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Introduces the political development of South Asian states (including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). The subcontinent has a growing relevance in international politics, and domestic developments play a significant role in determining the external policies of the various regional states. The course draws on South Asian examples to elaborate on themes relevant to the general study of political change in other developing countries: democracy, governance and civil society, state institutions, the press, federalism, political parties, religion in political development, identities and new nationalisms, social movements, the politics of gender issues and the politics of economic reform. <a href="https://jh.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=da8bf644-8111-414a-9d1f-a872013e8cf4" target="_blank">Click here to see a video introduction for the course.</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>