AIE357 - Democracy, Diplomacy and Human Rights in the Middle East

Year:

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Commencing 2026

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online

Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - online

1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week

Content

The ongoing struggle in the Middle East and North Africa for democracy and human rights is a significant focus of international relations scholarship and policy. This unit focuses on the tension between global and bilateral efforts to shape the region for the benefit of its inhabitants versus the benefit of the international order and other interests. Students will gain an understanding of how foreign policy is formulated in and about the region, the different forces at play on governments and individuals when pursuing emancipation, and the politics of humanitarian intervention. No prior study of the Middle East is required.

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