Module Information
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Seminars / Tutorials | Seminar. 1 x 2 hour per week |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | 1 x book review | 20% |
Semester Assessment | 1 x 3,500 word essay | 40% |
Semester Assessment | 1 x 3,500 word essay | 40% |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the factors that have contributed to the rise of regionalism and nationalism in Europe;
- evaluate different institutional and political mechanisms for dealing with territorial mobilisation in Europe;
- describe and analyse dynamics of territorial politics in particular countries as well as in relation to European integration;
- demonstrate an understanding of the complex inter-relationship between domestic territorial politics, European integration and processes of global economic and political change;
- discuss and analyse how the territorialisation of politics has impacted upon party systems and citizenship in regional contexts.
Brief description
Content
1. Introduction: The Rise of Regionalism and Nationalism in Europe
2. Territory and State-formation
3. Comparative Federalism: Perspectives from Western Europe
4. Regionalism and Nationalism in Spain
5. Regionalism and Nationalism in France
6. The Territorial Dimension to European Integration I
7. The Territorial Dimension to European Integration II
8. Territorial Party Politics in Western Europe
9. Citizenship after the Nation-state
10. Conclusion: What future for Regions and Nations in Europe?
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7