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| Course ID: | INTL 4220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Conflict | Course
Description: | The major approaches to the study of international conflict, with special emphasis on the logical and empirical foundations for key hypotheses regarding war and peace. These subjects are addressed by considering the incentives and constraints on decision making that arise from systemic, coalitional, national, and individual factors. | | Oasis Title: | INTL CONFLICT | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4220 | | Prerequisite: | INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | At the end of this course, students should be able to do the following:
Describe and critique the major approaches to the study of international conflict.
Explain how these approaches help us understand important aspects of international
conflict including: interstate war, nationalist violence, successions war, the
strategies designed to mitigate conflict including peacekeeping, deterrence, and
alliance. | | Topical Outline: | Classic Explanations
Realism
Liberalism
Patterns of Conflict
Nationalist Conflict
Successions War
Deterrence
Peacekeeping
Interdependence and Conflict
Alliances
Negotiation | |
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