DIP-411: International Conflicts: Theory and History
This course discusses the theory, causes and history of international conflicts and warfare.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1- Is There an Enduring Logic of Conflict in World Politics?
Chapter 2- Origins of the Great Twentieth-Century Conflicts
Chapter 3- Balance of Power and World War I
Chapter 4- The Failure of Collective Security and World War II
Chapter 5- The Cold War
Chapter 6- Intervention, Institutions, and Regional and Ethnic Conflicts
Chapter 7- Globalization and Interdependence
Chapter 8- The Information Revolution, Transnational Actors, and the Diffusion of Power
The overall objectives of this course are:
– To review the causes and history of major conflicts
– To understand resource-based conflict as well as other causes
Upon completion of this course, the student is expected to able to:
– Understand theoretical approaches to conflict
– Understand resource-based conflict as well as other causes
