17.523 | Fall 2005 | Undergraduate

Ethnicity and Race in World Politics

Lecture Notes

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1 Introduction: Objectives and Requirements of the Course    
2-3 Rethinking Ethnicity and Race Lec #2 (PDF)

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4 Ethnic and Racial Identities in Comparative Perspective  (PDF) (PDF)
5-7 What are the Political Dimensions of Ethnicity and Race?  Lec #5 (PDF) Lec #5 (PDF)

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8 A Framework for Analysis of Ethnopolitical Mobilization   (PDF)
9-10 The Sources of Discontent: The Intersections of Race and Class  Lec #9 (PDF) Lec #9 (PDF)

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11-12 Government Responses to Ethnopolitical Demands and Group Disadvantage Lec #11 (PDF) Lec #11 (PDF)
13 International Dimensions of National Ethnopolitical Conflicts (PDF) (PDF)
14-15 The Emergence of International Human Rights  Lec #14 (PDF) Lec #14 (PDF)

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16-18 Are Human Rights Universal?: Women’s Rights versus Cultural Practices  Lec #16 (PDF) Lec #16 (PDF)

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19 Human Rights and Foreign Policy: Should Outsiders Assist the Ethnic/Racial Groups of Another Country?   (PDF)
20-23 International Humanitarian Intervention: Bosnia vs. Darfur, Sudan and Rwanda   Lec #20 (PDF)

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24 Ethnic Minority Rights, Human Rights, and Sovereignty   (PDF)
25-26 Review Class - Lessons Learned and Looking Forward   Lec #25 (PDF)

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