Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
GOVT 387
Fall 2005
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01
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Only 15-20 years ago, the importance of nationalism as a source of political identity, as well as a source of conflict, was seen to be declining by most observers. The break up of multiethnic Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia into ethnically defined nation-states, however, as well as the violence that accompanied the birth of some of these states vividly demonstrated that the eulogies to nationalism were somewhat premature. This course will survey the re-energized debate on the importance of nationalism as a source of political identity in the 1990's, theories linking nationalism to conflict, and will also examine empirically some of the so-called "ethnic conflicts" in the Balkans and the Soviet Union. The course will also cover some of the classical literature on the origins of nationalism. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Speaking, Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: GOVT155 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Gellner, Ernest, NATIONS AND NATIONALIS.
Anderson, Benedict, IMAGINED COMMUNITIES
Smith, Anthony, ETHNIC ORIGINS OF NATIONS
Posen, Barry, ¿Ethnic Conflict and the Security Dilemma¿
Fearon, James, ¿Commitment Problems and the Spread of Ethnic Conflict¿
Fearon, James and Laitin, David, ¿Explaining Interethnic Cooperation¿
Snyder, Jack, FROM VOTING TO VIOLENCE
Kaufman, Stuart, MODERN HATREDS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Mid-term and final in-class examinations, mid-term and final take-home essays. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
GOVT115 is a prerequisite for this course. |
| Instructor(s): Grigorian,Arman Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 13 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 2 | FR: 0 |
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