PSI 3315 - The Politics of Ethnicity and Nationalism

Credits: 4
Differences between people – ethnicity, culture, race, language, religion – are at the center of most contemporary internal conflicts. By extension, the implications for international relations are serious since most countries in existence today are not ethnically or culturally homogenous. The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the study of ethnicity and nationalism, a serious and complex undertaking. Some of the critical questions we will address are: What is ethnicity? What are the sources of nationalism? Why are ethnic/nationalist differences seemingly so intractable? How might governments manage differences among citizens? How might international coalitions deal with ethnic/nationalist conflicts that influence the international system?
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern.