrid Conference and the Oslo Accords
Permanent Status Issues 1: The future of Jerusalem
Permanent Status Issues 2: The Palestinian Refugees.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 26.5 | 123.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 16.5 | 11 x 1.5 hour lectures to be supplemented by student group work where students learn from each other through group discussions, individual and collaborative presentations and a simulated negotiation exercise. |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 10 | 10 x 1 hour tutorials |
| Guided Independent study | 123.5 | Independent study: 60 hours reading for tutorials; 10 hours team discussions; and 53.5 hours reading and completing assignments. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Gerner, D. (ed), Understanding the Contemporary Middle East , Boulder, Lynne Rienner, 2000.
Kimmerling B., and Migdal, J., The Palestinian People: A History , Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 2003
Dumper, Mick The Future for Palestinian Refugees (Lynne Reinner, 2007)
Fischbach, Michael, The Peace Process and the Palestinian Refugee Claims (United States Institute for Peace, 2006)
Brynen Rex, and El-Rifai, Roula, Palestinian Refugees: Challenges of Repatriation and Development (I.B.Tauris, 2007)
Dumper, M., The Politics of Jerusalem Since 1967 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1997)
Klein, Menachem, Jerusalem: The Contested City (Hurst, 2001)
Watson G., The Oslo Accords: International Law and the Israeli-Palestinian Agreements , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000
Goldscheider, C. (2002) Israel’s Changing Society Population, Ethnicity and Development , Second Edition, (Boulder, Colorado: WestView Press)
Murphy, E. C. and Jones, C. (2002) Israel: Challenges to Identity, Democracy and the State , (London : Routledge.)
