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Providing a thorough theoretical and methodological grounding, our program will help you develop a critical understanding of nationalism, as well as hands-on, transferable skills. It addresses the question of what constitutes the nation, analyzes its organization and considers the meaning of ‘nationalism’ as it applies to individual identity.
QUICK FACTS
Full-time duration:
1 year
Starting in:
September
Tuition fee:
€12,000 per year
Location:
Vienna, Austria
Degree:
Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree
The program offers an interdisciplinary approach that includes political science, history, anthropology, sociology, and international relations. To this end, in addition to completing courses within the Nationalism Studies Program, you are also required to attend courses offered by other CEU departments. The breadth of study allows you to construct a multidimensional picture of what the nation is, how it functions, why it is relevant, and why it is so often at the heart of conflict.
The international teaching staff has also been assembled to represent a wide range of disciplinary expertise relevant to the study of nationalism including history, social theory, economics, legal studies, sociology, anthropology, international relations and political science.
Study your passion
Our extensive curriculum offers a wide selection of courses that provide a complex theoretical grounding in problems associated with nationhood and nationalism combined with advanced training in the methodology of applied social science. Additional courses focus on placing problems of nationalism in the context of economic and political transition as well as constitution building in post-1989 Central and Eastern Europe, with a comparative outlook on regime transitions outside the region.
Courses include:
1. Debates About Self-determination and External Minority Protection in the Twentieth Century
2. Nationalism, National Identity, National Feeling: The Sociological and Socio-psychological Approach
3. Nationalism and Political Theory
4. Constitutional Design and Conflict
5. Law and Ethnicity
6. Anthropological Approaches to Ethnicity, Racism and Nationalism
7. Interpretations of Modern Anti-semitism
8. The Ottoman Empire and the Post-colonial Debate
9. Sociological Approaches to Race and Ethnicity: The Roma in Central Europe
10. Interpreting Contemporary Nationalism in Southeastern Europe
Apply
Admissions requirements:
1. Completed online application form
2. Proof of English proficiency
3. Letters of recommendation
4. CV
5. Four-year bachelor’s degree
6. Academic records
7. Research proposal
8. Writing sample
Programme overview
Main Subject
Area Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Earn a valuable degree
Providing a thorough theoretical and methodological grounding, our program will help you develop a critical understanding of nationalism, as well as hands-on, transferable skills. It addresses the question of what constitutes the nation, analyzes its organization and considers the meaning of ‘nationalism’ as it applies to individual identity.
QUICK FACTS
Full-time duration:
1 year
Starting in:
September
Tuition fee:
€12,000 per year
Location:
Vienna, Austria
Degree:
Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree
The program offers an interdisciplinary approach that includes political science, history, anthropology, sociology, and international relations. To this end, in addition to completing courses within the Nationalism Studies Program, you are also required to attend courses offered by other CEU departments. The breadth of study allows you to construct a multidimensional picture of what the nation is, how it functions, why it is relevant, and why it is so often at the heart of conflict.
The international teaching staff has also been assembled to represent a wide range of disciplinary expertise relevant to the study of nationalism including history, social theory, economics, legal studies, sociology, anthropology, international relations and political science.
Study your passion
Our extensive curriculum offers a wide selection of courses that provide a complex theoretical grounding in problems associated with nationhood and nationalism combined with advanced training in the methodology of applied social science. Additional courses focus on placing problems of nationalism in the context of economic and political transition as well as constitution building in post-1989 Central and Eastern Europe, with a comparative outlook on regime transitions outside the region.
Courses include:
1. Debates About Self-determination and External Minority Protection in the Twentieth Century
2. Nationalism, National Identity, National Feeling: The Sociological and Socio-psychological Approach
3. Nationalism and Political Theory
4. Constitutional Design and Conflict
5. Law and Ethnicity
6. Anthropological Approaches to Ethnicity, Racism and Nationalism
7. Interpretations of Modern Anti-semitism
8. The Ottoman Empire and the Post-colonial Debate
9. Sociological Approaches to Race and Ethnicity: The Roma in Central Europe
10. Interpreting Contemporary Nationalism in Southeastern Europe
Apply
Admissions requirements:
1. Completed online application form
2. Proof of English proficiency
3. Letters of recommendation
4. CV
5. Four-year bachelor’s degree
6. Academic records
7. Research proposal
8. Writing sample
Admission Requirements
59+
6.5+
88+
180+
Candidates must have completed a minimum of four years with a BA degree. Applicants to the Master’s program must meet the General CEU Admissions Requirements, and submit a 500-word outline of their proposed research topic and one writing sample, e.g., a term paper of minimum ten pages. If possible, candidates should submit a writing sample that is in some way related to the topic of nationalism.
