Political Science 362 Nationalism and Nation-Building State University of New York at Albany Spring 2016

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1 Political Science 362 Nationalism and Nation-Building State University of New York at Albany Spring 2016 Professor Cheng Chen TTh 8:45-10:05 Office: Milne Hall 214A ED 120 Phone: Office Hours: T 10:05-11:05 cchen@albany.edu Humanities 16 Course Description For centuries, nationalism has been a powerful political force. After the end of the Cold War, nationalism once again moved to the fore front of international politics. By taking this course, the students are expected to understand the different conceptualizations of nation and nationalism ; to be able to trace the historical and social developments associated with the building and emergence of nations and nationalist movements; and to examine the complex role of nationalism and nation-building in the contemporary world. The first part of the course is an overview of the major theories of nationalism and nation-building. The second part of the course focuses on the development of nationalism and nation-building in relations to different political traditions and phenomena such as democracy, fascism, communism, anti-colonialism, and globalization. Next, concrete manifestations of contemporary nationalism in Western Europe, Russia and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and the United States will be examined. The course will conclude with the assessment of the prospects for nationalism in today s changing world. Course Requirements After completing this course, students are expected to be able to clearly define nation and nationalism, to demonstrate familiarity with the broad history of modern nationalism and its interactions with major political traditions, to compare and evaluate the major theories of nations and nationalism, and to use these theories to analyze and explain relevant empirical cases. There will be one in-class midterm exam and one take-home final essay. The date for the midterm exam is listed on the syllabus. The final essay is due on the last day of class Thursday, May 5, The final essay is not a research paper and students need only draw on the readings and lectures for this course. Late papers will result in grade reductions. Inclass participation will count for 20% of the grade, the midterm 30%, and the final 50%. It is mandatory that all class members complete the assigned readings prior to the lectures. Class attendance will be taken regularly. Multiple absences without university-approved reasons (see will result in a reduction of the participation portion of the overall grade. Students are expected to meet all standards of academic integrity. Violation of academic integrity will not be tolerated. For relevant information, see 1

2 Readings Anthony D. Smith, Nationalism: Theory, Ideology, History, 2 nd edition (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2010) The above book is available at the University Bookstore. The rest of the readings are available on the course s Blackboard. PART I: CONCEPTS AND THEORIES January 21: Introduction Course syllabus January 26-28: Concepts of Nation and Nationalism A. What is a nation? B. Nationalism and Nation-Building The Question of Definition, in John Hutchinson and Anthony Smith, eds. Nationalism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994) Anthony Smith, Nationalism, 5-23 February 2-4: The Emergence of Nationalism A. The Rise of Nationalism B. The Spread of Nationalism Anthony Smith, Nationalism, 47-65, February 9-11: Types of Nationalism A. The Ideology of Nationalism B. Good and Bad Nationalisms Anthony Smith, Nationalism, PART II: NATIONALISM IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE February 16-18: Nationalism and Democracy A. The Link between Nationalism and Democracy B. Nationalism and Democratization 2

3 Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner, eds., Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Democracy (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994), 3-31 (Chapters by Nodia and Fukuyama) Jack Snyder, From Voting to Violence: Democratization and Nationalist Conflict (New York: W. W. Norton, 2000), February 23: Nationalism and Fascism Geoff Eley, What Produces Fascism: Preindustrial Traditions or a Crisis of a Capitalist State, Politics and Society 12:1 (1983): February 25-March 3: Nationalism and Communism A. Theoretical Foundation B. Practice: The Case of the Soviet Union Neil Harding, Leninism (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1996), Terry Martin, An Affirmative Action Empire: The Soviet Union as the Highest Form of Imperialism, In R. G. Suny and T. Martin, eds. A State of Nations (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), March 8: Midterm Review March 10: In-Class Midterm March 22-24: Nationalism and Anti-Colonialism A. Nationalism and Colonialism B. Post-Colonial Legacies Selections by Gandhi, W. Wilson, and F. Fanon from Vincent P. Pecora, ed., Nations and Identities: Classic Readings (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2001), , Rupert Emerson, From Empire to Nation: The Rise to Self-Assertion of Asian and African People (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1960), 3-21 March 29-31: Nationalism and Globalization A. Nationalist Backlash against Globalization B. Nationalism in a Globalizing World Benjamin Barber, Jihad vs. McWorld, The Atlantic Monthly 269:3 (March 1992) Saul Newman, Nationalism in Postindustrial Societies: Why States Still Matter, Comparative Politics 33:1 (October 2000): Dani Rodrik, Hooray for Nation States, New Republic, February 17, 2011,

4 PART III: CONTEMPORARY CASES April 5-7: Nationalism in Western Europe A. The Rise of Far-Right B. Nationalism and EU Hans-Georg Betz, Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe (New York: St. Martin s Press, 1994), 1-4, Montserrat Guibernau, The Birth of a United Europe: On Why the EU has Generated a Non-Emotional Identity, Nations and Nationalism 17:2 (2011): Kenan Malik, The Failure of Multiculturalism, Foreign Affairs 94:2 (2015): April 12-14: Nationalism in Post-Communist Societies A. Nationalism in Eastern Europe B. Russian Nationalism Rogers Brubaker, Nationalism Reframed: Nationhood and the National Question in the New Europe (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996), J. Paul Goode, Nationalism in Quiet Times: Ideational Power and Post-Soviet Hybrid Regimes, Problems of Post-Communism 59:3 (2012): 6-16 Henry E. Hale, Nationalism and the Logic of Russian Actions in Ukraine, Perspectives on Peace and Security, August 2014 April 19-21: Nationalism in Middle East A. The Rise of Religious Nationalism B. Case Studies Mark Juergensmeyer, The Cold War? Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993), 11-25, Henry Munson, Islam, Nationalism and Resentment of Foreign Domination, Middle East Policy 10:2 (2003): April 26-28: American Nationalism Minxin Pei, The Paradoxes of American Nationalism, Foreign Policy (May/June 2003): Rogers Smith, The Next Chapter of the American Story, Chronicle of Higher Education 49:44 (2003) Paul R. Pillar, The Age of Nationalism, National Interest 127 (September/October 2013):

5 May 3-5: The Future of Nationalism Anthony Smith, Nationalism, Final due 5