2017-2018 Academic Bulletin 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POLSC 354 - War and Peace in the Middle East


Credits: 4
An examination of several types of conflicts - including revolutions, civil wars, interstate wars, and interventions - in the Middle East. Theories of each type of conflict are applied to specific cases. Peace processes are also analyzed and discussed in the context of resolving current regional crises. Through course readings, drawn from popular nonfiction, mainstream journals, and field-specific journals, students gain basic literacy in both qualitative and quantitative approaches to political science.

Prerequisite: POLSC 232  recommended.

Distribution Requirements: PD, SB.