Module Information

Module Identifier
IPM3930
Module Title
REGIONALISM AND NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
Academic Year
2010/2011
Co-ordinator
Ms Anwen M Elias
Semester
Intended for use in future years

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Seminars / Tutorials Seminar. 1 x 2 hour per week
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
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

This module provides an in-depth and critical examination of the rise and implications of the territorialisation of politics in Western Europe. The module will look in detail at the processes of state-building and nation-building that led to formation of culturally and (often) linguistically distinct regions and nations within the territories of many sovereign states, and will examine the different institutional and political responses adopted by states in response to territorial mobilisation. Individual sessions will be dedicated to the discussion of developments in France and Spain, although territorial dynamics elsewhere - the UK, Italy, Germany - will also be a feature of seminar discussions. We will also consider the opportunities and challenges for regions and nations within the context of European integration. Finally, the module will introduce students to the most recent scholarship in the field, with a particular focus on the territorialisation of party politics and the notion of a new form of citizenship beyond the nation-state. These discussions will provide students with insights into on-going research projects at the cutting-edge of academic research into the territorialisation of politics in Western Europe.

Content

Course outline:
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