Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Democracy

Course Calendar

September 1 – September 30
Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Democracy
1:30 – 2:20 MWF in Administration Building 337
Calendar last updated on November 25
September 3 (Monday)
* Holiday: Labor Day
* Holiday: Labor Day: No Classes
September 5 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: NSD: The Morality Argument
* Read for today: McRoberts, Kenneth. 2001
September 7 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Rwanda: The 100 Days
September 10 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Humanitarian Emergencies
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 70 – 75
* Major assignment due today:
Research Question
September 12 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Failed States and Rogue States
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 75 – 86
* Note: Mass of the Holy Spirit
September 14 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Ethnic Conflict Resolution by Third-Parties
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 86 – 90
September 17 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Ethnic Conflict Resolution by the United Nations
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 90 – 96
September 19 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Ethnic Conflict Resolution by IGOs and NGOs
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 96 – 116
September 21 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Easterly Article
* Read for today: Easterly, William. 2001
September 24 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Terrorism in Democracies: Chechnya
* Read for today: Taras and Ganguly 2006: 120 – 146
September 26 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Terrorism in Democracies: Chechnya
* Read for today: Toft, Monica Duffy. 2003: 1-17
September 28 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Terrorism in Democracies: Chechnya
* Read for today: Toft, Monica Duffy. 2003: 64-87
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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)