2008-2009
Ethno-National Communities and Conflicts: Israel and Beyond
Uriel Abulof
NES 525
Course Description:
This course examines ethno-national communities in conflict, focusing on the interplay between identity, polity and policy. Drawing on insights from various fields - security studies, political philosophy and social psychology - the course examines the Israeli Jewish community's sense of existential uncertainty and the narrative-normative dimension of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Other ethno-national communities - Kurds, Palestinians, Armenians, Québécois, Afrikaners, Maronites, and more - will also be discussed.
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Course open to juniors, seniors and graduate students only.
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