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The seminar investigates the relationship between religion, legitimacy, and security governance in sacred spaces in the Middle East, with Jerusalem as the main case study. Combining theoretical discussion with empirical analysis, the seminar focuses on the governance of the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. It analyses how Jordan, Palestinian actors, Israel, and regional stakeholders negotiate competing claims to authority and maintain institutional arrangements under conditions of contested sovereignty. It asks who regulates access, who is responsible for protection, and how conflicts are managed. To place Jerusalem in comparative perspective, the seminar examines the governance of other sacred spaces in the Middle East. It considers Saudi custodianship of Mecca and Medina and the governance of major Shiʿi shrines in Najaf and Karbala in Iraq. Students compare different models of custodianship, claims to religious legitimacy, and arrangements for security governance. They assess how authority over sacred spaces is institutionalized under different political conditions and how these arrangements shape cooperation and conflict.

• Evaluate theoretical approaches to understanding the relationship between religion, legitimacy, and security governance
• Apply theoretical concepts to analyze how competing claims to authority and institutional arrangements shape security practices and conflict management in sacred spaces
• Compare how custodianship and other arrangements for religious authority and security governance vary across political contexts
• Assess how security arrangements affect access to sacred spaces, religious practices, and relations among political and religious actors

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