GOVT-435 Political Violence and Civil Wars (3)

This course introduces the study of political violence and intra-state conflict. Rather than focusing exclusively on civil wars, which dominate the study of violence in political science, the course focuses primarily on lower-level violence, ranging from communal riots to extortion rackets to electoral violence. Students may be required to produce a research paper. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Capstone. Crosslist: GOVT-635. Grading: A-F only.