College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Politics and Reform in the Gulf
Module ARA3163 for 2018/9
Module ARA3163 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3163: Politics and Reform in the Gulf
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
- Introduction and module organisation; traditional socio-political characteristics and dynamics of the Gulf states.
- The politics of oil and rent in the Gulf; historical review of political reform trends in the Gulf
- Politics and Reform in Saudi Arabia
- Politics and Reform in Kuwait
- Politics and Reform in Bahrain
- Politics and Reform in Oman
- Politics and Reform in Qatar and the UAE
- Politics and Reform in Iran
- Politics and Reform in Iraq
- Media, women and human rights in the Gulf
- Conclusions: towards democratisation or liberalised autocracy?
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 13 | Lectures and convenor-facilitated discussions regarding materials covered in lecture |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 9 | Group presentations and class discussion regarding presentations |
| Guided Independent Study | 33 | Reading for class; |
| Guided Independent Study | 95 | Preparing for assignments through researching, planning and writing an essay. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
