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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

2 sections
Week 1 - Outline & Skills
Recordings

Week 2 -The Territorial State And Territorialisation

2 sections
Week 2 - The Territorial State and Territorialisation
Recordings

Week 3 - Conservative and Liberal Views of the State

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

Week 4 - Power And Democracy

2 sections
Week 4 - Power and Democracy
Recordings

Week 5 – Society: Social Groups and Civil Society

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

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

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

Week 7 - Nation-States: Nationalism and Citizenship

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

Week 8 -Challenges: Political Economy and The Market

2 sections
Week 8 - Challenges: Political Economy and The Market
Recordings

Week 9- Challenges: Globalization and Migration

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

Week 10 - The Fifth Estate and Digital Economy

2 sections
Week 10- The Fifth Estate and Digital Economy
Recordings

Week 11- Challenges: Technology

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

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

2 sections
Week 12 –Solutions: Strong States, Weak Societies; Weak States, Strong Societies
Recordings

Week 13 - Solutions: No States and Superstates

2 sections
Week 13 - Solutions: No States and Superstates
Recordings

Week 14 - Review: States and Societies in the Future

2 sections
Week 14 - Review: States and Societies in the Future
Recordings