POS 361 Politics of Global Conflicts

This course will give students the analytical tools to tackle questions such as: what are the causes of conflicts? Are ancient hatreds, ethnic or religious extremism, colonialism, resource competition, class warfare, ideology and/or state failure to blame, or must we look elsewhere for explanation? Moreover, how and why do conflicts end? What is the role of the global community in resolving some of these conflicts? Better still, what can be done to prevent some of these conflicts from erupting in the first place? POS 361L Advanced Research Lab required if course is offered as 3-credit plus lab. Fulfills writing-intensive and diversity requirement. Prerequisite: POS 171 or 173 (CP)