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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / IR410 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Code: IR410 Course Title: NATIONALISM AND ETHNICITY IN WORLD POLITICS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ALİ FUAT BİROL (afuatbirol@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Potential analytical problems arising from concepts such as Nation, state, nation state, nationalism and patriotism; ethnic, national, ethno-nationalist grouping trends of people; After the Cold War, the world's most dangerous and the most difficult conflicts policy based on ethnicity and nationalism

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the concepts of nation, nationality, ethnicity and nationalism PO-4 Has a command of the basic concepts in the fields of history, sociology, economics and law at a level to do interdisciplinary work.
LO-2 can explain problems related to nationalism in World Politics and to propose solutions for them. PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system.
LO-3 can analyze the different dimensions of nationalism that emerged in different countries. PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system.
PO-6 Has the skills to analyse theoretical knowledge about International Relations and its sub-branches (international economy, international politics, international law, international organizations, international security, history of diplomacy, foreign policy, etc.) and to evaluate their global and regional reflections, to define problems and to offer solutions.
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Potential analytical problems arising from concepts such as Nation, state, nation state, nationalism and patriotism; ethnic, national, ethno-nationalist grouping trends of people; After the Cold War, the world's most dangerous and the most difficult conflicts policy based on ethnicity and nationalism
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to the course Düz Anlatım
2 What is nation and nationalism? Düz Anlatım
3 Nationalism and Ethnicity Düz Anlatım
4 Theories of Nationalism I Düz Anlatım
5 Theories of Nationalism II Düz Anlatım
6 Theories of Nationalism III Düz Anlatım
7 Review for Midterm Exam Düz Anlatım
8 mid-term exam
9 History of Nationalism and Ethnicity -I Düz Anlatım
10 History of Nationalism and Ethnicity -II Düz Anlatım
11 Nationalism in Turkey I Düz Anlatım
12 Nationalism in Turkey II Düz Anlatım
13 Globalization and Nationalism Düz Anlatım
14 Nationalism in Contemporary Politics Düz Anlatım
15 General Review Düz Anlatım
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Anderson, B. (2006). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. Verso books.
2 Umut Özkırımlı, Theories of Nationalism: A Critical Introduction 3rd Edition
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 8 16
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 4 12
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 6 18
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90