pol2nas nations and states
NATIONS AND STATES
POL2NAS
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students are introduced to fundamental questions in the study of politics. What is a state? What is a nation? What are the origins of nationalism? Students examine how state-building and industrialisation have influenced the formation of national identity and how nationalist movements and international factors have influenced the formation of states. In this subject we draw on a number of case studies, from European and the Asia-Pacific region, and link these case-studies to theoretical discussion of states and nationhood. This subject is particularly recommended for students in second year.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorGeorge Vasilev
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of any first year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects POL3NAS
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Imagined communities | Recommended | Anderson, B. | REV. EDN. VERSO 1991. |
Readings | Nationalism: a critical introduction | Recommended | Spencer, P. and Wollman, H. | SAGE 2002. |
Readings | Nations and Nationalism since 1780 | Recommended | Hobsbawm, E. | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1990. |
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