CEPS 0915 - Nationalist Politics and Conflict

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Brown University

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Everywhere from Iraq to Western Europe, ethnic identity and nationalism are major sources of political tensions and conflict in the contemporary world. This course will ask why nationalistic conflicts emerge, and why some conflicts can be resolved by negotiation while others repeatedly break out in violence. We will focus on five case studies: tensions among Sunnis, Shi'a and Kurds in Iraq; Northern Ireland , where conflict was ended by negotiation after many decades of violence: the Rwandan genocide, including its historical routes in colonialism and ongoing efforts to bring justice and reconciliation; problems of integrating Moslem populations into European societies in France, Germany, Britain and Scandinavia; and the right of small nations to secede and form new states. The course will pay attention to the roles of popular grievances, nationalist politicians international organizations and mediators such as the UN; and the changing global political and strategic environment. It will ask whether the US should do more to stop nationalist violence, and whether it can be effective.

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0.00

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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