Course Catalog - 2019-2020

     

POLI 571 - CIVIL WAR AND TERRORISM

Long Title: CIVIL WAR AND TERRORISM
Department: Political Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Seminar on causes, consequences and dynamics of civil wars. Will analyze why they break out, how sustained, how ended, thinking conceptually, theoretically, empirically about conflict dynamics and processes. Explores transnational dynamics, terrorism, roles of groups, organizations, insurgency-counterinsurgency dynamics and how these affect the evolution of civil conflicts. More work will be required of the Graduate level. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: POLI 469. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POLI 571 if student has credit for POLI 469.