PSCI 353
Why States Fail: Political Violence at the End of the 20th Century
Spring 2010
Division II
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Class Details
This course considers the origins of political violence and state failure at the end of the 20th century. It seeks to address why there was a resurgence of political violence at the dawn of the 21st century. Toward that end, we begin by considering competing explanations of political violence (ethnicity, democratization, natural-resource endowments, and predatory elites). We then move on to the empirical section of the course in which we cover case studies of state failure in parts of Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
The Class:
Format: seminar/discussion
Limit: 19
Expected: 16
Class#: 3208
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 16
Class#: 3208
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
seminar participation, two oral presentations and a research paper
Prerequisites:
one of the following: Political Science 201, 202, 203, 204, 229, 250, 254, 256, 333 or the permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences:
Political Science majors
Distributions:
Division II
Attributes:
PSCI Comparative Politics Courses
PSCI Research Courses
PSCI Research Courses
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PSCI 353 - 01 (S) SEM Polit Violence 20th Century
PSCI 353 - 01 (S) SEM Polit Violence 20th CenturyDivision IITR 11:20 am - 12:35 pm
Hopkins 2063208
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