Nations and Nationalism

Course Code
ΠΔ7010Υ
ECTS Credits
5
Semester
7th Semester
Course Category
Specialization
International Relations
Professor

Roussos Sotiris

Course Description

The course aims to familiarize students with the theories concerning the formation of nation states and the rise of nationalism. It does not adopt a specific theoretical approach but presents the full range of theories, categorized into broader theoretical "approaches" (for example primordialism, modernism, and ethnosymbolism), which attempt -more or less successfully- to interpret the origin and dominance of nationalism. The course adopts a historical-analytical approach so that these theoretical perspectives can be better understood through concrete examples (Ireland, Algeria, contemporary extremist nationalism).