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M.A. in Political Science without Thesis

PSIR534

NATIONALISM AND IDENTITY POLITICS

Course Code
PSIR534
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Have general knowledge of fundamental concepts such as ethnicity, race, nation, and nationalism, as well as the field of nationalism and ethnicity studies.
  2. Understand the historical processes that led to the emergence of modern nations and nationalism.
  3. Be able to define nationalism within various theoretical frameworks.
  4. Analyze different types of nationalism.
  5. Discuss the links between nationalism and identity politics.
  6. Critically assess the transformation of nationalism in the context of globalization and reflect on the present and future of nationalism.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course aims to examine the phenomenon of nationalism and identity politics in both his-torical and contemporary contexts. It will address key concepts and theoretical approaches to nationalism and explore their connection to nation-building and identity politics through his-torical processes and current developments. The first part of the course will focus on the his-torical evolution of debates on nationalism, theories and types of nationalism, and the con-struction of nation and identity. The second part will cover identity politics, the relationship between nationalism and violence, migration, the emergence of nationalism in the Ottoman Empire, Turkish nationalism in the Early Republican period, and the future of nationalism.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course scope, resources, assessment, and general overview
2nd Week Key Concepts: Race, Ethnicity, Nation, Nationalism
3rd Week Historical Development of Debates on Nationalism
4th Week Theories of Nationalism: Primordialist and Modernist Approaches
5th Week Theories of Nationalism: Ethno-symbolism and New Approaches
6th Week Types of Nationalism
7th Week Nation and Identity Building
8th Week Nationalism and Citizenship
9th Week Identity Politics and Minority Rights
10th Week Nationalism, International Relations, and the State
11th Week Nationalism and Violence: Ethnic Cleansing, Homogenization, Othering, Civil War
12th Week Nationalism and Migration
13th Week Emergence of Nationalism in the Ottoman Empire and Turkish Nationalism in the Early Republican Period
14th Week The Future of Nationalism
Recommended or Required ReadingAlaattin Oğuz, ?Rusya Türklerinin Türk Milliyetçiliğiyle İlişkileri?, Doğu Batı, Sayı: 38, 2006, 109-123.
Andreas Wimmer, Nation Building: Why Some Countries Come Together While Others Fall Apart, Princeton University Press, 2018.
Anthony D. Smith, National Identity, London: Penguin, 1991.
Anthony D. Smith, Nationalism and Modernism, London and New York: Routledge, 2003.
Ayşe Kadıoğlu, Milliyetçilik-Liberalizm Ekseninde Vatandaşlık ve Bireysellik, Modern Tür-kiye?de Siyasi Düşünce, Cilt 4, 2008, 284-292.
Ayşegül Aydıngün ve İsmail Aydıngün, ?The Role of Language in the Formation of Turkish National Identity and Turkishness?, Nationalism & Ethnic Politics, 10 (3), 2004, 415-432.
Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationa-lism, Verso, 1983.
Barış Ünlü, Türklük Sözleşmesinin İmzalanışı (1915-1925), Mülkiye Dergisi, 38 (3), 2014, 47-81.
Christian Joppke, Neoliberal Nationalism: Immigration and the Rise of the Populist Right, Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Emre Yıldırım, Türkiye?de Milliyetçilik ve Milli Kimlik: Türkçülüğün Keşfi ve Ulus-Devletleşme Sürecinde Türk Milli Kimliği, JASSS, 28, 2014, 73-95.
Eric J. Hobsbawm, Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Ernest Gellner, Nations and Nationalism, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1983.
Foti Benlisoy, Türk Milliyetçiliğinde Katedilmemiş Bir Yol: Hıristiyan Türkler?, Modern Tür-kiye'de Siyasi Düşünce, Cilt 4, 2008, 927-933.
François Georgeon, ?Yusuf Akçura, Modern Türkiye?de Siyasi Düşünce, Cilt 4, 2008, 505-514.
Fredrik Barth, Giriş, Etnik Gruplar ve Sınırları içinde, İstanbul: Bağlam Yayınları, 2001, 11-41.
Füsun Üstel, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti?nde Resmi Yurttaş Profilinin Evrimi, Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce, Cilt 4, 2008, 275-283.
Gülen Göktürk, ?Türkiye?deki Tarih Yazınında Karamanlılar, Tarih ve Toplum Yeni Yakla-şımlar, 2011, Sayı:13, 257-276.
Hayriye Erbaş, Etnisite, Felsefe Ansiklopedisi içinde, Ahmet Cevizci (Ed.), Cilt 5, Ankara: Ebabil Yayıncılık, 2007, 897-903.
Herkül Milas, Milli Türk Kimliği ve `Öteki (Yunan), Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce, Cilt 4, 2008, 193-201.
Hüseyin Kalaycı, Etnisite ve Ulus Karşılaştırması, Doğu Batı, Sayı: 44, 2008, s. 91-113.
İsmail Aydıngün, Etnik Milliyetçilik, Felsefe Ansiklopedisi içinde, Ahmet Cevizci (Ed.), Cilt 5, Ankara: Ebabil Yayıncılık, 2007, 891-897.
Kerem Ünüvar, Ziya Gökalp, Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce, Cilt 4, 2008, 28-35.
Mehmet Karakaş, Türkçülük ve Türk Milliyetçiliği, Doğu Batı, Sayı: 38, 2006, 57-76.
Murat Alakel, İlk Dönem Cumhuriyet Türkiye'si Ulus İnşası Surecinde Milliyetçilik ve Sivil-Etnik İkilemine Dair Teorik Tartışmalar?, Gazi Akademik Bakış, 5 (9), 2011, 1-30.
Niyazi Berkes, Osmanlılık, İslamlık, Türklük, Türkiye?de Çağdaşlaşma, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2011, 393-401.
Rogers Brubaker, Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany, Harvard University Press, 1992.
Semra Somersan, Babil Kulesinde Etnilerden Ulus-Devletlere, Doğu Batı, Sayı: 44, 2008, 75-90.
Soner Çağaptay, Otuzlarda Türk Milliyetçiliğinde Irk, Dil ve Etnisite, Modern Türkiye?de Siyasi Düşünce içinde, Tanıl Bora (der.), Cilt 4, 2008, 245-262.
Şener Aktürk, Etnik Kategori ve Milliyetçilik, Doğu Batı, Sayı: 38, 2006, 23-53.
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Etnisite Nedir, Etnisite ve Milliyetçilik-Antropolojik Bir Bakış için-de, İstanbul: Avesta, 2002, 11-35.
Umut Özkırımlı, Türkiyede Gayriresmi ve Popüler Milliyetçilik, Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce içinde, Tanıl Bora (ed.), Cilt 4, 2008, 706-717.
Umut Özkırımlı (2008), Milliyetçilik Kuramları-Eleştirel Bir Bakış, Ankara: Doğu-Batı.
Umut Özkırımlı, Sonuç: Millet-Sonrası Gelecekler, Milliyetçilik Üzerine Güncel Tartışmalar-Eleştirel Bir Müdahale, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2010, 177-186.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 1 40
Presentation of Article 3 30
Total(%) 70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 5 70
Preparation for Final exam 1 37 37
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 3 35 105
Project 1 45 45
Total Work Load301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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