F1519 National Borders in the Age of Transnationalism

The aim of the course is to present and discuss the role of international boundaries, their relation to nations and their role in defining the national state, to understand the changes concerning those boundaries in the modern era of globalization which is bringing a mix of different peoples into nation states, and the establishment of more open boundaries, as in the European Union, North America and other parts of the world, which partly abolish the traditional role of international boundaries.

The students will be supplied with a vast bibliography relevant to the course matter. They will write a paper concerning the boundaries of one country, most likely their own, but can choose other countries if they wish.