GOVT 50.02 Civil War, Insurgency, and the International Response

This course examines why civil wars begin, how they are fought, how they end, and what the international community can do to mitigate their cost. We will use these ideas to ground analysis of prominent conflicts, including Iraq, Vietnam, Colombia, and Congo. Some specific topics include theories of insurgency and counterinsurgency; successes and failures of international peacekeeping; the role of ethnicity and religion; and the relationship between civil conflict and economic development.

Instructor

Friedman

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:INT or TMV; WCult:NW

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