GOVT 2264

Political Violence

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course explores the causes and consequences of modern day civil wars. The first part of the course looks at individual, group, and state level factors that might cause civil wars to break out. The second part of the course looks at the dynamics of civil wars including intensity and types of violence. The third part assesses the consequences of civil war and the last part assesses how civil wars end. 

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (GLC-AS, SBA-AS, SSC-AS)
Course Subfield (CP, IR)
Course Attribute (EC-SAP)

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