POL 467 Political Violence
In this course, students will explore a wide variety of forms of political violence. Theories underpinning the causes of each form of violence will be addressed, as well as case studies of each form. Violence directed by the state and by broader society will be examined, as will violence directed toward the state and toward broader society. Forms of political violence may include the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe, the Arab Spring, Apartheid in South Africa, the 1962 coup in Burma and the Rwandan genocide.