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857-0006-00L 8 Credits MSC D-GESS
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Political Order and Conflict

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Lars-Erik Cederman
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Abstract

This seminar builds on the MACIS seminar on political violence and covers primarily the quantitative literature on civil and regional wars, especially with respect to the effect of economic and ethnic factors, political institutions and the geographic and international context. The students will develop an original research question to be dealt with in a research paper.

Objective

This seminar covers ethnic violence, political-economy perspectives on war, the role of political institutions, and the international dimensions of civil conflict. The goal of the seminar is to expose the students to these topics by allowing them to discuss them in class and to write a term paper addressing an original research question.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Important: Once the first part of an examination series is taken, a deregistration from the course is no longer possible and counts as a first attempt.

Registration & Places

Max Places
15

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Political Order and Conflict
  • Wed 10:15-12:00 (IFW D 42)
2 h weekly

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