Politics and Religion in modernity
| Title | Πολιτική και θρησκεία στη νεωτερικότητα / Politics and Religion in modernity |
| Code | ΠΙΥ006 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Political Sciences |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Papastathis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021736 |
Programme of Study: PMS Politikī Istoría (2022-sīmera)
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600216068
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600216068
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The students by the end of the semester will have:
1. Acquired a special knowledge of the central political, ideological, historical, sociological and cultural perspectives of the thematic under examination.
2. Understood the theoretical axes of the secularization process in Greece and the EU.
3. Been acquainted with the basic results of qualitative and quantitative research on the place and role of religion in the modern world.
4. Practiced in the analysis and interpretation of the political governance on questions of the religious agenda.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course examines the political dimensions of the religious phenomenon, specifically aiming at the critical investigation of the positive and/or negative role of religion in shaping modernity. In this direction, the focus of interest includes:
- the examination of the secularization process.
- the analysis of the relationship between religion and nationalism.
- the explanation of the basic patterns of political theology in Christianity and Islam.
- the understanding of religious fundamentalism, and the role of colonialism in its development.
- the clarification of the significance of the religious factor in shaping state and international politics.
The course will have a seminar format. Students are expected to present a relevant scientific work (book or article) and to write a paper on a topic of their interest in collaboration with the instructor.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.4 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 65 | 2.4 | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 71 | 2.6 | |||
| Written assigments | 100 | 3.6 | |||
| Total | 275 | 10 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Hervieu-Léger D. και Willaime J. P., Κοινωνικές θεωρίες και θρησκεία (Αθήνα: Κριτική, 2005).
Heynes J. (επ.), Θρησκεία και Πολιτική: Μια Σύγχρονη Επιτομή (Αθήνα: Πεδίο, 2018).
Olivier Roy, Η Τζιχάντ και ο Θάνατος (Αθήνα: Πόλις, 2017).
'Elie Barnavi, Φονικές Θρησκείες (Αθήνα: Πόλις, 2007).
Chris Harman, «Ο Προφήτης και το Προλεταριάτο: Ριζοσπαστικό Ισλάμ, Ιμπεριαλισμός και Αριστερά», στο Π. Γκαργκάνας, Ν. Λούντος και Λ. Μπόλαρης (επιμ.), Η Πάλη ενάντια στην Ισλαμοφοβία (Αθήνα: Μαρξιστικό Βιβλιοπωλείο, 2015), 13-135.
Shmuel N. Eisenstadt, Fundamentalism, Sectarianism, and Revolution: The Jacobin Dimension of Modernity (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999).
Yilmaz Esmer and Thorleif Pettersson, ‘The Effects of Religion and Religiosity on Voting Behavior,’ in Russel Dalton and Hans- Dieter Klingemann (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Political Behaviour (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007): 481-503.
Nadia Marzouki, Duncan McDonnell, and Olivier Roy (eds), Saving the People: How Populists Hijack Religion (London: Hurst, 2016).
Kathleen A. Montgomery and Ryan Winter, ‘Explaining the Religion Gap in Support for Radical Right Parties in Europe,’ Politics and Religion 8 (2015): 379-403.
Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart, Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004).
Konstantinos Papastathis, ‘Religious Discourse and Radical Right Politics in Contemporary Greece, 2010–2014,’ Politics Religion and Ideology 16/2–3 (2015): 218–247.
Victor Roudometof and Vasilis Makrides (eds.), Orthodox Christianity in 21st Century Greece: Tthe Role of Religion in Politics, Ethnicity and Culture (Farnham: Ashgate, 2010).
Trine Stauning Willert and Lina Molokotos-Liederman (eds), Innovation in the Orthodox Christian Tradition?: The Question of Change in Greek Orthodox Thought and Practice (Farnham: Ashgate, 2012).
Last Update
06-10-2024
