POLS 225 - Genocide and Political Power

3 Credit(s)

The motivations for committing genocide or acts of genocide can vary; sometimes the desire to remove a particular group completely provides motivation; in other cases, acts of genocide occur in the course of a civil war. In this course, students explore the motivations of governments or groups to commit genocide; whether and how ethnic groups and nations recover from a genocide or ethnic cleansing; and what paths and solutions are open to states trying to rebuild in the wake of such atrocities. The continuing role of national identity and nationalism, and the actions taken or avoided by governments, provide a lens through which students examine the potential for gaining or regaining political power for targeted ethnic groups.
Prerequisite(s): No Prerequisites.