Evolution of the geopolitical situation of the world. Dynamics of civilisations

general courses

Theory: definitions of nation and nationalism; primordialism, ethno-symbolism, constructivism; nationality and citizenship, nation and state, “East European” and “West European” meanings of nation and nationalism; proposal of a “comprehensive theory of nation”.

History: pre-modern roots of nations, nationalism and Christian universalism; early modern roots of nationalism, Enlightenment and nationalism; modernity and nationalism, romantic idea of nation, imperialism and nationalism, Islamism and Arab nationalism, liberalism and nationalism, communism and nationalism, Darwinism and nationalism, fascism and nationalism; European post-modernity and nationalism.

Selected cases of nationalism: USA, Poland, France, UK, Russia, Germany, China, Japan, Israel, etc.; stateless nationalisms.

Present issues : ethno-nationalist conflicts in post-cold war Europe, nationalist challenges to the European Union, immigration and nationalism in the USA and Europe, and others.

1. The theory of nation and nationalism

1.1. definitions of nation and nationalism – multitude of approaches

- primordialism (essentialism) – nations as an eternal and biologic phenomenon

- constructivism – nations as „constructs” or “inventions” of dominant groups in the

19th century (Ernest Gellner, Eric Hobsbawm, Benedict Anderson)

- ethnosymbolism –nations as a product of history with ethnic routs and (Anthony

D. Smith)

- nations „from blond” and „from will”, controversy around the Renan’s definition of

nation

1.2. explanation of relations between the notions of nation, nationalism and other notions

In various cultural circles

- nationality and citizenship

- nation and state

- civic nation and nationalism and ethnic nation and nationalism

- „East European” and „West European” understanding of the notion of nation

1.3. proposal of a “comprehensive theory of nation” (a model)

2. History (origins and evolution) of nations and nationalism

2.1. premodern roots of nations

- ethnic roots

- political roots

- nationalism and the premodern European universalism

2.2. early modern roots of nationalism

- disintegration of the Christian universalism

- Reformation and nationalism

- the Westphalia Treaty (1648) and the national question

- Enlightenment and nationalism

2.3. modernity and nationalism

- the Great French Revolution and Napoleonic wars and the national question in

Europe and the Americas (the USA, Latin America)

- the concept of nation-building, nation-state and modernity

- liberalism and nationalism

- state nationalism and stateless nationalism

- Polish national movement in the 19th century and its influence on defining the notion

of nation and on national movements in central-eastern Europe

- romantic idea of nation

- „peasant awakening” and national movement in Europe (19th century)

- imperialism and nationalism

- Darwinism, racism and nationalism

- influence of the European-American idea of nation, imperialism and modernity on

national and modernization movements in Asia and Africa (19th and 20th centuries)

- Islamism and Arab nationalism

- communism and nationalism

- fascism and nationalism

- Wilsonian idea of the right of nations for self-determination and geopolitical results

of the WW1

2.4. European postmodernisty and nationalism

- European integration and nationalism

- is there emerging European nation?

3. Selected cases of nations and nationalism

3.1.state nations: USA, Poland, France, UK, Russia, Germany, China, Japan, Israel etc.,

3.2.stateless nations and nationalisms: the Scotts, Welsh, Catalans, Basques, Flemings, etc.

4. Current issues

4.1. Ethno-national conflicts in post cold-war Europe

- former USSR

- former Yugoslavia

- contemporary Ukraine

4.2. the nationalistic challenge to the European Union

- migrations and nationalism

- European „clash of civilizations” and nationalism

4.3. migration and nationalism in the USA

4.4. other current issues as they emerge

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8. Castells M. (2004), The Power of Identity, Blackwell Publishing (2nd ed.)

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15. Hobsbawm E. (ed.) (1992), The Invention of Tradition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

16. Joseph J.E. (2004), Language and Identity. National, Ethnic, Religious, Palgrave Macmillan

17. Judt T., Lacorne D. (eds.) (2004), Language, Nation, and State. Identity Politics in a Multilingual Age, Palgrave Macmillan

18. Keating M. (2001), Nations against the State: the New Politics of Nationalism in Quebec, Catalonia and Scotland, Baingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan (2nd ed.)

19. Smith A. (1986), The Ethnic Origin of Nation. Oxford, Blackwell

20. Smith A. (1989) The Origins of Nations, „Ethnic and Racial Studies, No. 12

21. Smith A. (1998), Nationalism and Modernism, Routledge, London

22. Smith A. (2003), Chosen Peoples: Sacred Sources of national Identity. Oxford University Press, Oxford

In terms of knowledge student:

(1) Has knowledge about the national idea spatial diversity of its manifestations.

(2) Has in-depth knowledge on the history of selected nations, especially the US and Europe.

(3) Has a basic knowledge on the main contemporary national conflicts in their spatial dimension.

In terms of skills student:

(1) Understands and explains the relations between selected nations / ethnic groups in their spatial dimension

(2) Is able to select and interpret data from literature on national conflicts in their spatial dimension

In the field of social competence, the student:

(1) is ready to independently and critically complement the knowledge and skills, using the interdisciplinary approach to research.

Detailed requirements of crediting the course: written examination and attendance on lectures

Examination: test consisting of 10 questions, for each 0, 0.5 or 1 point cant be obtained, in sum 10 points can be gained .

Attendance on all lectures: absence in each lecture (2 lecture hours).reduces the score by 1 point.

The number of points divided by 2 gives the final mark. The minimum mark necessary to accredit the course is 3 minus (3-) or 5 points.