| CODE | ANT3006 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Political Anthropology | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Anthropological Sciences | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This introduction to political anthropology covers both politics as a domain and the political dimensions of other domains (e.g. economics, religion, etc.) and of everyday life. Different aspects of power will be considered, together with prominent theorists, as well as different kinds of political systems. All issues will be illustrated using ethnographic cases drawn from around the world, past and present. Study-Unit Aims: - Impart a historical perspective on the changing research agendas of political anthropology; - Offer a set of conceptual and analytical tools for the explanation and interpretation of political power; - Apply these tools to a range of ethnographic settings. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Distinguish between different kinds of political systems; - Distinguish between different kinds and dimensions of power; - Appreciate the role of power relations in the maintenance and transformation of society and culture. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Compare different forms of organisation with a view to locating shared and competing interests and leverage; - Analyse organisational structures and situations in strategic and tactical terms. Main Texts: - Joan Vincent (ed.) The Anthropology of Politics: A Reader in Ethnography, Theory and Critique (Blackwell, 2002). - A wide range of classic and recent readings in social theory and ethnography will also be provided. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Ranier Fsadni |
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