| Language of instruction: |
English |
| Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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| Course Coordinator : |
Prof. Dr. SELCEN ÖNER |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. SELCEN ÖNER
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| Recommended Optional Program Components: |
Recommended readings:
Anthony Smith, National Identity, Penguin Pub., 1991.
E. Hobsbawm, Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Ernest Gellner, Nations and Nationalism, Cornell University Press, 2008.
Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, London: Verso Pub., 1991.
Eric Hobsbawm, Nations and Nationalism since 1780, Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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| Course Objectives: |
In this course firstly the concepts of identity, collective identity, nation, nationality, nation-state and nationalism will be discussed. Various definitions of nation and theories of nationalism will be evaluated. National identities in Europe and different basis of obtaining national citizenships will be compared. Rise of nationalism in a globalised world will be discussed. European identity will be discussed in the context of the EU; civic and cultural understandings of European identity will be compared. Nation-building process and construction of European identity within the EU will be compared. The rise of populism and nationalism in global politics and particularly in European politics in recent years and the reasons behind that will be discussed. The characteristics of populist radical right parties will be analysed and comparative analysis of the rising influence of several radical right parties in Europe will be done. |
| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to the course |
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| 2) |
Nationalism and Its Impact on Global Politics |
John Breuilly, “Nationalism”, in The Globalisation of World Politics, Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 400-413.
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| 3) |
National Identities and Citizenship in Europe |
Klaus Eder & Bernhard Giesen, “Citizenship and the Making of a European Society”, in Klaus Eder &Bernhard Giesen (eds.), European Citizenship Between National Legacies and Postnational Projects, New York: Oxford Unv. Press, 2001. |
| 4) |
National Identities and Citizenship in Europe
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Klaus Eder & Bernhard Giesen, “Citizenship and the Making of a European Society”, in Klaus Eder &Bernhard Giesen (eds.), European Citizenship Between National Legacies and Postnational Projects, New York: Oxford Unv. Press, 2001. |
| 5) |
Construction of National Identities in France and Germany and Different Types of Citizenships |
Martin Marcussen & Klaus Roscher, “The Social Construction of Europe: Life-Cycles of Nation-State Identities in France, Germany and Great Britain” in Bo Strath (ed.), Europe and the Other and Europe as the Other, 2000.
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| 6) |
European Identity in the Context of the EU and Citizenship in Europe
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Yasemin Nuhoğlu Soysal, “Changing Citizenship in Europe: Postnational Membership and the National State” in Günay G. Özdoğan & Gül Tokay, Redefining The Nation State and Citizen, İstanbul: Eren Pub., 2000.
Anthony Smith, “National Identity and the Idea of European Unity”, International Affairs, Vol.68, No.1, Jan. 1992.
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| 7) |
Anthony Smith and Nationalism |
Anthony Smith, “Memory and Modernity: Reflections on Ernest Gellner’s Theory of Nationalism”, Nations and Nationalism, Vol.2, No.3, 1996.
A. Smith “The Shifting Landscapes of Nationalism”, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Vol.8, No.2, 2008.
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| 8) |
Midterm Exam |
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| 9) |
Modernist Approaches to Nationalism |
Review by Ernst. B. Haas, “What is nationalism and why should we study it?”, International Organization, 1986.
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| 10) |
Recent Theories of Nationalism
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Llobera, J. , “Recent Theories of Nationalism”, ICPS Working Paper, Barcelona, 1999.
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| 11) |
Rise of Nationalism, Populism and Radical Right in Europe |
Mudde, Cas, and C. R. Kaltwasser, “Studying Populism in Comparative Perspective: Reflections on the Contemporary and Future Research Agenda”, Comparative Political Studies, Vol.51, No. 13, 2018.
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| 12) |
European Identity and Turkey’s EU Membership
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Öner, S.. “An Analysis of European Identity within the Framework of the EU: The Case of Turkey’s Membership”. In Christian Johannes Henrich and Wolfgang Gieler (eds.), Türkisches Europa-Europaische Türkei. Türken in Europa, turkisch-europaische Identitaten und turkische Politikbereiche vor dem Hintergrund der Beitrittsverhandlungen mit der Europaischen Union. Bonn: Scientia Bonnensis Pub., 2008.
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| 13) |
Pandemic and Nationalism
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F. Bieber, “Global Nationalism in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic”,Nationalities Papers, 2020.
Woods, et al., “Covid-19, Nationalism, and the Politics of Crisis: A Scholarly Exchange”, Nations and Nationalism, 2020.
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| 14) |
General evaluation of the course and presentation of students. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Apply scientific methods or concepts in solving aviation-related problems |
2 |
| 2) |
Analyze and interpret data |
2 |
| 3) |
Work effectively on multi‐disciplinary and diverse teams |
3 |
| 4) |
Make professional and ethical decisions |
3 |
| 5) |
Communicate effectively, using both written and oral communication skills |
1 |
| 6) |
Engage in and recognize the need for life‐long learning |
1 |
| 7) |
Use the techniques, skills, and modern technology necessary for professional practice |
2 |
| 8) |
Assess the national and international aviation environment |
2 |
| 9) |
Apply pertinent knowledge in identifying and solving contemporary problems in the field of aviation |
2 |
| 10) |
Apply knowledge of business sustainability to aviation issues |
2 |
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