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... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Aleksandar Pavkovic
Prerequisites: 39cp or (6cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units at 200 level including 3cp in POL)
