NATIONS AND STATES
POL2NAS
Not currently offered
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.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: George Vasilev
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
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-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: POL3NAS
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |