Numbering Code	G-AAA03 83314 SJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Seminar
Target Year	From 1st to 5th year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Fri.3
Instructor name	NAKAMIZO KAZUYA (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	South Asia is an important region to consider crucial issues in the social sciences, such as the relationship between democracy and violent conflict, between democracy and social equalization, and the possibility of coexistence in a diverse society. This seminar focuses on the political trajectories of India and Pakistan and examines the important issues facing the modern world as mentioned above.
Course Goals	The course is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge of South Asian politics, especially the politics of India and Pakistan. By studying these two countries, the students can have the clues to examine the important issues such as poverty, violence, inequality, and human coexistence that exist in the world beyond South Asia.
Schedule and Contents	This seminar picks up the topics as below. 1.Colonial Rule, Independence Movement, Partition of India and Pakistan　 2.Changes in the Party System of India　 3.The Development and Collapse of the Congress System in India　 4.The Rise of Identity Politics in India 5.Religious Riots in India　 6.Establishment of the BJP system in India　 7.The Possibility of the Consociational Democracy in India　 8.Comparison of political trajectories of India and Pakistan 9.The Cycle of Democracy and Authoritarianism in Pakistan 10.Summary: Development of South Asian Politics Students who take this course must read the assignments of each topic. The above topics are changeable according to the interest of students.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Evaluation on class performance(70%)+Term paper(30%)
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students who take this course must read the assignments of each topic.