Islam, State and Economy

Course Information
TitleΙσλάμ, Κράτος και Οικονομία / Islam, State and Economy
CodeΒ1
FacultyTheology
SchoolTheology
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorPanagiotis Gklavinis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600020559

Programme of Study: PMS THrīskeía, Geōpolitikī kai Diethnīs Asfáleia

Registered students: 79
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course217.5
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Total Hours39
Class ID
600277201
Type Of Offer
  • Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: Understand the basic schools of thought in Geopolitical Theory. approach the social, economic and political parameters that contribute to the formation of Muslim states to analyse the geographical and economic space in the formation of the East-West complex analyse the political actions and decisions of the Muslim world in the formation of the new diplomacy in the eastern periphery
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work in an international context
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Islam, State and Economy, is a course of economic history, political science, geopolitics and modern economics together. It examines geo-economics and geo-strategics in the political environments of the Eastern and especially the Islamic world in terms of history, political and economic organization. The configuration of space as a geographical horizon and the development of sociological complexes yesterday and today as a key parameter separating the eastern from the western world are key features to understand many of the contemporary events taking place in the eastern environment and how they affect the West. The principles of Economics and State in the Western world to what extent do they resonate in the Eastern world, especially the Muslim world, intertwining these in the basic schools of thought in Geopolitical Theory. 1, From Muhammad to the golden age of the Arabs. The Silk Road. 2. The Ottoman Empire 3. Colonialism - Protectorates 4. Decolonization, Independence, Nationalization. The case of Algeria 5. OPEC and oil crises - The development of the oil producing states 6. The Arab-Israeli conflicts, the Palestinian issue and the United Arab Republic (Egypt - Syria). The Iranian revolution and Algeria'sagreement with the USA. Iran today. The Iran-Iraq war and the two Gulf wars. Iraq today. The case of Lebanon. 7. International regional and specialized organizations in the Arab and Islamic world. 8. The economy of the Islamic countries of Africa, the former Soviet Union and Southeast Asia. 9. The Arab Spring (Egypt, Tunisia, Libya) 10. The Euro-Mediterranean Union and the EU's relations with the Arab world and Turkey 11. From Afghanistan to the Balkans and Syria. The economy of terrorism 12. The fall in the price of oil. Saudi Arabia. Preparing for the post-oil era. Dubai, Indonesia 13. Shari'a and the Economy
Keywords
Islam, Economy, Economy, Geopolitics
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Multimedia
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Islam, State and Economy, is a course of economic history, political science, geopolitics and modern economics together. It examines geo-economics and geo-strategics in the political environments of the Eastern and especially the Islamic world in terms of history, political and economic organization. The configuration of space as a geographical horizon and the development of sociological complexes yesterday and today as a key parameter separating the eastern from the western world are key features to understand many of the contemporary events taking place in the eastern environment and how they affect the West. The principles of Economics and State in the Western world to what extent do they resonate in the Eastern world, especially the Muslim world, intertwining these in the basic schools of thought in Geopolitical Theory.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39✓✓
Reading Assigment80✓✓
Written assigments48.5✓✓
Exams20✓✓
Total187.5
Student Assessment
Description
Final written assessment (percentage 70%) of the final grade Intermediate individual assessment work (percentage 30%) of the final grade
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Παναγιώτης Γκλαβίνης, (2009), Διεθνές Οικονομικό Δίκαιο- Γενικές Αρχές, Διεθνές Εμπόριο, Ξένες Επενδύσεις, Αθήνα- Θεσσαλονίκη: Σάκκουλας του ιδίου, (2019), Μηχανισμοί Αναδιάταξης ισχύος στο Διεθνές Οικονομικό Σύστημα, Αθήνα: Παπαζήσης Άννα Κωνσταντινίδου, (2019), Το Ισλάμ και το Ενεργειακό Ζήτημα στη Νοτιοανατολική Μεσόγειο, Θεσσαλονίκη: Σταμούλης- Χαρπαντίδης Peter Burnell, (1986), Economic Nationalism in the Third World, Sussex: Harvester Press Συλλογικός Τόμος, (2002), Σύγχρονα Προβλήματα Διεθνών Σχέσεων- Κρατική Κυριαρχία: Απειλές και προκλήσεις, Αθήνα: Ι. Σιδέρης M. Rodinson, (1980), Ισλάμ και Καπιταλισμός, Αθήνα: Κάλβος Olivier Roy, (2006), Το Παγκοσμιοποιημένο Ισλάμ, Αθήνα: Scripta Ιωάννης Λουκάς, (2000), Η Γεωπολιτική, Αθήνα: Τροχαλία
Last Update
20-01-2024