2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PIED5517M Hezbollah: From Islamic Resistance to Government

15 creditsClass Size: 21

Module manager: Dr James Worrall
Email: j.e.worrall@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Module replaces

N/A

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module provides a detailed analysis which follows the rise and evolution of Hezbollah from an Islamic resistance movement to its role as a governing force in Lebanon while also exploring the group's impact on the security and power dynamics in the Middle East, this is done through a particular focus on the importance of multiple forms of identity politics within the movement.

Objectives

On completion, students should be able to:

a) Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the rise and evolution of Hezbollah, set this within Lebanese politics and wider changes in the region, be familiar with the main debates on the group's identity politics and intentions, and the reaction of their opponents.

b) Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the difficulty of defining Hezbollah and be able to compare and contrast the Party of God with other insurgent, terrorist and Islamist movements.

c) Be able to appraise competing theories and interpretations of the concepts, used in the academic literature through which to analyse Hezbollah

d) Demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of theoretical and empirical literature on political violence, power-sharing, identity politics and allied fields.

e) Use analytical skills to present independent research on topics in this area.

Learning outcomes
Students should acquire an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Hezbollah within its Lebanese and Middle Eastern contexts and be able to critically analyse the Party of God using appropriate theoretical and methodological tools from the separate fields of comparative politics, terrorism studies and Middle Eastern politics.

Syllabus

1. Introduction: The Evolution of Lebanon and the Middle East
2. Hezbollah - Ideology & Religion
3. Hezbollah at Home
4. Hezbollah at War
5. Hezbollah in Domestic and Regional Politics

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	5	1.00	5.00
Seminar	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			140.00
Total Contact hours			10.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

140 hours researching, preparing for classes and writing the assessed essay.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Interaction in seminars
- Office hours
- Early submission of essay plan and review of this outline by tutor.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3000 word Essay	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 06/04/2016

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