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Dec 27, 2025
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PSC 152 - Seminar in International Politics: Ethnopolitical Seminar in International Politics: Ethnopolitical ConflictSemester Hours: 3
This course surveys the cultural, socio-demographic and related political and economic factors shaping the contemporary world and their impact on international relations. Topics to be covered include: the rise of nation-states in Europe in the 18th century and the impact of nationalism; the origins of cultural and ethnic pluralism as well as emergent ethnic and other parochial loyalties. Also included are the influences of post-Cold War developments on the revival of ethnicity around the globe. The initial part of the course focuses on the salient issues that have taken center stage in the post-Cold War era and the rise of cultural pluralism throughout the world. Different theories and perspectives that explain the revival of ethnic, racial, linguistic and religious differences are explored. The course focuses on several important cases, including the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, the genocide in Rwanda, the path to ethnic conflict and attempts at mediation in the former Yugoslavia after Tito, the drive by Quebec to become a ‘state within a state’ in the Canadian confederation, the struggle between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, the importance of narratives in Middle East violence, and the role of paramilitary and terrorist groups in Colombia’s protracted conflict.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
With the permission of the chairperson, this course may be repeated when the course content varies sufficiently from previous semesters.
January 2011 Offering:
10384: Distance Learning; TBA; Mazzucelli
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