ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
POL433	ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. BÜLENT İLHAN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	1.Introduce students to the main theoretical approaches to ethnicity and nationalism. 2. Learn how to critically engage different theoretical approaches 3. Apply the learned theoretical approaches to concrete empirical cases
Contents of the Course Unit:	This is an advanced undergraduate seminar on the definitions of and the relationship between ethnicity and nationalism/nationhood. Competing definitions of ethnicity and rival explanations for the emergence of nationalism are critically engaged. While covering the classical works in the field of ethnicity and nationalism studies, the course readings also incorporate the most recent and cutting-edge works in the field.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Introduce students to the main theoretical approaches to ethnicity and nationalism.
Learn how to critically engage different theoretical approaches
Apply the learned theoretical approaches to concrete empirical cases

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	General Introduction and information on course requirements	-
1	Reading the related subject in the textbook	General Introduction and information on course requirements	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Introduction. Defining Ethnicity: Primordial and Constructivist approaches	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Theories of Nationalism (I)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Theories of nationalism (II)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Linking ethnicity with nationalism – regimes of ethnicity	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Pre-national era and the nationalist pioneers in the Americas	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
7	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Industrialization and the onset of nationalism in Europe	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Dynastic nationalism and imperialism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Typology of nationalisms	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Censuses and Maps	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12	Reading the related subject in the textbook	The future of nationalism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Ethnicity and nationality in Germany	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Ethnicity and nationality in Turkey	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Ethnicity and nationality in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Verso, first published in 1983 – revised editions in 1991, 2006, and 2016)
Ernest Gellner, Nations and Nationalism (Blackwell Publishing, first published in 1983 – revised edition in 2006)
Şener Aktürk, Regimes of Ethnicity and Nationhood in Germany, Russia, and Turkey (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012)
John Hutchinson and Anthony D. Smith (eds.), Ethnicity (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996)
Philip S. Gorski. “The mosaic moment: An early modernist critique of modernist theories of nationalism.” American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 105, no. 5 (2000): pp. 1428-1468.
Anthony W. Marx. “The Nation‐State and Its Exclusions.” Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 117, no. 1 (2002): pp. 103-126.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the basic concepts of economics, administrative and human sciences. (Bloom 1)
2	Evaluate the economic environment and overall sustainability of firms. (Bloom 4)

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Relate principles and concepts of economics and finance with other disciplines. (Bloom 4)
2	Define principles, concepts, methods and theories related with economics and finance. (Bloom 1)

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Interpret the charts and tables related to the field. (Bloom 2)

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Evaluate the theoretical models of economic policies which have direct or indirect effects by using the facts and dynamics of the economic system.(Bloom 4)
2	Analyze economic and financial reports. ((bloom 4)
3	Use basic mathematics, statistics and econometric methods and tools to solve economic and financial problems. (Bloom 3)
4	Interpret the operation of current economic, political and social events by using institutional information related with Economics and Finance.(Bloom 2)

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Organize economic and financial activities in humanitarian and social terms with adherence to ethics. (Bloom 4).

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develop a critical perspective on national and international economic, political, social, financial and development problems. (bloom 6)

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the agenda on economics, politics and social issues and improve himself/ herself. (bloom 6)

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Analyze current issues and problems by using the structure and properties of Macro and Microeconomics and variables. (Bloom 4)
2	Evaluate the effectiveness of the general economic system and public policies and their effects on markets and basic economic variables.(Bloom 4)
3	Analyze the cause and effect relationships between the relevant economic variables. (Bloom 4)
4	Evaluate the expected trends and portfolio analyzes in interest and exchange rates within the framework of the general financial system. (Bloom 4)

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	1	15	15
Preliminary & Further Study	1	12	12
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	1	12	12
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	1	12	12
Assignment (Homework)	1	12	12
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	1	15	15
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	15	15
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	12	12
Mid-Term Exam	1	12	12
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	12	12
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	0	129