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Nationalism and Ethnicity in International Relations - POLS5126
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/politics/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Excluded: ARTS5010, POLS3001, POLS3901
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Investigates the resurgence of ethnicity and nationalism in the international arena. The post cold-war international order sustains the expansion of a market oriented global culture that transcends nation-states' boundaries, but the resurgence of ethnic and nationalist movements appears to contradict this globalising trend. Aims to examine the resurgence of ethnicity and nationalism in the contemporary world and evaluate the challenge that this resurgence imposes to a world of nation-states and to the post-cold war international order. The central question is to what extent is the nation state a viable and effective political unit in a world of global markets, inter-state organisations and political movements for ethnic resurgence. A number of case studies will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course a student should:
  • Be able to compare and contrast interpretations of the resurgence of ethnicity and nationalism in the contemporary world
  • Evaluate the challenges this presents to a world of nation states
  • Debate the issue of the extent to which the nation state is a viable and effective political unit in a world of global markets, inter-state organisations and political movements for ethnic resurgence.

Assessment

  • Class test (1 hour) - 30%
  • Research essay (3500 words) - 50%
  • Seminar presentation - 20%

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