Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5POLS 359Nation and Nationalism3+0+03503.02.2022

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and Public Administration (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The course aims to provide an in-depth specialization in various theories of nationalism and their application to various cases in international politics. The course also raises the question of whether it is possible to go beyond nationalism, as well as provide a detailed understanding of competing viewpoints and the issues that divide them.
Course Content
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Undefined .
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Ozkirimli, Umut. Theories of Nationalism: A Critical Introduction (Basingstoke: Palgrave).
Course Notes Ozkirimli, Umut. Theories of Nationalism: A Critical Introduction (Basingstoke: Palgrave).

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Mid-terms 1 14 14
Final examination 1 14 14
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5,13333333333333 154

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 a critical awareness of the key debates concerning the historiography of nationalism theory;
2 To critically identify and discuss key issues surrounding the history and development of nationalism in international politics;
3 To critically reflect upon key theories and concepts using a variety of case studies in contemporary nationalism movements/phenomena in international politics;

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 An introduction to nations and nationalism in world politics
2 (Why) does ‘nationality’ matter? – Liberals versus communitarians
3 Genetic, cultural, or civil? – Primordialism vs. liberalism
4 Nation as ‘imagined communities’? – Modernism vs. ethnic-symbolism
5 The social construction of nationality – Invention of tradition vs. discursive formation
6 History, memory and nation
7 Motherland or fatherland? – Nation as gender formation
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Nationalism and the society of the states
10 Sovereignty and self-determination
11 Imperialism, Colonialism and nationalism
12 Nationalism in a globalised world
13 Beyond Nationalism?
14 Overview
15 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5
C1 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5
C2 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5
C3 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant