Transcript Gov 1750 Nationalism in International Relations

Nationalism
Prof. Lars-Erik Cederman
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)
Seilergraben 49, Room G.2
[email protected]
http://www.icr.ethz.ch/teaching/nationalism
Assistant: Kimberly Sims, CIS, Room E 3, [email protected]
Today’s outline
• Nationalism is crucial
• Nationalism is ignored and misconceived
You need to study it!
• You can learn more about nationalism in
this course!
state ≠ nation
Number of articles with titles relating to
ethnicity and nationalism
35
30
25
20
IR
Poli tic al Scienc e
15
Anthropology
Soc iology
10
5
0
195054
195559
196064
196569
197074
197579
198084
198589
199095
Source:
JSTOR
Number of articles with titles relating
ethnicity and nationalism
90
80
70
60
50
IR
Poli tic al Scienc e
40
30
20
10
0
1989
1990 1991
1992 1993
1994 1995
1996 1997
1998 1999
Source:
Current Contents
Course goals
• Understanding the present by
understanding the past
• Mastering concepts and theories
• Putting nationalism in an IR context
Readings
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Gellner, Ernest. 1983. Nations and Nationalism. Ithaca, NY: Cornell
University Press.
Breuilly, John. 1993. Nationalism and the State. 2nd ed. Chicago:
Chicago University Press.
The books are available for purchase at
Klio Buchhandlung; Zähringerstrasse 45; 8001 Zürich
[email protected]; www.klio-buch.ch; Phone: 01 251 42 12
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All other readings will be available on line. We will provide instructions
in class.
In addition, the texts will all be put on reserve in the CIS library,
downstairs at Seilergraben 49
Finally, the lecture slides will be published on the class web page. You
can transform them from PDF to Powerpoint by changing the extension
to ppt.
Performance evaluation
• In-class midterm (mostly short answers)
• All students will receive a grade whether
it counts or not
Course Schedule
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 17
Nov. 24
Dec. 1
Dec. 8
Dec. 15
Dec. 22
Jan. 12
Jan. 19
Jan. 26
Feb. 3
Key Concepts
Theories I
Theories II
Nationalist systems change
State-led nationalism
Unification and separatist nationalism
Anti-/Post-colonial nationalism
Post-communist nationalism
To be rescheduled
Ethnic conflict
Beyond nationalism? European integration
Beyond nationalism? Pan-nationalism and religious
fundamentalism
Exam