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Government 98mg: The Politics of MigrationHarvard University (Course Head)
This seminar examines the challenges posed by global migration and the political responses of
national communities to this phenomenon. In the first half of the course, we first consider the
nature of migration, and the dynamics of immigration policy, border control and citizenship. In
the second half, we consider contemporary approaches to settlement and integration, once
migrants have become citizens. We examine different regimes of integration and political
incorporation, before concluding the course by considering the impact of transnational
affiliations and supranational governance on a process that conventionally has been overseen
by local authorities.
At hand each week are some of the great social and political debates confronting American
society and many other countries today. Who may join the state? What are the qualifications of
membership? What are the limits of tolerance? What is the objective of migrants’ integration?
Does the state have a responsibility to adapt to a diversifying constituency or must migrants
adapt to the state? Should migration be governed by global institutions? By the end of the course, students will have a better understanding of how government institutions, civil society, and individuals have responded to immigration. Students will have a grounded conception of the classical structures of political, and how migration complicates that structure. Students will be fluent in the different approaches to integration and political incorporation. And finally, students will have a greater acquaintance with the transnational nature of contemporary migration and its relationship to local (and global) governance.
Government 90da: Democracy, Alienation and Muslims in the WestHarvard University (Course Head)
This seminar develops an in-depth understanding of modern democratic citizenship and political identity, examining Western Muslim communities as an evocative case study. We first consider the shifting foundations of democratic participation and political alienation in a globalizing world. We then illustrate new developments by exploring the experiences of Muslim communities’ in Western democratic polities. Finally, these concepts and observations are applied to understand three contemporary socio-political phenomena—global Islam, transnational Muslim politics, and terrorist networks.
There is an emphasis on interdisciplinary sources, empirical examples, and dialogue to develop the student’s individual understanding of issues normally veiled by newspaper headlines. By the end of the course, the student will have a more critical understanding of modern democracy and citizenship, fluency with contemporary Muslim identity forms and its complications, and a relationship with Western Muslims as a case study. With a mix of reading, debate and fieldwork, this course emphasizes writing skills and trains students to develop high-quality research projects.
Government 4A4: Global Politics: From Empire to GlobalizationLondon School of Economics and Political Science (Teaching Fellow)
This is the core course of the LSE Masters Program in Global Politics. It provides a historical and comparative account of changing forms of world order in the modern period. Against the backdrop of the rise and fall of empires, it examines the changing nature and form of globalization and the rise of new forms of global politics. Course content covers the following topics: the contemporary debate about globalization; international systems and empires in world history; changes in the nature of military power and war; the evolution of global economic governance; the globalization of migration and environmental concerns; the role of global intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations; global communications and culture; the nature of US power in the contemporary global order; and core issues of global ethics, citizenship and governance.
Sociology 6: Advanced Social TheoryCambridge University (Guest Tutor)
This course offers students the opportunity to pursue their interests in contemporary social theory at an advanced level. The course encourages students to use social theory in order to think creatively, constructively and critically about the ways in which the social and political world is changing today. The course takes for granted an intermediate level of knowledge of classical and contemporary social theory; students are expected to develop and extend their knowledge of key thinkers by reading their work in greater depth. However, the course itself is organized around problems and issues, not around thinkers and texts. The emphasis is on encouraging students to practice social theory by thinking theoretically about particular problems and issues. The course seeks to bring social theory alive by getting students to draw on the resources of social theory in order to understand the world of the 21st century and how it is changing. The course aims to enable students to pursue their interests in social theory at an advanced level; enable students to read a selection of theoretical texts in detail; encourage students to use social theory to analyze particular aspects or characteristics of contemporary societies; and to encourage students to think creatively, constructively and critically about how the social and political world is changing today.
Politics 358: Issues in Contemporary PoliticsBoston University, London Campus (Guest Lecturer)
This course examines British/EU political and trade relations; immigration and integration; crime, punishment, and social justice; race and nationalism; fascism and the extreme right today; feminism, sexuality, and women in politics; Anglo-American problems of public administration; and pressure groups, the police, and industrial relations.
Public Lectures
"Apart: Policy Implications of Alienation among Western Muslims"
The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program
Harvard University, April 2011
"Learning from the Other: Muslims in the West"
British Council and St. Andrews University
Fryshuset, Stockholm, February 2011
"Situated Transnationalism: European Muslims and Constructions of Political Community"
Center for Middle Eastern Studies: Islam and the West Lecture Series
Harvard University, November 2010
"The Thin Line: Alienation and Integration among British Muslims"
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Lecture Series
British House of Commons, October 2010
"Apart: Alienated and Engaged Muslims in the West"
Migration Studies Unit Lecture Series
LSE, July 2010
"The Social and Political Implications of Alienation among Young European Muslims"
Islam and the Social Sciences
Cambridge Muslim College, May 2010
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