Fall/Winter Timetable
POL2322H1S L0101
Undergraduate Course Code: POL443H1S L0101
Topics in Comparative Politics II
Civil War and Political Violence
Themes
The general theme of this course is to understand the origins, dynamics, and processes of political violence which observers often characterize and classify as “racial” or “ethnic” or “religious” in nature. In particular the course focuses on understanding one particular type of political violence, called civil wars or insurgencies, which is a conflict between a state and at least one armed non state actor within its territory.
Texts
TBA
Format and Requirements
Discussion-style format. Students are expected to do all readings before each class and contribute to class discussions each week. Assignments include in-class presentations, several short essays, and one research paper.
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Congratulations to Madalyn Hay, a recipient of a 2023-2024 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship. Madalyn, one of our doctoral students, holds a BAH in Contemporary Studies and Classics from the...
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Congratulations to alumna Meaghan Williams, a recipient of the 2022-23 Governor General’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, the highest academic honour available to graduate students in Canada. Awarded annually by the Office of the...
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April 22, 2021
Congratulations to two political science alumni now teaching at U of T who have both won Superior Teaching Awards! Igor Shoikhedbrod and Khalid Ahmed will be celebrated on May 5th at...
August 6, 2020
Q&A with 2020 Vanier Scholar Yojana Miraya Oscco Congratulations to PhD student Yojana Miraya Oscco who has won a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC). Launched in 2008, the program enables...
April 30, 2020
Congratulations to our graduate student Kevin Edmonds who has won New College's June Larkin Award for Pedagogical Development. A PhD candidate specializing in Caribbean political economy, histories of alternative/illicit development, foreign intervention and...