IP39920 - NATIONALISM IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

Module Identifier

IP39920

Module Title

NATIONALISM IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Ms Anwen M Elias

Semester

Intended for use in future years

Next year offered

N/A

Next semester offered

N/A

Course delivery

Seminars / Tutorials

8 Hours. 4 x 2 Hour Seminars

Lecture

14 Hours. 14 x 1 hour lectures

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 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.

Content

Difficulties of conceptualising and theorising the 'nation'
Consideration of different explanations of the emergence of nationalism as a political phenomenon
Who constitutes the nation? Primordial vs. Civic accouints of the composition of the nation
Minority nationalism and nation-building against the state
Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe
The ethics of nationalism and rights of secession
The implications of globalisation and European integration for nations and nationalism

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6