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166-008 The Making of Modern Europe: Managing Identity in Contemporary Europe | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-110. Students who have completed 166-110 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Leslie Holmes |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week |
Subject Description | An introduction to the major issues confronting Europe today, in the post Cold War, post-Maastricht, post-USSR era. There will be consideration of the problems related to issues of identity and nationalism in general, and as these relate to selected countries of Western Europe, as well as the threat of racism and neofascism. The subject further explores who abuses power in European countries, with examples of corruption. Students will investigate whether European citizenship is a myth or reality in the context of the European Union. Consideration will also be given to the issue of migration in Europe. Finally, the course reflects upon the place of the study of identity in terms of how Europe is conceptualised, from both within Europe and beyond. |
Assessment | Written work of not more than 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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