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Introduction to States and Societies Ba Y1 J005 2020


Class
Idir Ouahes
Enrolment for this class is currently closed.

The module Introduction to States and Societies is designed to help students to develop the understanding and knowledge of key concepts and ideas related to states, societies and their interactions in an increasingly globalised world. The aim is to introduce students to issues of State legitimacy, the State as a community, the Territorial State; Power and Democracy; Identity, Civil Society and the Public Sphere; Citizenship and its Limits; Nationalism and Imagined Communities; The Armed State; Globalisation and Risk; Migration; Neoliberalism; Social Movements and Social Change; Rethinking State and Society in a Global World. This module will run throughout the semester (14 weeks).

Please find below the Module Study Guide:

 

Here is the class outline:

Week 1 - Introduction to the module

Week 1 - Outline & Skills
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Week 2 -The Territorial State And Territorialisation

Week 2 - The Territorial State and Territorialisation
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Week 3 - Conservative and Liberal Views of the State

Week 3 - Conservative and Liberal Views of the State
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Assessment 1 - In Class Exercise 1 (week 3)

Week 4 - Power And Democracy

Week 4 - Power and Democracy
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Week 5 – Society: Social Groups and Civil Society

Week 5 –Society: Social Groups and Civil Society
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Assessment 2- In Class Exercise 2 (Week 5)

Week 6 - States and Societies: Culture, Education and the News Media.

Week 6 -States and Societies: Culture, Education and the News Media.
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Week 7 - Nation-States: Nationalism and Citizenship

Material for this Week
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Assessment 3 - In Class Exercise 3 (Week 7)

Week 8 -Challenges: Political Economy and The Market

Week 8 - Challenges: Political Economy and The Market
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Week 9- Challenges: Globalization and Migration

Week 9 -Challenges: Globalization and Migration
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Assessment 4 - In Class Exercise 4 (Week 9)

Week 10 - The Fifth Estate and Digital Economy

Week 10- The Fifth Estate and Digital Economy
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Week 11- Challenges: Technology

Week 11- Challenges: Technology
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Assessment 5 - In-Class Exercise 5 (Week 11)

Week 12 –Solutions: Strong States, Weak Societies; Weak States, Strong Societies

Week 12 –Solutions: Strong States, Weak Societies; Weak States, Strong Societies
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Week 13 - Solutions: No States and Superstates

Week 13 - Solutions: No States and Superstates
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Week 14 - Review: States and Societies in the Future

Week 14 - Review: States and Societies in the Future
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