Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
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Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SOC 5280 - [Conflict and the Nation State]


Fall. 4 credits.

Next offered 2014-2015.

D. Strang.

The nation-state developed out of conflict, through military competition within Europe and the rise of and response to colonial empires in the Americas, Asian and Africans.  Conflict is just as virulent today, as ethnic cleansing and movement towards American imperialism attest.  We will examine these conflicts both in comparative historical terms and in terms of fundamental social processes, with an eye to what they tell us about contemporary issues.  Questions include: When and why do groups seek to leave polities, through secession or decolonization?  When and why do states become imperial powers?  How is intra-state and inter-state conflict conditioned by the changing content of nationality and citizenship, global institutions, and inequalities of wealth and power.




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