Module course for PHR7022_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by History, Religions and Philosophies (ORG:HRPS)
Convenor name: Peter Flügel
Convenor email: pf8@soas.ac.uk
Office room: 341
Office hours: Fridays 3-5 or by appointment
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:

On successful completion of the course, you should have acquired: 

1. Expertise in the theoretical premises and critical paradigms underlying the interdisciplinary study of religion and politics;

2. Training in critical theorisations and genealogies of secularism, postsecularism, and religion in the public sphere; 

3. Familiarity with critical scholarship and ways of constructing theoretical frameworks in order to assess the complexity of historical and contemporary structurations of relations between religion, state, and society; 

4. An ability to extend theoretical frameworks to ‘real-world’ situations and contexts and to attend to regional specificities; 

5. An ability to evaluate and position critically a variety of books, journals and other sources of information relevant to the topics studies on the course.

Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 20%
Assessment 1: Due date: 04/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 25/11/2026
Assessment 1: Format: 800-word literature review
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 80%
Assessment 2: Due date: 15/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 05/02/2027
Assessment 2: Format: 3000-word essay
Page template: On campus 2026/27