COURSE UNIT TITLE

: 21ST CENTURY NATIONALISM , ETHNICITY AND POLITICAL TANINIRLILIK *

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STR 5022 21ST CENTURY NATIONALISM , ETHNICITY AND POLITICAL TANINIRLILIK * ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

This course aims to explore and question the theoretical foundation and historical development of the concept of political recognition in relation to the issues of ethnicity and nationalism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be sensitive towards issues pertaining to ethnicity and nationalism
2   Understand the important role national consciousness and ethnic identities play in the struggle for social equality.
3   Distinguish the different theories generated around the politics of recognition.
4   Recognize the different forms of recognition.
5   Compare and question the concept of political recognition in relation to the issues of etnicity and nationalism.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Giriş: Politics of Identity
2 The Construction of National Identities Tambiah, Stanley J. "The Politics of Ethnicity." Assimilationism and Its Discontents: Race, Class, and the New Ethnicity in , Theories of Ethnicity,
3 The Construction of National Identities Miller, D. On Nationality, Oxford, 1995. pp. 1-118, Weinstock (1996), Is there a Moral Case for Nationalism , Journal of Applied Philosophy, 13.1 (1996) pp. 87-100
4 The Construction of Ethnic and Social Identities Abizadeh, A. (2002), Does Liberal Democracy Presuppose a Cultural Nation Four Arguments , American Political Science Review, 96(3), pp.495-509 , Primordial Sentiments Versus Civil Ties: The Dialectic Between Ethnicity and the State Theories of Etnicity
5 The Construction of Ethnic and Social Identities Duquette, David, The Political Significance of Hegel s Concept of Recognition , Bulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain 29 (1994): 38-54
6 Hegel and the Theory of Mutual Recognition Stephen Darwall, Two Kinds of Recognition Respect for Persons
7 Forms of Recognition
8 Mid-term What is the Point of Equality Elizabeth Anderson, Thompson, S., 2006, The Political Theory of Recognition: A Critical Introduction dan seçmeler
9 Political Recognition and Social Equality Integrity and Disrespect: Principles of a Conception of Morality Based on the Theory of Recognition The Struggle for Recognition: The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts seçmeler
10 Recognition and Power: Alex Honneth Integrity and Disrespect: Principles of a Conception of Morality Based on the Theory of Recognition The Struggle for Recognition: The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts seçmeler
11 Recognition and the Politics of Difference : Charles Taylor Politics of Recognition , Sources of the Self, Charles Taylor
12 Recognition and Multiculturalism: Charles Taylor Multiculturalism and The Politics of Recognition
13 Recognition or Redistribution : Nancy Fraser Recognition without Ethics * Nancy Fraser, Recognition or Redistribution: A Critical Reading of Iris Young s Justice and the Politics of Difference
14 Recognition or Redistribution : Nancy Fraser Recognition without Ethics * Nancy Fraser, Recognition or Redistribution: A Critical Reading of Iris Young s Justice and the Politics of Difference

Recomended or Required Reading

Anderson, Anderson, Benedict R.1). Imagined communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Rev. Ed. London: 2010.
Darwall, Stephen. The Second-Person Standpoint. : Morality, Respect and Accountability.
Eriksen, Thomas Hylland. Ethnicity & Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives. 3rd Ed.
London: Pluto, 2010.
Fraser, Nancy. Social Justice in the Age of Identity Politics; Redistribution, Recognition and
Participation. The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Stanford University, April 30-
May 2, 1996.
Fraser, Nancy and Axel Honneth, Redistribution or Recognition A Political-Philosophical
Exchange. London: Verso, 2003.
Honneth, Axel. The Struggle for Recognition: The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts.
Miller, David. On Nationality. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1995.
Reicher, Stephen ve Nick Hopkins. Self and Nation. London: Sage, 2001.
Ricoeur, P. The Course of Recognition, Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 2005.
Schmidt am Busch, H.-C., and C. Zurn, (eds.), The Philosophy of Recognition: Historical and
Contemporary Perspectives. Lanham, 2010.
Taylor, Charles et a, eds. . Multiculturalism and the Politics of Recognition, 1992. Princeton,
NJ: Princeton UP.
Tambiah, Stanley J.: "The Politics of Ethnicity." Ed. Borofsky, R. Assessing Cultural
Anthropology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. pps: 430-442.
Thompson, Richard H. Theories of Ethnicity: A Critical Appraisal. New York: Greenwood P,
1989.
Thompson, Simon. The Political Theory of Recognition: A Critical Introduction,
Cambridge: Polity Press. 2006.
Van den Brink, B., and D. Owen, (eds.), Recognition and Power: Axel Honneth and the
Tradition of Critical Social Theory, Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Courses: Courses are the primary components of instruction among teaching strategies to lay the theoretical basis of subject and introduce the reading material relevant to the studied topic. Courses display a central role in getting to know the terms and concepts defining the topic.
2. In-Class discussions: In-class discussions aim at questioning the applicability of course material to diverse situations and thus increasing the factual tangibility of the information. The last hour of each weekly lecture is reserved for discussions.
3. Visual presentations and films: It includes the in-class projection of visual data such as pictures, illustrations, photographs, and maps as well as films and documentaries complementing the topic.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exam covers the topics instructed in class from the beginning of semester to the day of the exam.
2. Final exam covers the topics instructed in class after the midterm exam to the end of the semester, with some vital references to the content of the midterm exam.
3.Some exam questions are essay type questions that require students to use their analytical and comprehension skills.
4. Students are expected to give reference to the primary sources that they use.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are required to attend 70% of the course schedule.
2. No dictionaries are allowed during the exam. All vocabulary used in the exam are covered previously in the class and expected to be familiar to the student.
3. Any form of cheating in the exam will result in a zero grade and also in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

korpez@hotmail.com veya esra.coker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Reading 13 2 26
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.14
LO.2
LO.34
LO.44
LO.5

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