Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), in collaboration with the Australia National University (ANU) offered a short course on South Asia, from the 8th-12th of September, 2016.
ANU provided 10-15 students, from Australia, the opportunity to study at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) in Colombo, Sri Lanka during the mid-semester break in September 2016, as part of ‘The South Asian Politics: Sri Lanka Study Tour‘. Students from Sri Lanka and South Asia also had the opportunity to apply for this course, which provides a comprehensive introduction to South Asia; gain a deeper understanding of the region; interact with the students from ANU and foster create long-lasting linkages with students outside of the country. A certificate was provided for all students who completed the course.
Lectures were conducted on the:
- Idea of South Asia
- Colonial Legacy and Nationalist Discourses
- Democracy and Democratization
- South Asian Economies in the Age of Globalization
- Religion and Politics in South Asia
- Women Empowerment and the State of Insecurity
- Terrorism: State and Non-State
- Environment and Marginalization
- South Asian Futures
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