POL 490 - Politics of Reconstruction and Reparation

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Catholic University of America

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Description:

This course looks at the politics of reconstruction, reparation and reconciliation in the wake of political disaster. Topics include the sorts of political settlements that emerge from such national catastrophes; the roles of international actors in shaping, enforcing and financing those settlements; the vexed questions of retaliation, reconciliation and reparation for the crimes of the past; the distribution of pain and rewards in post-conflict reconstruction; and the roles of state and "civil society" in recovery. Cases for research may include: Afghanistan today; Angola after the defeat of UNITA; Argentina after the generals; Bosnia under the Dayton Accords; Cambodia after the UN-brokered peace accords; Chile after Pinochet; East Timor at Independence; El Savador since 1992; Guatemala today; Indonesia after the fall of Soeharto; occupied Iraq; Mozambique after the peace accords; Rwanda after the genocide; Serbia and the breakup of Yugoslavia; and South Africa after apartheid. Students will develop and report on their own research projects centered on one aspect of one or more cases. World Politics.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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