Fall/Winter Timetable

POL422H1H

Graduate Course Code: POL2324H1H

Ethnonationalism and State-Building: The Communist and Postcommunist Experience

Themes

We will explore nationalities issues. We examine interpretations of the development and role of ethnic politics and ethnonationalism in the Soviet Union, especially its role in the disintegration of the Soviet state. We then explore the role of ethnonationalism in state building and interstate relations in the successor states.

Texts

TBA

Format and Requirements

Students will be expected to complete a major paper. Each student will also be responsible for oral presentations to the seminar.

Prerequisites

POL201Y1/POLB90H3/POLB91H3/POL305Y1

Exclusions
POL422Y1