Political Science, Nationalism, Territorial Politics, Federal Systems, Federalism, Self- Government, Self-Determination

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1 Course title: Federalism, secession and self-determination Language of instruction: English Professor: Marc Sanjaume-Calvet. Professor s contact and office hours: marc.sanjaume@upf.edu Course contact hours: 45 Recommended credit: 3 US credits-6 ECTS credits Course prerequisites: None Language requirements: None Course focus and approach: Political Science, Nationalism, Territorial Politics, Federal Systems, Federalism, Self- Government, Self-Determination Course description: This course offers an overview on the concepts and practice of federalism and selfdetermination concerning their history and application to different contexts. From the Philadelphia Convention and Mr. President Woodrow Wilson Fourteen Points to the recent Catalan Declaration of sovereignty or the Scottish 2014 referendum the notions of federalism and self-determination have suffered several changes. On one hand, this course provides a theoretical knowledge on federal systems, self-determination and secession through its history, main theories and international legal status. On the other hand, it applies theoretical knowledge to federal countries (US, Canada, Germany, Belgium) and to processes of self-determination in Europe. At the end of the course the student will be able to identify different meanings of federalism and self-determination through history and will have an expertise on practical cases in Europe (Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Basque Country, Catalonia, Scotland ). 1 Learning objectives: Basic concepts in political science Federalism and federal systems History of self-determination Theories of secession Self-determination in Europe Case-studies Course workload: Individual term article Group presentation Readings Exams

2 Teaching methodology: The course is structured in both lecture and seminars. Assessment criteria: Class participation: 10% Group Presentation: 30% Term paper (and paper draft): 30% Final exam: 30% Absence policy After the add/drop, all registrations are considered final and HESP Absence Policy begins to apply. For the academic year , such policy is as follows: Attending class is mandatory and will be monitored daily by professors. Missing classes will impact on the student s final grade as follows: Absences Penalization Up to two (2) absences No penalization Three (3) absences 1 point subtracted from final grade (on a 10 point scale) Four (4) absences 2 points subtracted from final grade (on a 10 point scale) Five (5) absences or more The student receives an INCOMPLETE ( NO PRESENTAT ) for the course 2 The PEHE/HESP attendance policy does not distinguish between justified or unjustified absences. The student is deemed responsible to manage his/her absences. Emergency situations (hospitalization, family emergency...) will be analyzed on a case by case basis by the Academic Director of the HESP. Classroom norms: - Students will have a ten-minute break after one hour session Weekly schedule Week 1 1. Introduction 1.1 General concepts 1.2 Introduction to Political Science 1.3 Tool box: research methods 1.4 Pluralism and World Order

3 Week 2 2. State emergence and World Order 2.1 Westphalia, Modern State 2.3 World Order Week 3 3. Nations & Nationalism 3.1 What is a Nation? 3.2 Nationalism and modernity 3.3 Minority and majority nationalism Seminar 1: Banal nationalism and States (Michael Billig) Week 4 4. History of self-determination 4.1 Wilson and the I WW 4.2 II WW & Decolonization periods s & USSR dissolution 4.4 Recent events 3 Week 5 5. Legal aspects on self-determination 5.1 International Law 5.2 Domestic Law 5.3 Quebec and Kosovo legal cases Seminar 2: Quebec and Kosovo Opinions (Legal documents) Week 6 6. Federalism and federal systems 6.1 Federalism 6.2 Federal traditions 6.3 Federal systems Seminar 3: Federal systems comparison (Cases) Week 7

4 7. Philosophy & secession 7.1 Moral questions 7.2 Approaches 7.3 New debates Seminar 4: Argument and Counterarguments on moral debate on secession (Allen Buchanan) Week 8 8. How to explain secessionism 8.1 Economic approaches 8.2 Identity approaches 8.3 Political approaches Week 9 9. Contemporary minority nationalism 9.1 Overview of self-determination cases 9.2 Evolution of Nation-State in the World 9.3 European Politics and secession 4 Seminar 5: Comparing minority nationalisms (Cases) Week EU, a postwestphalian World? 10.1 EU, a federation? 10.2 EU and minority nations 10.3 EU future scenarios Seminar 6: Quo vadis EU? (EU Commission White Paper) Required readings: Course reading pack prepared by professor (available online) Recommended bibliography: BARTKUS, V Dynamics of Secession. Cambridge University Press. BILLIG, M Banal Nationalism. SAGE. BUCHANAN, A The morality of Political Divorce from Port Sumter to Lithuania and Quebec. Oxford: Westview Press.

5 CANOVAN, M Nationhood and Political Theory, Oxford Hispanic and European Studies Program DION, S Why is Secession so Difficult in Well-Established Democracies?: Lessons from Quebec. British Journal of Political Science, 26:2, DOYLE, D.H. (ed.) Secession as an international phenomenon. From America s Civil War to Contemporary Separatist Movements. University of Georgia Press. HEPBURN, E. (ed), New Challenges for Stateless Nationalist and Regionalist Parties. London and New York: Routledge. GRIFFITHS, R.D Age of Secession. The International and Domestic Determinants of State Birth. Cambridge University Press. MOORE, M. (ed.) National Self-determination and Secession. New York: Oxford University Press. PAVKOVIC, A.; RADAN, P Creating New States: Theory and Practice of Secession. Aldershot. UK: Ashgate. PAVKOVIC, A.; RADAN, P The Ashgate Research Companion to Secession. Ashgate. 5 SMITH, A.D Myths and Memories of the Nation. Oxford University Press. SORENS, J Secessionism. McGillQueen s University Press. Venice Comission 12/01/2000] CDL-INF(2000)002 Self - determination and secession in constitutional law, Council of Europe WATTS, R Comparing federal systems, 2nd ed (Kingston: for the School of Policy Studies, Queen s University by McGill-Queen s University Press, 1999).