EU457 Half Unit
Ethnic Diversity and International Society
This information is for the 2015/16 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Jennifer Jackson Preece COW 2.06
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Comparative Politics (Nationalism and Ethnicity), MSc in Conflict Studies, MSc in EU Politics, MSc in EU Politics (LSE and Sciences Po), MSc in European Studies (Research), MSc in European Studies: Ideas, Ideologies and Identities, MSc in European Studies: Ideas, Ideologies and Identities (LSE and Sciences Po), MSc in Global Politics and MSc in Human Rights. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
This is a capped course (30 students). Students are required to obtain permission from the teaching department to take this course
Course content
This course will consider problems and practices of ethnic diversity in a world of nation-states including the rights of minorities and migrants, self-determination, ethnic cleansing and genocide, humanitarian intervention, and the role of the media in (de)constructing narratives of difference. In analysing these issues, particular attention will be paid to processes of securitization, desecuritization and security management.
Teaching
20 hours of seminars in the MT. 3 hours of seminars in the LT.
Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6 MT but in LT there will be seminars scheduled.
Formative coursework
Essay proposal (500 words) (Due Week 4 MT) Draft essay (2000 words) (Due Week 10 MT)
Indicative reading
Z. Bauman, Wasted Lives: Modernity and Its Outcasts, 2003; B. Buzan, O. Weaver and J. de Wilde, Security: A New Framework For Analysis,1998; J. Jackson-Preece, Minority Rights: Between Diversity and Community, 2005; W. Kymlicka, Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity, 2009; J Mayall, Nationalism and International Society, 1990.
A more detailed reading list is available from Dr Jackson-Preece.
Assessment
Essay (80%, 5000 words) in the ST.
Research proposal (20%) in the LT.
The research proposal will take the form of a poster presentation session in LT reading week 6.
Student performance results
(2011/12 - 2013/14 combined)
| Classification | % of students |
|---|---|
| Distinction | 19.4 |
| Merit | 66.1 |
| Pass | 12.9 |
| Fail | 1.6 |
Teachers' comment
Key facts
Department: European Institute
Total students 2014/15: 40
Average class size 2014/15: 14
Controlled access 2014/15: Yes
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Team working
- Communication
The EU457 course syllabus was updated & revised for the start of the 2012/13 academic year. For this reason, previous survey data has been excluded from the guide. The most recent and relevant survey data appears below.
2012/13
Question Average Response
Reading list (Q2.1) 1.2
Materials (Q2.3) 1.1
Course satisfied (Q2.4) 1
Lectures (Q2.5) 1.5
Integration (Q2.6) 1.6
Contact (Q2.7) 1.4
Feedback (Q2.8) 1.3
Recommend (Q2.9) Yes 100%
Maybe 0%
No 0%