110-429 Islam and the State in Indonesia

Formerly available as 110-020. Students who have completed 110-020 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Completion of 37.5 points of second/third-year study for third year. Admission to the postgraduate diploma in Islamic studies or the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in Indonesian or Asian studies for fourth year.

This subject should enable students to understand the dynamic of political Islam in the present Indonesia. Students will also study the history of the Islamic movement during the colonial period and after independence in order to understand Islam as a political force within the wider context of domestic political and economic development, as well as the increasing role of Islam in the world. Students will study the changing value orientation of Muslim youth living in the cities, and the dynamic of the pesantren (the Islamic education institution) which exists mostly in rural Java.

• acquire written communication skills through essay writing and seminar discussion;

• show attention to detail through essay preparation and writing;

• acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion;

• acquire public speaking skills through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations;

• acquire research skills through competent use of the library, and other information sources and the definition of areas of inquiry and methods of research;

• acquire critical thinking and analysis skills through recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by determining strength of an argument;

• be able to think in theoretical terms through lectures, tutorial discussions, essay writing and engagement in the methodologies of the humanites and social sciences.

A 2-hour examination 45% (due mid-semester), a 2-hour final examination 45% (due at the end of semester) and class participation 10%.

A subject reader will be available.