Governing Diversity: Engaging with a Complex World

The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum, offers a face-to-face short course on Governing Diversity: Engaging with a Complex World.

This course examines how different kinds of states have treated diversity among their subjects. Looking at case studies ranging from the Romans and the Mughals to modern states in Europe and North America, it invites us to ask how far different kinds of subject expected to see themselves represented in the state and what kinds of ethnic or religious hierarchies the state endorsed. It also asks us to think about how different social groups functioned internally: how did their leaders manage the balancing act between the demands of the state and those of their community? How did they gather and spend revenues? And how did they secure the boundaries of their community against outsiders? The course will also include a study session at the Aga Khan Museum and a reflection on the course from the perspective of the local Ismaili community: does history offer lessons or models that can be used in the present day?

For more information: https://www.aku.edu/ismc/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=2754&Title=Governing%20Diversity:%20Engaging%20with%20a%20Complex%20World