Module ARA3158 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3158: Armed Islamist Movements: Jihadism and Beyond
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Islamism and Political Violence: Introduction and Theories
Jihadism: Historical Roots and Ideological Versions
National Jihadism in Egypt and Libya
Pragmatic Jihadism? Ballots and Bullets in Algeria and Tajikistan
Global Jihadism: Between al-Qa’ida Central and al-Qa’ida Franchise
Jihadism in the United Kingdom and Europe
Armed Islamism and Colonialism: Hamas and Hizbullah
Armed Islamism and Secession: The Case of Chechnya
Afghanistan and the Endless Jihad
The De-Radicalization of Jihadists
Conclusion and Revisions
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 |
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22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | The module will consist of lectures, seminars and student presentations. Each two-hourly seminar will commence with a student presentation(s), followed by a class discussion about the assigned topic, and will conclude with a lecture on the topic for the following week. |
Guided Independent study | 38 | Weekly reading for seminars |
Guided Independent study | 18 | Preparing seminar presentation |
Guided Independent study | 64 | Researching and writing op-ed and essay |
Guided Independent study | 6 | Web-based activities |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).