Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, students shall be able to:
- demonstrate in depth theoretical and empirical knowledge about processes of integration and disintegration at the regional and national levels, which also involves applying and problematising central concepts such as nation state, secession, nationalism and regional cooperation
- demonstrate the ability to independently provide an overview of the research field as well as identify and critically reflect on methods that dominate the research field
- independently formulate a research problem within the research field and argue for a method that is appropriate for the problem.
Course Content
The course deals with two central research fields: 1) the research field on political integration and regionalisation processes, and 2) the research field on nationalism, secession and struggle for independence. Each of these two research fields is mapped, and the connections between them are discussed. The student is also taught how to identify and formulate a research problem in relation to the research fields with adequate methods related to these.
Assessment
Written assignments and active participation in seminars.
Forms of Study
Lectures and obligatory seminars.
Grades
The Swedish grades A–F.
Reporting of grades:
- Written assignments and seminars, 7,5 credits
Prerequisites
- A minimum of 180 credits on first cycle, including 90 credits in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Human Rights or Peace and Conflict Studies, including a minimum of 7,5 credits research method with a focus on Social Science and English 6
Other Information
The course is part of the master’s programme Democracy, Citizenship and Change.