Po389f: Politics in South Asia

**Date**:Feb 1, 2024

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Arts

**Department**: Political Science

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:7325

**Position Title**: PO389F: Politics in South Asia
**Term**: Spring 2024 (May 6 - August 16)
**Days/Times**: Mondays and Wednesdays 4PM to 520PM
**Hours per week/Hours Total**: 3/36
**Type of course**:Virtual Synchronous
**Anticipated Class Size**: 50
**Additional Course Requirements**: None
**Posted on**: February 1, 2024
**Posting ends**: February 16, 2024

This course will be offered in virtual synchronous format. The course will be taught in a synchronous online environment, using Zoom, at the scheduled date and time for the full 36 contact hours of the course.

**Position Summary**:
The course will explore key issues in South Asian politics including colonial legacies, the development of nuclear weapons, democracy, state institutions, the conflict in Kashmir, India’s emergence as a regional hegemon, and role of China in the region. 2024 is the election year in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The course will examine the electoral processes/results, and the role of militaries through a comparative lens. It will also study issues like secessionist movements in India and Pakistan, ethnic conflict, identity politics, and the rise of the far-right in India & Afghanistan. Issues such as climate change and impact on Bangladesh, trade policy, and migration will be debated.

**Qualifications - Required**:Master’s Degree
**Qualifications - **Professional D**iscipline**: Political Science or related discipline
**Qualifications - Other**: Policy work experience in government or advocacy organization preferred
**Salary**: $9,025.89 (C.A. article 25.2)
**Application Deadline**: February 16, 2024
**Submit with Application**:
Required for All Applicants
- CV (required)

Required for External Applicants
- Names and Contact Information for Referees
- Evidence of Good Teaching
- Verification of highest degree

Optional
- Cover Letter
- Teaching Dossier
- Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum)

**Applications may be addressed to**:
Dr. Andrea Brown, and hiring committee

**To Apply**:
**Please Note**:
For Supplementary Remuneration for large classes or multi-section courses, see Article 28.3

Members of the designated groups must self-identify to the appropriate Dean(s) to be considered for employment equity.

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