POLS 259 - Contemporary Conflicts in World Politics

During the 20th century, international conflicts were usually well-defined: one country went to war against another, primarily to gain and hold territory. Today, such conflicts are increasingly uncommon. In their place have emerged complex forms of violence and unrest, which tend to hold little regard for national borders and whose ultimate aims are often difficult to discern. This class investigates the most pressing of these contemporary conflicts – including terrorism, migration, ethnic violence, and economic protests – in order to understand why they developed, where they might be headed, and how the international community might best respond to them.

Credits 1

Area
Social Sciences

Division
Social Sciences

Compass Attributes
Global Honors, Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars