INTL NATIONALISM AND CITIZENSHIP IN EUROPE

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1 INTL NATIONALISM AND CITIZENSHIP IN EUROPE Instructor: Prof. Özden Ocak Office: ECTR 206-A Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:15pm 5pm and by appointment. This course aims to investigate how the configuration of nationality, citizenship and sovereignty was established in Europe. The course starts with an examination of nationalism theories that try to answer the questions such as What is a nation? Are national identities primordial or are they constructs? What is nationalism? Are there good and bad nationalisms? etc. After discussing various theoretical approaches to nations and nationalisms, the course moves on to engage deeply with the modernist approach and deals with the relation between state formation and the production of nation. We will discuss the revolutionary formula of ethnos/demos nexus consolidated after the French Revolution by situating the emergence of modern citizenship within the capitalist/colonialist division of the world. Following this, the course will engage with the contemporary challenges to the nationality/citizenship equation that emerge as a result of globalization and the flow of people from the periphery to the metropole. We will explore the novel ways of inclusion to and exclusion from the city and the new nationalist movements in Europe. Finally, we will discuss the postcolonialist and feminist critiques of the nationalist projects. WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND READING LIST Week 1: Introductions Jan 7 Overview of the syllabus and the course requirements Week 2: Different approaches to nations and nationalism Jan 12 Philip Spencer and Howard Wollman (2002) Nationalism: A Critical Introduction. Ch. 2: Contemporary Approaches to Nationalism Jan 14 Discussion Week 3 Formation of Nations: Nation-State and Interstate System * Jan19 Wallerstein, Immanuel (2004) World Systems Analysis. Ch 3: The Rise of the States- System: Sovereign Nation-States, Colonies and the Interstate System. Recommended reading: Chapter 2. Jan 21 Schmitt, Carl (1996) The State as the Agency of New, Interstate, Eurocentric Spatial Order of the Earth ( ). (P 1) Week 4 The Production of a Nation s People and the Others *

2 Jan 26 Wallerstein, Immanuel (1991) The Construction of Peoplehood: Racism, Nationalism, Ethnicity in eds. Wallerstein, Immanuel & Balibar, Etienne. Race, Nation, Class. London: Verso. Jan 28 Balibar, Etienne (1991) The Nation Form: History and Ideology in eds. Wallerstein, Immanuel & Balibar, Etienne. Race, Nation, Class. London: Verso. (P 2) Week 5 French Revolution and the ethnos/demos link * Feb 2 Foucault, Michelle (2003) Society Must Be Defended. Lectures at the College de France, New York: Picador. Lecture 10 March. Feb 4 Balibar, Etienne (1988) Propositions on Citizenship. Ethics. Vol. 98 (4): Week 6 Exclusionary logic of citizenship I* Feb 9 Foucault, Michelle (2003) Society Must Be Defended. Lectures at the College de France, New York: Picador. Lecture 17 March. Kristeva, Julia (1991) Strangers to Ourselves. New York: Columbia University Press. Pp: Feb 11 Agamben, Giorgio (1998) Homo Sacer. Sovereign Power and Bare Life. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Part3. Week 7 Exclusionary logic of citizenship II * Feb 16 Wallerstein, Immanuel (2003) Citizens all? Citizens Some! The Making of the Citizen Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 45, No.4, pp Feb 18 Arendt, Hannah (1967) The Origins of Totalitarianism. Orlando, FL: A Harvest Book. Ch:9. (P 3) Week 8 The colonial Other * Feb 23 Saada, Emmanuel Empire s children. The University of Chicago Press. Part 3. Feb 25 Fanon, Frantz (1965) Algeria Unveiled in A Dying Colonialism. New York: Grove Press. March 1 Film screening: Battle of Algiers Week 9 March 3 Discussion Week 10 Spring Break Week 11 French versus German Nationalism

