Universität Wien

210081 VO M4 a: International Politics and Development (2011W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 06.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 13.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 20.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 27.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 03.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 10.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 17.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 24.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 01.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 15.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 12.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 13.01. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 19.01. 16:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 19.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 26.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 33 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7

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Aims, contents and method of the course

The lectures will focus on different concepts of ethnicity as they evolved in the 19th century and were interwoven with and instrumentalized by the emerging ideas of nationalism first in Europe and later by the elites of colonized countries for their independence struggles, producing separation and violent conflicts along ethnic lines. Instead of well governed new states, weak or even failed states were often the result.
It will also be argued, that ethnicity claims modern political principles as f.e. freedom, equality and self-determination but applies them to particularistic goals of mainly constructed ethnic groups. In this sense, ‘identity politics’ may be understood as exclusive power struggles but never as the expression of genuine and/or primordial perceptions.

Different case studies among them Cyprus, India, Israel-Palestine will illustrate the political dynamics of ethno-nationalistic ideologies leading to ethnic conflict.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Benedict Anderson (1993), Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. London
Ernest Gellner (1983), Nations and Nationalism. Oxford
Mary Kaldor (1999), New and Old Wars. Organized Violence in a Global Era. Cambridge

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