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POL 010 - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Political Science and International Relations (English) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mehmet Tarık COPUR

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to construct an analytical framework that helps students understand the dynamics of nationalism and nation states around the world. 

Course Content

Focus will be given to major approaches to the study of nationalism. The course puts a strong emphasis on how discourse on nationalism creates connections between past, present, and future.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will have working knowledge on key concepts such as ethnicity, nation, nationalism, nation-state and their historical background
  2. Students will learn about primordialist, modernist, and constructivist approaches to nationalism and the major differences among these approaches.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%100