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In light of the situation surrounding Covid-19, the Academic Summer School is moving online. Full details of our online courses, including updated handbooks and programme schedules, will be available soon. Programme Description What do we mean by the Middle East – east of where, and why? How should we go about studying the political aspirations and agency of almost half a billion people? To what extent are their fates tied to great power politics, and how can we account for phenomena of cooperation and solidarity in their regional affairs? Can we draw a clear line between the local and the global in Middle East politics?This course will help students deliberate all these questions, by placing the modern Middle East in its global context, without losing sight of local and regional dynamics, cultures, and political traditions. We will explore histories of empire and decolonisation, alongside themes of hegemony and resistance, conflict and cooperation, identity and foreign policy. The course is informed by critical engagement with theories of international relations.Deadline for applications: 25 May 2020.Information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool/subjects/the-middle-east-in-global-politics/