Political Islam Programme
11-15 February 2013
Venue: Brunei Gallery
Who is this programme for?:
This course is aimed at international corporate and public organisations, NGOs and journalists who work with these regions and require a sound understanding of Islamism. Course participants will have a basic knowledge of Islam and a general awareness of at least one global region in which Islamism is an active political force. Participants will be provided with pre-course reading and course materials.
Description
Political Islam, also known as Islamism, is an increasingly important force in Muslim majority countries and regions of the world, within Muslim communities in western states, and at the level of global politics. Whether through violence or participatory democratic politics, Islamism is now contending for national political power in numerous Muslim majority countries and some transnational movements of political Islam pose challenges analogous to those of communism at various times in the twentieth century. Within western societies the rise of Islamism is perceived as a major threat to assimilation of immigrants and to the overall coherence of national political communities.
Despite its political centrality, Islamism remains poorly understood, partly because of its very complexity and controversial aspects, and partly because of sweeping generalisations and misrepresentations by the media. The purposes of this course are to enable participants to better understand the various components of Islamism, their contemporary political significance at the global, regional, national and subnational levels, and the likely future directions for the movement in those contexts.
It will be assumed that course participants will have a basic knowledge of Islam and a general awareness of at least one global region in which Islamism is an active political force. Participants will be provided with pre-course reading and course materials.
The programme will be led by a balance of world academic experts and practitioners, shaping a unique, wide-ranging informative course.
Programme
Programme details and list of speakers.
Please note, speakers may change according to speakers’ availability.
Applying and Fees
To reserve your place on the course, please complete the registration form and return it to Sophie Dilley at sophie.dilley@soas.ac.uk
Fees
5 days – £1995
Day 1 + any other day - £790
Daily rate - £450
A 10% discount applies for any additional participant from a same organisation.
Payments should be made prior to the start of the course.
There is a small bursary scheme available to students, to apply for the scheme please submit a brief 300 word paragraph explaining why you'd like to attend the course as well as an academic reference to sophie.dilley@soas.ac.uk. The deadline for applications is the 10 January 2013. There will then be a small selection process and we'll announce the results by 17 January.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Should you wish to cancel your booking, notice should be sent to us as soon as possible. A full refund will be given for cancellations notified to us in writing at least 28 days in advance of the advertised date of the service. If cancellation takes place within 28 days of the service date and at least seven (7) days before the event is scheduled to take place we will levy a cancellation charge of 50% of the price of the event (providing we are given proof of purchase). No refunds will be given for cancellation less than one (1) week before the start of the event or for non-attendance without notification, unless a refund is made entirely at our discretion. Notice of cancellation must be sent by email to Sophie Dilley sophie.dilley@soas.ac.uk, or confirmed by telephone on +44 (0)20 7898 4205.
Contact email: sd31@soas.ac.uk
Contact Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4205
