Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay 2000 Words | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Policy brief Ciritical evaluation of intervention in a policy field 2000 Words | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Policy brief Ciritical evaluation of intervention in a policy field 2000 Words | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay 2000 Words | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Critically evaluate the idea of nationalism and theoretical understandings of it.
Critically discuss relational interpretations of nationalism.
Analyze the value of concepts for understanding the significance of nationalism in policy fields.
Critically evaluate policy interventions relating to nationalism.
Brief description
The aim of the module is to present the most progressive ideas about the geographies of nationalism to students. In the first five lectures, students are introduced to the idea of nationalism and theoretical understandings of it in particular. This section emphasizes the need to think about the nation as a social and spatial entity that has been created on the basis of networks of people and various things. In the second half of the module, the implications of this idea are discussed for five discussion topics of academic and policy importance in the field of nationalism: the process of creating or building nations; the link between nationalism and citizenship; multiculturalism and minority rights; populism; affect, art and the nation.
Content
Themes include: theories of nationalism, nations and territoriality, nations and networks, relationality.
Part Two: the nation in policy and practice
Themes inlcude: populism; nationalism and globalization; minority rights and multiculturalism; citizenship; affect and aesthetics.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Creative Problem Solving | The policy brief involves evaluating different policy interventions to address a policy 'problem'. |
| Critical and analytical thinking | Both the essay and the policy brief require critical and analytical thinking |
| Digital capability | Researching the coursework will require the use of digital technology while writing the coursework will require familiaritiy with word processing. |
| Professional communication | Both coursework assignments require communication in different professional contexts (academia; policy). |
| Real world sense | The policy brief involves a critical evaluation of policy interventions in a real-world setting. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6