Module Identifier IP39920  
Module Title NATIONALISM IN THEORY AND PRACTICE  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator Ms Anwen M Elias  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Ms Anwen M Elias  
Course delivery Lecture   14 x 1 hour lectures  
  Seminars / Tutorials   4 x 2 Hour Seminars  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours  60%
Semester Assessment 1 x 2500 word essay  40%

Brief description

This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the key theoretical debates about the formation, composition and function of nations in contemporary politics. The ways in which nationalist mobilisation and claims to nationhood have played out in different political contexts will be explored. The module will also consider the implications of globalization and transnational integration for ways of understanding identity, territorility and political authority.

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This module is at CQFW Level 6