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Jan 02, 2025
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Goucher College 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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PSC 112 - To Comparative Politics: Nationalism, National Identity, and the State (3 Cr.)
What are the ties that bind “imagined communities” of citizens together? Is simple patriotic altruism enough to explain why so many—ranging from radical-fringe terrorist organizations to structured hierarchical national armies are willing to fight and die for their nation? Are the forces of identity—ancient or modern—instrumental tools of elite manipulation or in the “blood” of the masses? Nationalism has been defined as the shared myths, memories. and beliefs that allow the state to function. It has been denounced as a force that emphasizes exclusion and mindless patriotism. This course will unpack the significance of national identity utilizing case studies drawn from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia; not only examining the effect of national identity on the formulation of political agendas and public policy, but also looking at minority communities’ responses to these scenarios. Fall semester. Hwang and Githens.
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