The post Cold War world is characterized by lingering conflicts at the sub-systemic level. Some take place along ethnic lines, some along religious lines, some reflect a total breakdown of the state.
Some conflicts persist, while others are seemingly resolved.
Much current research is focused on explaining such conflicts, and one of the interesting questions is how these conflicts can be resolved. This course will cover the main approaches to this question and study some of the salient cases of the day. The course is a seminar meeting once per week. The grade is based primarily on one term paper of 25-30 pages. Students will also be required to make short presentations on the readings for the week.