Core
5
8 ECTS
Spring
None
PS390
Jana Jevtic
2017
What is the nation?
Discourses and debates on nationalism: historical overview
Primordialism and perennialism (Geertz, Van den Berghe, Hastings)
Modernism I (Economic transformations: Nairn, Hechter)
Modernism II (Political transformations: Breuilly, Brass, Hobsbawm)
Modernism III (Social/cultural transformations: Gellner, Anderson, Hroch)
Ethno-symbolism (Armstrong, Smith)
Nationalism in Europe
Nationalism outside Europe
Nationalism in the Balkans – beyond “ancient hatreds”
Rise of nationalism, again?
The nation-state in multicultural reality
The Post-National Constellations
| Type | Number per Term | Duration | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 15 | 2 hours | 30 hours |
| Tutorials | 30 | 1 hour | 30 hours |
| Total Guided/Independent Learning Hours | 140 | ||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||
| Total Engagement Hours | 200 | ||
| Type | Number Required | Duration / Length | Weighting | Timing / Submission Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Final Exam |
1 |
3 hours |
50% |
End of semester |
|
Mid-semester test |
1 |
2 hours |
20% |
Week 8 |
|
Response paper and in-class presentation |
1 each |
2000 words, 20 minute presentation |
20% |
By week 14 |
|
Weekly seminar questions and in-class debates (participation) |
n/a |
n/a |
10% |
Weekly |
Intended Learning Outcomes:
Understand the main concepts in the study of nations and nationalism;
Temporally and spatially contextualize nationalism theories;
Critically analyse political practices occurring under the label of nationalism;
Understand the importance of the critical study of nationalism for the analysis of contemporary politics and political practice.
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Module readings and class discussion (ILO: 1-4)
Lectures (ILO: 1-4)
Individual tutorials (ILO: 1-4).
Assessment Strategy:
Module work – mid-term exam response papers and in-class presentations seminar questions and in-class debates (ILO: 1-4)
Final Exam (ILO: 1-4)
Practical Skills:
Ability of multi-perspective analysis of political writings/ideas engaged with different and often conflicting standpoints on the nation / nationalism;
Ability to recognise and interpret material underpinned by nationalism as an ideology – as opposed to, for instance, patriotism – and its various traditions.
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Practical with tutor-lead support (PS: 1-2)
Assessment Strategy:
Response paper and in-class presentation (PS: 1-2)
Transferable Skills:
Public speaking, clarity of oral argument and presentation;
Clarity of written argument and presentation;
Public presentation skills, including oral, written and power-point presentations;
Ability to engage in argument-based discussions;
Knowledge of basic debating techniques;
Media research.
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Module readings and class discussions. (TS: 1-6)
Lectures and in-class exercises (TS: 1-6)
In-class presentation, public speaking exercises (TS: 1-6)
Assessment Strategy:
Final Exam (TS: 1-6)
Module work –mid-term exam), response papers and in-class presentation seminar questions and in-class debates (TS: 1-6)
Set text
Özkirimli, U. (2010). Theories of Nationalism. A Critical Introduction. Basingstoke-New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Hutchinson, J. and Smith A.D. (1995). Nationalism: A Reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Supplementary Materials
Smith, A.D. (1998). Nationalism and Modernism. London: Routledge
Barber B. (2011), Jihad vs. McWorld, Corgi
Etzioni A. (2009), “The Evils of Self Determination,” Foreign Policy, 89, pp 21-35
Friedman T. (2002), Lexus and the Olive Tree, Revised Edition, Picador USA
Gallagher T. (2005), Outcast Europe: the Balkans, 1789-1989, from the Ottomans to Milosevic, New Edition, Routledge
Habermas J. (2001), The Post-National Constellation: Political Essays, The MIT Press
Horsman and Marshall (1994), After the Nation State, Harper Collins
Sicker M. (1991), The Genesis of the State, Praeger
Todorova M. (2009), Imagining the Balkans, Updated Edition, Oxford University Press
Wolf M. (2001), “Will the Nation-State Survive Globalization?” Foreign Affairs [online], https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2001-01-01/will-nation-state-survive-globalization(Accessed 11 July 2016)
Glenny, M., (2012), The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers, Revised Edition, Penguin Books
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Date of Production : June 2016
Date approved by School Learning and Teaching Committee: 19th April 2017
Date approved by School Board of Study : 26th April 2017
Date approved by University Learning and Teaching Committee: 10th May 2017
Date of Annual Review: 31st December 2018
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