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Presentation
Presentation
In the 2000s, populist and sovereignist neo-nationalism has emerged in western world as backlash to the acceleration of globalization. This fact entangles two different lines of scientific researches: the first one on Nationalism and the second one on Contemporary populism. The course combines both the fields of research in order to provide a complete overview on the subject. The course addresses three dimensions: 1) the main scientific approaches on Nation and Nationalism developed in the second half of the XX Century (primordialism/perennialism; ethno-symbolism; modernism); 2) The emergence of the current wave of populist neonationalism and its formula of sovereignism as political doctrine 3) the national-sovereignism in contemporary Portugal in comparative perspective. The course privileges the perspective of the western history, mainly in term of scientific approaches and political phenomenon highlighting their multifaceted perspectives
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Optional | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT790-23511
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
First section: Scientific approaches on National and Nationalism The Primordialist and Perennialist approach he Ethno-Symbolist approach: Anthony D. Smith The Modernist approach: E. Gellner (nations and nationalism); B. Anderson (imagined communities); E. Hobsbawm (invention of tradition) Second section: Scientific approaches on Populism and Souvereignism Populism as scientific concept and the main approaches on it Nationalism and Populism: similarities and differences Right-wing and Left-wing Populist Sovereignism Third section: Case studies Identitarian movements in XXI Century Euroscepticism between Sovereignism and Nationalism Souvereignism in Contemporary Portugal from the Left and from the Right
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Objectives
Objectives
The course aims to introduce the students to the main topics of Nation/Nationalism and Populist sovereignism. With respect to the topic of Nationalism, the course provides the basic tools to understand the evolution of Nation and Nationalism between XIX and XX as modern concepts in social sciences. The analysis highlights the main characteristics of different scientific approaches, the debate among them and the critics moved to them. With respect to the topic of Sovereignism, the course aims to introduce students to the most relevant scientific analysis on contemporary populism/sovereignism, including their left-wing and right-wing varieties. The course combines the theoretical debate with the political one, focusing neonationalism and populist souvereignism in the geopolitical context, including the Portuguese case in it. The case studies dimension tends to highlight similarities and differences between right-wing and left-wing souvereignism in the international context.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The increasing availability of online digital content with conferences, rallies and congresses of populist leaders and parties of the left and right allows for a direct approach to the phenomenon of nationalism and sovereignty. In the context of practical classes, this online content will be used for students to directly analyse the objects of study. Likewise, the theoretical component is supported not only by printed scientific literature, but by a series of audiovisual contents on the topics of the course produced by renowned intellectuals and academics in these areas of research. The audiovisual content is not predefined, but created in collaboration with the students to develop their ability to search for scientific sources as opposed to non-scientific sources.
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References
References
BASILE L., MAZZOLENI O. (eds.), Sovereignism and Populism. Citizens, Voters and Parties in Western European Democracies (London: Routledge, 2021) COX L., Nationalism. Themes, Theories, and Controversies (London: Palgrave, 2021) DE SPIEGELEIRE S., SKINNER C., SWEIJS T. (eds.), The rise of Populist Sovereignism. What it is, where it comes from, and what it means for international security and defense (Hague: HCSS, 2017) HEARN J. S., Rethinking Nationalism. A Critical Introduction (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020) KERR W., Theories of Nationalism. In William Kerr, Darwinian Social Evolution and Social Change. The Evolution of Nationalisms (London: Palgrave, 2021), pp.87-114 ÖZKIRIMLI U., Theories of Nationalism: A Critical Introduction. 3rd edition (London: Palgrave, 2017) SÁ A. F., Ideias Sem Centro. Esquerda e Direita no Populismo Contemporâneo (Lisboa: Dom Quixote 2021) ZÚQUETE J. P., Populismo Lá Fora e Cá Dentro (Lisboa: FFMS, 2022)
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
