Political Research Seminar (395-0-20)

Instructors

Zekeria Denna
620 Library Place, Room 204

Meeting Info

University Library 4670: Wed 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

Nationalism is at the same time a powerful idea and a potent political force in the 21st century. What are the historical, intellectual, and political origins of nationalism? Does nationalism facilitate state-building or a key contributing factor in state collapse? How are national narratives construed and who create them? What is the relationship between religion, ethnicity, conflict and nationalism? What is the connection between democratization and nationalism? What are the connections between economic change and nationalism? What determines whether democratic nationalism emerges in civic or ethnic form? What effects do different electoral arrangements have on ethnic politics and social relations? This research seminar addresses these and other related questions through cases studies drawn from Europe, Africa and Asia, and the Americas. The class engages not only with academic writings from history, political theory, comparative politics, and anthropology, but also with a variety of sources, including films and fiction.

Class Attributes

Advanced Expression