Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Democracy

Course Calendar

October 1 – October 31
Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Democracy
1:30 – 2:20 MWF in Administration Building 337
Calendar last updated on November 25
October 1 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Terrorism in Democracies: The Québécois in Canada (FLQ)
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 150 – 173
* Read for today: McRoberts, Kenneth. 2001
October 3 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Terrorism in Democracies: The Jura in Switzerland
* Read for today: Jenkins, John R. G. 1986: 90-107
October 5 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Terrorism in Democracies: Tamils in Sri Lanka (LTTE)
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 176 – 200
October 8 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Terrorism in Democracies: Kurds in Turkey (PKK)
* Read for today: Yeğen, Mesut. 2007
* Read for today: Smith/Kocamahhul, Joan. 2001
* Holiday: Columbus Day
* Holiday: Lailat Ul Qadr
October 10 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Simmering Ethnic Conflicts: Ethiopia and Eritrea
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 207 – 228
October 12 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Simmering Ethnic Conflicts: Somalia and Nigeria
* Read for today: Stevenson, Jonathan. 1993
* Major assignment due today:
Literature Review
October 15 (Monday)
* Holiday: Fall Break: No Classes
* Note: Mid-Semester's grade reports due
October 17 (Wednesday)
* Holiday: Fall Break: No Classes
October 19 (Friday)
* Holiday: Fall Break: No Classes
October 22 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Issue Study I: Failed States
* Read for today: Dreazen, Yochi J., Philip Shishkin, Greg Jaffe, and Neil King Jr. 2006
* Read for today: Logan, Justin, and Christopher Preble. 2006
* Read for today: Kolstø, Pål. 2006
October 24 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Issue Study Ia: Effects of the Sudanese Failed State
* Read for today: Taylor, Max, and Mohamed E. Elbushra. 2006
October 26 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Issue Study II: Military Interventions
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 232 – 260
* Note: Last day to withdraw with a 'W'
October 29 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Issue Study IIa: Moral Hazards and Military Interventions
* Read for today: Dowd, Bryan E. 1982
* Read for today: Crawford, Timothy W., and Alan J. Kuperman. 2005
* Read for today: Grigorian, Arman. 2005
* Read for today: Rauchhaus, Robert W. 2005
* Holiday: Cumhuriyet Bayramı
October 31 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Issue Study III: US Foreign Policy Implications
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 264 – 272
* Holiday: Samhain
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April 3, 2025
Major Assignments:
i*Research Question
i*Literature Review
i*Case Study
i*Final Draft
Quizzes and Exams:
*Day One (Objective)
*Day Two (Essay)
*Day Three (Take Home due)
*Final Examination (11:40)