Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
Sciences Po - Paris campus
Course Title:
INTERNATIONAL WARS AND CONFLICTS
Course Number:
ASPO 25A23
Course Description:
This course will examine some fundamental questions about the nature of wars and conflicts in international politics. War remains a recurrent phenomenon. From Ethiopia to Ukraine, weapons are fired, and people are killed. Is war a part of human nature or is it a social invention? Are democracies less prone to fight than authoritarian regimes? Is war an unavoidable consequence of anarchy, and if so, what is the role of human agency? What factors contribute to conflict among nations, how have these factors changed over time? Is the nuclear shadow back in our contemporary international security? Has the window of humanitarian operations been closed? Can we speak of “new wars” in the 21st century, and if so, why? We will try to answer some of these questions through an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating insights from political science, anthropology, psychology, and history. With these elements, the course will attempt to better understand
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
CONF 397
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