Document Type
Graduate Syllabus
Date
Spring 2016
School
Diplomacy
Course Number
DIPL 6001
Course Description
In this course, we will explore some of the most important scholarly studies that attempt to understand and explain national identities, ethnic communities and conflicts arising from such differences. During the semester we will examine a variety of theories concerning the emergence of nations, nation-states, nationhood and nationalism. We will link different historical and conceptual issues with contemporary events through multiple case studies on Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Ukraine and Russia. These case studies of several contemporary situations where issues of ethnicity and ‘nation’ present significant challenges. We will also investigate factors that contributed to the recent revival of ethnic, religious, and linguistic attachments, including globalization. Our objective is to recognize and explain contemporary issues in culturally plural societies and to demonstrate the extent to which ethnicity and nationalism continue to play a pivotal role in shaping the existing international system.
Recommended Citation
Hafezian, Hossein PhD, "DIPL 6001 Politics of Cultural and Ethnic Pluralism" (2016). Diplomacy Syllabi. 102.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/diplomacy-syllabi/102
