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States and Nations - POL304
Why do we often think that the citizens of each state form, collectively, a nation? Why do we think that this nation speaks or makes its will known through elections? How are nations related to states? Since 1914 new states have been continuously created and their existence justified on the basis of the principle of national self-determination. This unit examines the history of the principle, its theoretical justifications and its application in practice. Among the questions discussed are: What makes a group of people a nation? How did the principle of self-determination become a principle of International Law? How was this principle used to justify decolonisation? Do the Indigenous peoples have a right to self-determination? Is there a right to secede and form a separate state? Will this principle be eventually abandoned within a united Europe?
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde X1 - External study; Offered in Session 1 |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Aleksandar Pavkovic |
| Prerequisites: |
30cp or (6cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units at 200 level including 3cp in POL) |
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| NCCW(s): | POL342 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations Faculty of Arts |
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