Fall/Winter Timetable

POL2205H1F L0101

Undergraduate Course Code: POL486H1F L0101

Topics in International Politics I

Mobilization of People for Armed Conflict

Themes

The focus of this seminar will be peacebuilding. When did it emerge as a concept? What does it mean or involve? What role can and do states, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations play in building an enduring peace? What is the appropriate balance between top-down and bottom-up approaches> Cases to be examined will include, among others, Uganda, El Salvador, South Africa, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Somalia.

Texts

Taisier Ali and Robert Matthews, eds., Durable Peace: Challenges for Peacebuilding in Africa.

Format and Requirements

Book review (30%), essay (50%), and participation in the seminar (20%).