Political Science 331-01

Fall  2006

Dr. Bilocerkowycz

 

Office: St. Joe's # 205

Office  Hours: Monday 4:30-5:30 and Wed. 4:30-5:30 or by appointment at a mutually convenient time

Phone: 229-2231 (with voice mail) or dept. secretary 229-3626

E-mail: Jaro.Bilocerkowycz@notes.udayton.edu

Homepage Address: http://academic.udayton.edu/JaroBilocerkowycz/

This course focuses on the phenomena of nationalism and ethnopolitics.  We will examine various concepts and approaches to understand nationalism and ethnopolitics, relevant controversies, and diverse case studies.  Our global approach to the subject matter will include analyzing black-white relations and the issue of immigration in the U.S., the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Kurdish question, Darfur, Indo-Pakistani conflict, Northern Ireland, Quebec, Bosnia, and Kosovo.  Throughout the course we will discuss diverse means of reducing or managing ethnic and nationalist conflicts, which often are also matters of social justice.

This course is part of the  SOCIAL JUSTICE CLUSTER as it probes issues of ethnic and national conflict and differing perspectives on justice for various groups.  This cluster addresses questions such as:

·        By what standards should society and governments distribute goods to its citizens?

·        What is the relationship between individual autonomy and responsibility to others? 

·        What is the relationship between social groups (families, social classes, races, religions, communities and the like) and opportunities for social justice?   

·    What are the effects of the way society organizes its political, social, and economic institutions on human development and human dignity? 

·        How have different peoples and  (in America and around the world) responded to the conditions of injustice?   

It builds on the Humanities Base:

·Students will begin to develop and formulate their own conception of what it means to be human.

·Students will understand how the humanities disciplines ultimately constitute an integrated pursuit of the same goals.

·Faculty and students will form a community of learners through the examination of selected texts and common themes.

·Students will develop a more critical understanding of Western culture and will be introduced to the richness of non-Western civilizations.

·Students will develop general level competencies in reading, writing, and information literacy in conjunction with the Competency Program.

The expected student learning outcomes are the following:

1. gain familiarity with selected literature on the topic

2. understand basic concepts, approaches, and controversies

3. become knowledgeable about diverse case studies

4. ability to do independent research on the subject

  

The course grade will be based on the following components:

Midterm:                 30%  Oct. 6, Friday

Research Paper       30% due in class  Nov. 8  Wed.    

Final Exam:            30%  Dec. 13, Wed. 12:20-2:10

Class Participation: 10% (includes steady attendance, active participation in class discussions, and timely completion of any other assignments)

The exams will consist of essay and short answer items (identification, true/false).   All are expected to be present for scheduled exams, if a serious illness or emergency causes you to miss an exam be sure to notify the instructor BEFORE the test.  (Missing an exam without prior notification and subsequent documentation may disqualify you from getting a makeup exam.)

The research paper assignment (body of 10 pages typed) will be discussed in class at a later point, and you will receive a written hand-out concerning the term paper.

You are responsible for any announcements or assignments made in class whether or not you were in attendance that day.  For any classes missed, you are strongly urged to borrow a fellow classmate’s notes and check with fellow students for  missed announcements/assignments.

Textbooks:

Andrew Hacker, Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, and Unequal,  (New York: Scribner, 2003).

Plus numerous articles on electronic and hard-copy library reserve under POL 331, Dr. Bilocerkowycz (denoted by an asterisk in the syllabus)

Note the instructor reserves the right to make changes in this syllabus when deemed appropriate.

TOPICS AND READING ASSIGNMENTS 

1. INTRODUCTION

2. ETHNOPOLITICS IN AMERICA

    Hacker, Two Nations, entire book.

   *King, “I Have a Dream Speech,”

   *Papademetriou, "Migration," Foreign Policy, Winter, 1997-98, 138-149.

   *NY Times, “Foreign Born Population” & “Census Shows Growth of Immigrants,” (total 5 pages)

   *Immigration Debate Materials 

   *Andreas, “Politics on the Edge: Managing the US-Mexico Border,” Current History, February 2006, 64-68.

   *Vaca, “Visions of the Future,” Chpt. 9 (pp. 185-202)  from The Presumed Alliance.

   *US Census Bureau, “The American Indian and Alaska Native Pop.:2000,” 1-12.

   *US Commission on Civil Rights, “Use of Native American Images and Nicknames as Sports Symbols,” 1-2.

    *Lapchick, “Hank Aaron Steps up to the Plate,” 1-2

 *“Indian” Mascot and Logo Taskforce, “Common Themes and Questions About the Use of Indian Logos,” 1-8.

    Films: Spike Lee Get On the Bus and Alamo Bay on immigration

 

3. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES OF NATIONALISM

   *Kellas, The Politics of Nationalism and Ethnicity, Chpt. 1, "Ethnicity and Human Nature," 8-19.   

  *Gurr and Harff, Ethnic Conflict in World Politics, Chpt. 2, 15-26

  *Gurr and Harff,  Chpt. 3, 27-43, Chpt. 5, 83-95.

  *Pei, “The Paradoxes of American Nationalism,” Foreign Policy, May/June 2003, 30-37.

 *Stephen Worchel, “From the Lost to the Found: Factors that Influence Ethnic     Identity,” Chpt. 2, 32-51 from  Worchel, Written in Blood: Ethnic Identity and the Struggle for Human Harmony, 1999. 

 *Huntington, "The Clash of Civilizations," Foreign Affairs, Summer 1993, 32-49.

 *A. Mazrui, "Islamic and Western Values," Foreign Affairs, Sept./Oct. 1997, 118-132.

 *Y. Sadowski, “Ethnic Conflict,” Foreign Policy, Summer 1998, 12-22.

 *J. Fishman, “The New Linguistic Order,” Foreign Policy, Winter 1998-99, 26-39.       

 *D. McGray, “Lost in America,” Foreign Policy, May/June 2006, 40-48 (including Erard “Saying Global in Chinese,” 45)

 

4. NATIONALISM AND ETHNOPOLITICS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

 *Mansbach, The Global Puzzle, Chpt. 8, The Middle East Case, 254-289.

 *Ross, “Learning the Lessons of the Past and Applying Them to the Future,” from The Missing Peace, Chpt. 26, 759-779.

 *Straus, “Darfur and the Genocide Debate,” Foreign Affairs, Jan/Feb. 2005. 123-133.

 *Prunier, “The Politics of Death in Darfur,” Current History, May 2006, 195-202.

 *Bajpai, “Untangling India-Pakistan,” Foreign Affairs, May/June 2003, 12-26.

 

5. NATIONALISM AND ETHNOPOLITICS IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD

*Boyle and Hadden, "Options for Northern Ireland," from Developments in British Politics 2, 247-265.

*De Breadun, “Northern Ireland: An End to the Troubles?”  Current History, April 1999, 153-158.

*Economist, April 12, 2006, 1-5 “Northern Ireland: Still Troubled.

* Parizeau, "The Case for a Sovereign Quebec," Foreign Policy, Summer 1995, 69-76.

* Johnson, "The Case for a United Canada," Foreign Policy, Summer 1995, 78-88.