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IR3087 National Minorities, The State and Conflict

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

To be confirmed

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr R A Brubaker

Dr R A Brubaker
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Rebecca Brubaker

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

What are national minorities? And why is it important to study state policies towards these groups in order to understand nationbuilding and security practices in the 20th and 21st centuries? This module offers an overview of the origins of population engineering policies and tracks states' efforts to restore, maintain, build or transform their national identities. It invites students to examine current events in light of this framing. The course will explore the dominant state approaches towards national minorities including accommodation, integration, containment, assimilation, expulsion, and genocide. It will also explore the conditions under which states choose one policy over the next depending on a particular group鈥檚 relationship to the state, its elites and the state鈥檚 current allies and enemies. And finally, the course will examine the legal infrastructure that emerged to help protect national minorities in times of war and peace.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Weekly 2-hour seminars x11 weeks and 2 film screenings.

Scheduled learning hours

28

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

264

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Understand the historical and political context around state policies towards national minorities
  • Assess the nature of state policies towards national minorities in a range of key cases.
  • Critically evaluate these policies
  • Anticipate future policies and recognise risks of conflict
  • Build familiarity with international legal protections.
  • Write policy briefs and present persuasive policy pitches.