3 March 15 Philip Spencer and Howard Wollman (2002) Nationalism: A Critical Introduction. Ch:4. Good and Bad Nationalism. March 17 Discussion Week 12 Immigration, Nationalism and Citizenship Today I * March 22 Thomas, Dominic Immigration and National Identity in France in Black France (eds.) Danielle Keaton, Denean Sharpley-Whiting et. al (Duke, 2012). (P 4) March 24 Ocak, Özden (2016) Immigration and National Identity under Neoliberalism: Sarkozy s selective immigration politics as a performance of sovereignty, Patterns of Prejudice, Vol 50, No:1. Week 13 Immigration, Nationalism and Citizenship Today II March 29 Asad, Talal Muslims and European Identity in Anthony Pagden The Idea of Europe from Antiquity to the European Union. (P 5) March 31 Discussion Week 14 Postcolonial and Feminist Critiques of Nationalism I * April 5 Walby, Sylvia (1996) Woman and Nation in ed. Balakrishnan, Gopal. Mapping the Nation. London: Verso. (P 6) April 7 Nira Yuval Davis (1996) Women and the Biological Reproduction of The Nation Women s Studies International Forum 19: 1-2, Week 15 Postcolonial and Feminist Critiques of Nationalism II * April 12 McClintock, Anne (1991) No longer in a Future Heaven : Nationalism, Gender, and Race. Transition. Vol 51, pp April 14 Bhabha, Homi (1994) The Location of Culture. New York: Routledge. April 19 Final papers due in class Week 16 COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING Attendance and participation (15 pts.): This class consists of lecture and class discussions. You are expected to be present in class and participate daily in the discussions and to take notes carefully during all activities. Students will be expected to come to class prepared to discuss and reflect upon the readings assigned that week. As a result, active participation in the lectures, posing questions, offering opinions, engaging in dialogue and debate is a crucial component of

4 the course. Students will therefore be marked on the level of engagement in the lectures throughout the semester. Overall, this is what I will look for in participation: (a) Attendance and professional classroom demeanor. You must attend class to participate. Students with habitual attendance problems cannot expect to receive a favorable participation mark. Your grade will be lowered by one letter if you have more than three unexcused absences. Excessive absences will result in further grade penalties and may include removal from the course roll. Additionally, students will be expected to conduct themselves with professionalism. This means arriving on time, and focusing on course activities (i.e., no cell phones, texting, browsing on your laptop, etc.). (b) Contributions to class lectures, discussions. I will look for contributions that demonstrate you are engaged with others arguments in class and that you have completed the assigned readings by analyzing the issues covered critically. Presentation (15 pts): All students are required to serve as facilitators once over the course of the semester on the days marked with a (P). The facilitator will be responsible for providing a brief introduction to the day s readings, in which s/he highlights main arguments, addresses the discussion questions posted by me on the course site, suggest the relevance of these arguments to other materials we ve considered in class, and outlines other possible directions for class discussion. Critical reflection paper (45 pts, 15 pts. each): You will be asked to write 3 critical response essays that cover the readings of the marked (*) weeks (that is, except for the weeks 2, 9, 11, 13). You are expected to be able to: i) compare the key features of the arguments, ii) engage in thoughtful analysis that ties the pieces to a well formulated argument of your own, iii) convey the depth of your understanding of the material, and iv) organize your ideas clearly without unnecessary stylistic errors. The essays will be 3-4 double spaced pages, written in Times New Roman, 12-pts. The deadlines for the response papers are the first Tuesday of February, March and April respectively. Final paper (20 pts): You should view the final paper as an opportunity to dig deeper into any issue you found most interesting (e.g. formation of the nation-states system, the implications of the nationality and citizenship nexus, the current debates on immigration and national identity etc.) You should use 10 scholarly resources (journal articles, books), 8 of which should be other than the course material. Final papers 7/8 double-spaced pages, Times new Roman, 12-pts are due on last day of class. You should bring in a hard copy to the class and also upload a digital copy on OAKS. Final paper outline (5 pts.) Students will be asked to submit an outline of their final papers. Outlines should include a short summary of the paper s topic, a thesis statement (i.e, the main idea/argument/claim of the paper), an outline of sections or paragraphs that will form the main body of the argument, and a list of 10 scholarly resources. The deadline for final paper outlines is April 7 th. Academic Honesty

5 When you enrolled in the College of Charleston, you signed an Honor Code. I expect that you will abide by that Code. I have zero tolerance for academic dishonesty. I reserve the right to prosecute to the fullest any act of academic dishonesty, that is, plagiarism and/or cheating, etc., by reporting it to the Honor Board. Students should be aware of the College s policies on plagiarism as published in the Student Handbook. If you are unfamiliar with the College s plagiarism policy please consult your student handbook. Students with special circumstances The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students should apply at the Center for Disability Services/ SNAP, located on the first floor of the Lightsey Center, Suite 104. Students approved for accommodations are responsible for notifying me as soon as possible and for contacting me at least one week before any accommodation is needed. Grading scheme: Letter Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F Points <60