European Nation States and Integration
Study Board of Political Science, Journalism, Sociology, and European Studies
Teaching language: English
EKA: B300005402, B300005432
Censorship: Second examiner: External
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Soenderborg
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor
Course ID: B300005401
ECTS value: 10
Date of Approval: 13-03-2018
Duration: 1 semester
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Aim and purpose
The course provides an introduction to the theories, history and development of the European nation state. It will introduce the students to key concepts and ideas about national identity, and provides a basic understanding of the changing and dynamic character of the European nation state up till contemporary developments connected to the role of a member state within the European Union and tendencies towards renationalisation. The course will focus on territorial and cultural aspects of the nationstate like inner borders, and different forms of governance (federalism and centralism). The course gives the student an essential overview over different structures, different national traditions, and nation state positions of relevance for the process of European integration. The student will be able to analyse theories, and to compare structures and development in different European nation states.
Content
The course contains the following academic main areas:
Theories of national identity, Nationstate building, National ideologies, Nationstate organisation and multilevel governance (federalism, centralism), Homogeneity and heterogeneity of nationstates (culture, language), Inner borders and cleavages, Nationstates and Europeanisation, Nationstates as member states (especially in the EU), "The end of the nation state", Challenges.
Learning goals
The students will acquire a basic understanding of the theories behind the European nationstates and the dynamic development of the nationstates before and during the process of European integration. The course will enable the students to analyse and compare a specific topic related to the nation states from a conceptual as well as empirical perspective. The students are supposed to familiarise themselves with relevant academic literature.
Intended knowledge outcomes:
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the theories of national identity and the development of the European nationstates.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the different traditions and models of European nationstates.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse and compare developments of different European nationstates
Inteded skills outcome:
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
- Deliver a critical and comparative analysis of a chosen topic and present the results in an academic paper.
Literature
Hutchinson, John & Anthony D. Smith (ed.), Nationalism. Oxford 1994.
Specific class readings (text books, book excerpts and articles) will be provided later in a detailed outline of the course.
Teaching Method
4 hrs per week in 15 weeks.
Combination of lectures, student presentations and discussions in class. Students are expected to prepare before class (reading textbooks, working groups) and to contribute actively through presentations and discussions.
The learning process of the student will be facilitated by the e-learn resource Blackboard.
Workload
The educational activities are summed up in an estimated indicative distribution of the workload for an average student in the following way:
Activity Hours
Lectures 60
Preparation 120
Assignments (5 per semester) 60
Exam including preparation 30
Total 270
Examination regulations
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Ordinary exam in January. Re-examination in February.
Registration for the course is automatically a registration for the ordinary examination of the course. Cancellation is not possible. If the student does not participate in the examination, the student will use an examination attempt.
The university may grant an exemption from the rules in case of exceptional circumstances.
Please note that the type and form of the re-examination may differ from that of the ordinary examination.
Tests
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Take-home assignment
Censorship
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Language
English
Duration
3 weeks.
Length
Max. 15 pages à 2400 units.
Assignment handin
Electronic hand in via SDU-Assignment in Blackboard.
ECTS value
10
Additional information
The goal of the examination is to show that the student has read the literature and understands the taught topics. The student must demonstrate ability to find relevant literature and sources and to do a critical and comparative analysis. The student's achievement of the learning goals will be tested by an individually written take-home assignment. Max. 15 pages on a topic chosen in agreement with the teacher.
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B300005402
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To take the examination a group (max. 4 students) presentation - using power point - and a minimum of four out of five individual assignment (max. 3 pages) must be passed. The conditions only apply for the ordinary exam.
Students who have passed the examination conditions but not the examination will be able to take the re-exam.
Students who have not passed the examination conditions should submit a ten page paper in order to be able to take the re-exam. Topic defined by the teacher.
Students who have not passed the examination conditions should submit a ten page paper in order to be able to take the re-exam. Topic defined by the teacher.
It should be noted that the re-examination typically has a different form to the examination.
EKA
B300005432
External comment
The number of students enrolled may be restricted by the Study Board. If the enrolment limit is exceeded preference is granted to full degree students following a compulsory course on a SDU programme. Within the limit, full degree students having selected the course as an elective, guest and exchange students are offered enrolment on a first come first served basis.
Exchange students, if any: Internal grading. Assessment as for ordinary students.