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60579-01 - Seminar: Empires and Nations 3 KP

Semester Frühjahrsemester 2021
Angebotsmuster einmalig
Dozierende Matthias Leanza (matthias.leanza@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn)
Inhalt Empires and nations are two fundamental forms of organizing political communities. In this seminar, we will discuss them from a social science perspective. The course is designed primarily for undergraduate students and does not require prior knowledge of the subject. We will first explore some of the defining features of empires and nation-states at a conceptual level. How do they wield power and manage their relations with other polities? How do imperial and national states legitimize their rule? And, what forms of collective identity do they engender? Based on historical surveys, we will then deepen selected aspects. These include the role of company-states in European expansion, the core characteristics of colonial rule, the way empires and nations organize space, the notion of national self-determination, and the mechanisms determining the outcomes of nation-building. Notwithstanding their many differences, empires and nations were often intertwined in historical reality. In the final part of this course, we will discuss how both political forms interacted using the examples of Great Britain, France, and Germany.
Lernziele Students
- expand and deepen their knowledge in the field of political sociology.
- expand and deepen their knowledge in the field of historical sociology.
- improve their ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas in an interdisciplinary context.
Literatur Recommended readings:
Buzan, Barry und George Lawson (2015): The Global Transformation: History, Modernity and the Making of International Relations, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Getachew, Adom (2019): Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Kumar, Krishan (2017): Visions of Empire: How Five Imperial Regimes Shaped the World, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Steinmetz, George (2013): Sociology and Empire: The Imperial Entanglements of a Discipline, Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
Wimmer, Andreas (2018): Nation Building: Why Some Countries Come Together While Others Fall Apart, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

 

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Unterrichtssprache Deutsch
Einsatz digitaler Medien kein spezifischer Einsatz

 

Intervall Wochentag Zeit Raum
wöchentlich Freitag 10.15-12.00 - Online Präsenz -

Einzeltermine

Datum Zeit Raum
Freitag 05.03.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 12.03.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 19.03.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 26.03.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 02.04.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr Ostern
Freitag 09.04.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 16.04.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 23.04.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 30.04.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 07.05.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 14.05.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr Auffahrt
Freitag 21.05.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 28.05.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 04.06.2021 10.15-12.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Module Modul: Basics: Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies)
Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies)
Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master Studiengang: African Studies)
Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor Studiengang: Osteuropa-Studien)
Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor Studienfach: Osteuropäische Kulturen)
Modul: Politik, Entwicklung und soziale Ungleichheit (Bachelor Studienfach: Soziologie)
Modul: Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master Studienfach: Soziologie)
Leistungsüberprüfung Lehrveranst.-begleitend
Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung Pass/fail
- thorough preparation of reading assignments
- active participation in course discussions
- regular attendance at the weekly sessions (no more than two absences permitted)
An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich
Wiederholungsprüfung keine Wiederholungsprüfung
Skala Pass / Fail
Wiederholtes Belegen nicht wiederholbar
Zuständige Fakultät Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Anbietende Organisationseinheit Fachbereich Soziologie

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