HY487      Half Unit
Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia

This information is for the 2025/26 session.

Course Convenor

Professor Kirsten Schulze

Availability

This course is available on the MA in Asian and International History (LSE and NUS), MA in Modern History, MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation, MSc in History of International Relations, MSc in International Affairs (LSE and Peking University), MSc in International and Asian History, MSc in International and World History (LSE & Columbia) and MSc in Theory and History of International Relations. This course is freely available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. It does not require permission. This course uses controlled access as part of the course selection process.

How to apply: Students should write a short statement supporting their application to take a course. The Teacher Responsible will assign places on the course and their decision is final.

Deadline for application: TBC

For queries contact: For queries, please contact the teacher responsible for the course, as indicated on the course guide. Staff e-mail addresses are listed at https://www.lse.ac.uk/International-History/People.

Course content

This course looks at Islam, state and conflict in Southeast Asia in the twentieth century. Following a historical introduction on the Islamisation of Southeast Asia and the entry of the European colonial powers, this course starts with an examination of the interplay between Islam and nationalism in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. It then explores the Darul Islam rebellions (Indonesia), , the Mindanao conflict (the Philippines), and the role of Islam in social conflict in Malaysia as well as the rise of regional and international jihadism with Jemaah Islamiyah and the Southeast Asian affiliates of ISIS.

Teaching

20 hours of seminars in the Winter Term.

This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Winter Term.

Formative assessment

One formative essay (2000 words) in the Winter Term.

 

Assessment

Exam (60%), duration: 120 Minutes in the Spring exam period

Presentation (20%)

Course participation (20%)


Key facts

Department: International History

Course Study Period: Winter Term

Unit value: Half unit

FHEQ Level: Level 7

CEFR Level: Null

Total students 2024/25: Unavailable

Average class size 2024/25: Unavailable

Controlled access 2024/25: No
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