Not available in 2018/19
HY441
Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia
This information is for the 2018/19 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Kirsten Schulze SAR 2.12
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation, MSc in History of International Relations, MSc in International Affairs (LSE and Peking University), MSc in International and World History (LSE & Columbia) and MSc in Theory and History of International Relations. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Course content
This course looks at Indonesia, Malaysia,and the Philippines from the colonial period to the present day. It focuses on Islam, state and conflict, starting with a broader discussion of the Islamisation of Southeast Asia and the entry of the European colonial powers. This is followed by a closer analysis of the relationship between Islam and the colonial state with seminars on the Dutch East Indies, 'British' Malaya, and the 'Spanish' Philippines. The course then looks at the rise of nationalism and the interplay of Islam and nationalism in the Muslim-majority states of Indonesia and Malaysia as well as the Muslim-minority state of , the Philippines. In the second term this course studies the dynamics of Islam, the state, and local society in the Darul Islam rebellions (Indonesia), the Aceh conflict (Indonesia), the Mindanao conflict (the Philippines), as well as the Poso and Ambon conflicts (Indonesia).. It also looks at Islam and social conflict in Malaysia and Indonesia as well as the rise of regional and international jihadism with Jemaah Islamiyya and the Southeast Asian affiliates of ISIS.
Teaching
20 hours of seminars in the MT. 20 hours of seminars in the LT.
Formative coursework
One formative essay (3,500 words) in Michaelmas Term.
Indicative reading
Anthony Reid, Imperial Alchemy: Nationalism and political identity in Southeast Asia
Michael Laffan, Islamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia: the umma below the winds
Hussin Mutalib, Islam in Southeast Asia
Joseph Liow, Religion and nationalism in Southeast Asia
Edward Aspinall, Islam and nation: Separatist rebellion in Aceh, Indonesia
John Sidel, Riots, Pogroms, Jihad: Religious Violence in Indonesia
Azeem Ibrahim, The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar's Hidden Genocide
Francisco Lara, Insurgents, clans, and political legitimacy and resurgent conflict in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines
Duncan McCargo, Thailand's southern conflict
Assessment
Essay (35%, 3500 words) in the LT.
Essay (35%, 3500 words) in the ST.
Presentation (15%) and class participation (15%) in the MT and LT.
Key facts
Department: International History
Total students 2017/18: 8
Average class size 2017/18: 8
Controlled access 2017/18: Yes
Value: One Unit