1 Year
Sep
Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Domestic
12,000 EUR
International
12,000 EUR
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Area Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Earn a valuable degree
Providing a thorough theoretical and methodological grounding, our program will help you develop a critical understanding of nationalism, as well as hands-on, transferable skills. It addresses the question of what constitutes the nation, analyzes its organization and considers the meaning of ‘nationalism’ as it applies to individual identity.
QUICK FACTS
Full-time duration:
1 year
Starting in:
September
Tuition fee:
€12,000 per year
Location:
Vienna, Austria
Degree:
Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree
The program offers an interdisciplinary approach that includes political science, history, anthropology, sociology, and international relations. To this end, in addition to completing courses within the Nationalism Studies Program, you are also required to attend courses offered by other CEU departments. The breadth of study allows you to construct a multidimensional picture of what the nation is, how it functions, why it is relevant, and why it is so often at the heart of conflict.
The international teaching staff has also been assembled to represent a wide range of disciplinary expertise relevant to the study of nationalism including history, social theory, economics, legal studies, sociology, anthropology, international relations and political science.
Study your passion
Our extensive curriculum offers a wide selection of courses that provide a complex theoretical grounding in problems associated with nationhood and nationalism combined with advanced training in the methodology of applied social science. Additional courses focus on placing problems of nationalism in the context of economic and political transition as well as constitution building in post-1989 Central and Eastern Europe, with a comparative outlook on regime transitions outside the region.
Courses include:
1. Debates About Self-determination and External Minority Protection in the Twentieth Century
2. Nationalism, National Identity, National Feeling: The Sociological and Socio-psychological Approach
3. Nationalism and Political Theory
4. Constitutional Design and Conflict
5. Law and Ethnicity
6. Anthropological Approaches to Ethnicity, Racism and Nationalism
7. Interpretations of Modern Anti-semitism
8. The Ottoman Empire and the Post-colonial Debate
9. Sociological Approaches to Race and Ethnicity: The Roma in Central Europe
10. Interpreting Contemporary Nationalism in Southeastern Europe
Apply
Admissions requirements:
1. Completed online application form
2. Proof of English proficiency
3. Letters of recommendation
4. CV
5. Four-year bachelor’s degree
6. Academic records
7. Research proposal
8. Writing sample
Programme overview
Main Subject
Area Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Earn a valuable degree
Providing a thorough theoretical and methodological grounding, our program will help you develop a critical understanding of nationalism, as well as hands-on, transferable skills. It addresses the question of what constitutes the nation, analyzes its organization and considers the meaning of ‘nationalism’ as it applies to individual identity.
QUICK FACTS
Full-time duration:
1 year
Starting in:
September
Tuition fee:
€12,000 per year
Location:
Vienna, Austria
Degree:
Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree
The program offers an interdisciplinary approach that includes political science, history, anthropology, sociology, and international relations. To this end, in addition to completing courses within the Nationalism Studies Program, you are also required to attend courses offered by other CEU departments. The breadth of study allows you to construct a multidimensional picture of what the nation is, how it functions, why it is relevant, and why it is so often at the heart of conflict.
The international teaching staff has also been assembled to represent a wide range of disciplinary expertise relevant to the study of nationalism including history, social theory, economics, legal studies, sociology, anthropology, international relations and political science.
Study your passion
Our extensive curriculum offers a wide selection of courses that provide a complex theoretical grounding in problems associated with nationhood and nationalism combined with advanced training in the methodology of applied social science. Additional courses focus on placing problems of nationalism in the context of economic and political transition as well as constitution building in post-1989 Central and Eastern Europe, with a comparative outlook on regime transitions outside the region.
Courses include:
1. Debates About Self-determination and External Minority Protection in the Twentieth Century
2. Nationalism, National Identity, National Feeling: The Sociological and Socio-psychological Approach
3. Nationalism and Political Theory
4. Constitutional Design and Conflict
5. Law and Ethnicity
6. Anthropological Approaches to Ethnicity, Racism and Nationalism
7. Interpretations of Modern Anti-semitism
8. The Ottoman Empire and the Post-colonial Debate
9. Sociological Approaches to Race and Ethnicity: The Roma in Central Europe
10. Interpreting Contemporary Nationalism in Southeastern Europe
Apply
Admissions requirements:
1. Completed online application form
2. Proof of English proficiency
3. Letters of recommendation
4. CV
5. Four-year bachelor’s degree
6. Academic records
7. Research proposal
8. Writing sample
Admission Requirements
Domestic
International
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