| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | General Discussion of Ethnic Identity | 2 page paper due |
| Section I: General Theory | ||
| 3 | Primordialist Approaches | 2 page paper due |
| 4 | Constructivist Approaches I | |
| 5 | Constructivist Approaches II | 5-7 page paper due |
| Section II: Variables Driving Identity Construction | ||
| 6 | Modernization | 2 page paper due |
| 7 | Entrepreneurship | 2 page paper due |
| 8 | Patronage | |
| 9 | Prejudice and Stigma | 5-7 page paper due |
| Section III: Ethnic Group Mobilization as an Independent Variable | ||
| 10 | Party Politics and Consociationalism | |
| 11 | Democracy and Democratic Consolidation | 2 page paper due |
| 12 | Ethnic Mobilization and Civil War | 2 page paper due |
| 13 | Ethnic Riots | |
| 14 | Partition and Secession | 5-7 page paper due Final paper due one week after session 14. |
