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Ending Violence
Last Updated: 2026-06-03 00:14:12
Abstract
In this seminar, students will examine civil wars, how they end, and consequences in post-conflict society. Beginning with revolutionary warfare and counterinsurgency theories, we will explore how wars end and the institutions they create. We then study the social and political legacies of violence.
Objective
Through this lens, students will evaluate how wartime dynamics influence how they end and - in post-conflict society - governance, reconciliation, and institutional resilience. The course underscores the challenges to securing peace, the lasting impact of wartime legacies on societies, and the challenges to achieving enduring peace and social cohesion after civil conflicts nominally end. Specifically, at the end of this course, students will be able to: Identify processes of change that occur during conflict, at both the individual and collective level; Identify how these processes end, or not, when conflict nominally ends; Contrast underlying theories driving the persistence of these processes; Debate strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to study ending violent conflict and their legacies; Apply theories of ending violent conflict to specific cases.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Registration & Places
- Max Places
- 15
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| seminar | Ending Violence |
|
2 h weekly |