Spring 2027

Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict

Explores why nationalist conflict and ethnic contestation persist in global politics using international case studies.

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Sophomore standing and (POLI SCI 120 or 182)

POLISCI 437

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Nationalist conflict and ethnic contestation remain major components of global politics. Drawing on cases from around the world, this course explores why this is the case. In the process, we will address a number of crucial questions: What are nations and ethnic groups? Where do they come from? Why do they pick particular territories? How do they define who can be part of the group? Why are they so successful in mobilizing people to kill and be killed? In the course of answering these questions, the course investigates the interactions between nations and states, religion and nationalism, globalization, citizenship and minority rights, and the causes and solutions for national and ethnic conflict.

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  • Origins and definitions of nations and ethnic groups
  • Territorial selection by nations and ethnic groups
  • Group membership definitions
  • Mobilization for violence
  • Interactions between nations, states, religion, globalization, and citizenship

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  • Exploring causes of nationalist conflict and ethnic contestation
  • Investigating interactions between nations, states, religion, globalization, and citizenship

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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