UNSW Handbook Course - States, Nations and Ethnic Identities

States, Nations and Ethnic Identities - POLS3901


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Politics and International Relations
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit in Arts and Social Science courses, including 6uoc in POLS at credit level; Excluded: GLST3302, POLS2030
	Offered: To be advised
	Fee Band: 1

Description

An introduction to contemporary theories of ethnicity and nationalism. Covers the contemporary resurgence of ethnicity, the emergence of the idea of the nation, nationalism and modernity, nationhood and popular sovereignty, the emergence of the nation state, the relation between ethnicity and nationalism and some contrasting interpretations on the contemporary revival of nationalism. It culminates with a brief examination of three case studies: South Africa, Israel and Palestine, and the European Union.

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