IR 6664 - European Nationalism

3 Semester Hour(s)

Nationalism is an ideology that has risen to the forefront of European politics in the last decade. This course provides a theoretical and empirical examination of nationalism in Europe. The course will start with a discussion of the foundations of nationalist thought, before turning to discussion of nationalist political parties in Greece, Hungary, and Bulgaria. After discussing nationalist political parties, we will discuss the role that nationalism plays in ethnic conflict using the case of the former Yugoslavia as a case study. Finally the course will also deal with the effects of violence on feelings of ethno-nationalism, and the course will culminate in a discussion that have to their own questions the bond that individuals have to their ‘nation.’ In addition to learning about a variety of nationalist parties and movements in Europe, students will also learn about minority groups (such as Jews and the Roma) that often find themselves victimized by nationalist.