GOVT324 - War in the Former Yugoslavia

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Academic Year 2002/2003

War in the Former Yugoslavia
GOVT 324 SP

What factors explain the rise of deadly conflict in many of the countries that once made up Yugoslavia? How and why did the wars end? Are they in fact over? These are the primary questions that we will attempt to answer in this course. We will explore contrasting and complementary arguments that explain the outbreak of violence. We will then examine international attempts, both failed and more successful, to end the conflicts, and survey some of the most recent developments.

MAJOR READINGS

Steven L. Burg and Paul S. Shoup, THE WAR IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: ETHNIC CONFLICT AND INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION (New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1999).
Online reserve readings.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Class participation and attendance 15%
Leading discussion 15%
Midterm exam 20%
Research paper 20%
Take home final exam 30%

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is an upper-level seminar. There are no prerequisites, although it will help to have taken Introduction to International Politics or Democracy and Dictatorship.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Howard,Lise Morje

Times: ....R.. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC136

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 6 Jr. major: 4

SR. non-major: 4 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 3 FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003