POLS 2215 Ethnic Conflict and Genocide
The focus of this course is inter-ethnic and national conflict. Theoretical topics will include issues of identity, race and ethnicity, and nationalism. The course will also address the body of literature on ethnic conflict and conflict resolution. Primary attention in the course will be devoted to the study of tragic ethnic conflict and genocide in the 20th century, including the Holocaust, soviet deportations and the GULAG system, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Rwanda. (3 lect.)