ASS03001 Religious and Political Society

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ASS03001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 宗教政治社会論

Subject Name
（Katakana）シュウキョウセイジシャカイロン

Subject Name in
English Religious and Political Society

Instructor MIZOBUCHI MASAKI,MIZOBUCHI MASAKI

Instructor
(Katakana) ミゾブチ　マサキ,ミゾブチ　マサキ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte：IAS K210

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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lecture

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 13 : Area Studies

Eligible Students students of the second-year and after

Keywords Politics, International Politics, Power, State, Law, Authoritarianism and Democracy, Democratization, Military, Religion, War, Civil War, Geopolitics, Asia and Africa

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture"  and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In this course, students will mainly learn about the political situation in Asian and African countries and the international politics surrounding these regions. Politics in Asia and Africa have many points in common with politics in the West, but at the same time there are many significant differences. For example, democracies are not necessarily in the majority, the political influence of military and religious forces is strong, and political theories derived from the cases of Western countries do not apply in many cases. Through this course, students will deepen their theoretical and systematic understanding of the political situation in the Asia-Africa region and improve their ability to explain the complex aspects of the situation there.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: What is politics? (I) Actors
Lesson 3: What is politics? (II) Power and interaction
Lesson 4: What is politics? (III) Institutions
Lesson 5: What is the state? (I) State power
Lesson 6: What is the state? (I) State and governance in de-colonized regions
Lesson 7: Political regimes and democratization (I) Democracy and authoritarianism
Lesson 8: Political regimes and democratization (II) Typologies of authoritarian regimes
Lesson 9 : Domestic and international politics (I) Sovereignty, anarchy and balance of power
Lesson 10: Domestic and international politics (II) Geopolitics
Lesson 11: Religion and politics (I) Christianity and Islam
Lesson 12: Religion and politics (II) Islamic revival and Islamism
Lesson 13: War, civil war and terrorism (I) The evolution of war
Lesson 14: War, civil war and terrorism (II) Causes of violence
Lesson 15: Conclusion

Text/Reference
Books,etc. We will not use any particular textbook, but it would be helpful to read 砂原庸介・稗田健志・多湖淳『政治学の第一歩』（有斐閣、2015年）、粕谷祐子『比較政治学』（ミネルヴァ書房、2014年） in parallel with the class to better understand the content of the class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Class participation: 20%, Final Examination: 80%

Requirements

Grading Method This class welcomes students who are interested in contemporary politics/world affairs.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ASS03001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	宗教政治社会論
Subject Name （Katakana）	シュウキョウセイジシャカイロン
Subject Name in English	Religious and Political Society
Instructor	MIZOBUCHI MASAKI,MIZOBUCHI MASAKI
Instructor (Katakana)	ミゾブチ　マサキ,ミゾブチ　マサキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte：IAS K210
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	13 : Area Studies
Eligible Students	students of the second-year and after
Keywords	Politics, International Politics, Power, State, Law, Authoritarianism and Democracy, Democratization, Military, Religion, War, Civil War, Geopolitics, Asia and Africa
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. ・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture" and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas. ・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In this course, students will mainly learn about the political situation in Asian and African countries and the international politics surrounding these regions. Politics in Asia and Africa have many points in common with politics in the West, but at the same time there are many significant differences. For example, democracies are not necessarily in the majority, the political influence of military and religious forces is strong, and political theories derived from the cases of Western countries do not apply in many cases. Through this course, students will deepen their theoretical and systematic understanding of the political situation in the Asia-Africa region and improve their ability to explain the complex aspects of the situation there.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Introduction Lesson 2: What is politics? (I) Actors Lesson 3: What is politics? (II) Power and interaction Lesson 4: What is politics? (III) Institutions Lesson 5: What is the state? (I) State power Lesson 6: What is the state? (I) State and governance in de-colonized regions Lesson 7: Political regimes and democratization (I) Democracy and authoritarianism Lesson 8: Political regimes and democratization (II) Typologies of authoritarian regimes Lesson 9 : Domestic and international politics (I) Sovereignty, anarchy and balance of power Lesson 10: Domestic and international politics (II) Geopolitics Lesson 11: Religion and politics (I) Christianity and Islam Lesson 12: Religion and politics (II) Islamic revival and Islamism Lesson 13: War, civil war and terrorism (I) The evolution of war Lesson 14: War, civil war and terrorism (II) Causes of violence Lesson 15: Conclusion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	We will not use any particular textbook, but it would be helpful to read 砂原庸介・稗田健志・多湖淳『政治学の第一歩』（有斐閣、2015年）、粕谷祐子『比較政治学』（ミネルヴァ書房、2014年） in parallel with the class to better understand the content of the class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Class participation: 20%, Final Examination: 80%
Requirements
Grading Method	This class welcomes students who are interested in contemporary politics/world affairs.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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