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POLS
417 Syllabus
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Writing Guidelines |
Top 5 Spelling/Grammar Errors in Student Writing |
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Class Presentations |
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Date |
Puzzle |
Readings |
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Aug 29 |
Overview:
Puzzles of Peace |
None |
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Sept 1 |
What is peace
studies, and what should it become? |
Jeong, Peace
and Conflict Studies, Chapter 2 (BB) Steinberg, “Postcolonial Theory and the Ideology of Peace Studies” (BB) Cook-Huffman, “Paths for Peace Studies” (BB)
Crews, “A
Modest Proposal for Peace Studies”
(BB) |
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Sept 6 |
The puzzle of
trust: How do the sides negotiate their way out
of war? |
Pfetsch,
Negotiating Political Conflicts, Chapter 1
(BB)
Pillar, “The
Diplomatic Response to Military Activity”
(BB)
Goemans, “War
Termination” (BB)
Wittman, “How
a War Ends”
(BB) |
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Sept 8 |
What does
international law say about conflict and
peacebuilding? |
Thomas,
“International Law and Armed Conflict” (BB)
Hall,
“International Law and the Responsibility to
Protect” (BB) |
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Sept 13 |
How do we know
war has truly ended? |
Fortna, Peace
Time: Chapters 1-3
Berdal,
Building Peace After War, Chapter 1 (BB) |
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Sept 15 |
Do treaties and
peace agreements really preserve peace? |
Fortna, Peace
Time: Chapters 4-5
Sriram, Peace
as Governance, Chapter 2 (BB) |
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Sept 20 |
How do we design
more effective peace agreements? |
Ethiopia-Eritrea
Handout (BB)
Fortna, Peace
Time: Chapter 6
Badran, “Peace
Agreements and the Durability of Intrastate
Peace” (BB) |
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Sept 22 |
How do principles of armed conflict resolution and bargaining apply to nonviolent conflicts? |
American Dream Handout (BB) American Dream (BB - 103 mins) |
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Sept 27 |
What is the role of outsiders in conflict resolution? |
Mitchell and
Regan, “Conflict Management” (BB)
Edgar,
“International Organization and Ending
Conflicts” (BB)
Reychler,
“Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding”
(BB) |
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Sept 29 |
Do sanctions and
humanitarian intervention work? |
Seybolt,
“Humanitarian Intervention and International
Security” (BB)
Rowe, “Economic
Sanctions and International Security” (BB) |
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Oct 4 |
How have peace
operations evolved over time? |
Diehl, Chapters
1-3 |
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Oct 6 |
How do we design
effective peacekeeping missions? |
Diehl, Chapters
4-5
Fortna, “Does
Peacekeeping Keep Peace?” (BB)
Fortna,
“Interstate Peacekeeping” (BB) |
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Oct 11 |
What are the moral hazards of peacekeeping? |
Watch Before
Class: Blue Helmets: Peace and Dishonour
(BB – 43 mins)
and Srebrenica - A Cry from the
Grave (BB – 104 mins) |
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Oct 13 |
ONLINE DISCUSSION/ NO
PHYSICAL CLASS:
Is peace
possible? |
Boulding,
Cultures of Peace, Chapter 4
De Rivera,
Transforming the Empire With a Department of
Peace
(BB) |
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Oct 18 |
Can peace and
conflict coexist? |
Stephan and
Chenoweth, “Why
Civil Resistance Works”
(BB)
Zunes, Merriman,
and Stephan, “Nonviolent Struggle” (BB)
Watch before class:
This Is What Democracy Looks Like (BB) |
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Oct 20 |
What is just
peace? |
Philpott,
“Reconciliation: An Ethic for Peacebuilding”
Leebaw,
“Reassessing Truth Commissions”
Confortini,
“Feminist Contributions and Challenges to Peace
Studies”
Porter,
Peacebuilding, Chapter 4 and Conclusion |
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BB: Oct 20-Oct 21 |
Final Exam |
Review:
construct answers to each of the six questions
on the syllabus |