Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
-1PSIR487Nations And Nationalism3+0+03611.07.2024

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and İnternational Relations (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims to make the students familiar with diverse aspects of the nationalism phenomenon, such as the origins of nationalism, nation-building, nationalist historiography. It also studies selected cases of nationalism in modern period.
Course Content The course includes both theoretical and historical aspects to elaborate the nationalism and nation building in a holistic manner. The course is mostly based on lectures, but also the students are expected to make presentations on selected subjects.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, discussion, presentations
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Selim Sezer
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Micro-nationalisms in 21st century
Gellner, Ernest (2006). Nations and Nationalism. London: Blackwell.
Hobsbawm, Eric (1992). Nations and Nationalism Since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
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 5 70
Mid-terms 1 15 15
Final examination 1 25 25
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 152

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Get familiar with some of the main texts of the political science
2 Know the different theoretical approaches to the nationalism
3 Know the different cases of nation-building
4 Know the various types and origins of nationalism
5 Milliyetçilik Teorisinde Post-Modernist Açılımlar
6 Increase their knowledge on 19th & 20th centuries global politics.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction on subjects, sources and methodology
2 Before nationalism: the multi-ethnic empires
3 French Revolution and the birth of “nation” idea
4 “Imagined Communities”: A critical approach on nation-building
5 Founding myths and invented traditions
6 Race-based nationalism and territory-based nationalism
7 The role of popular traditions in nation-building
8 Nation and culture
9 Nation and language
10 Nation-state and minorities
11 Nation-building: Case study of Turkey
12 Nation-building: Case study of ex-Yugoslavian nations
13 Nation-building: Case study of Israel
14 Micro-nationalisms in 21st century

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 4 2 3 2
C2 5 4 2 3 2
C3 5 4 2 3 2
C4 5 4 2 3 2
C5 5 4 2 3 2
C6 5 4 2 3 2

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