Calendar

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
I. Conventional Wisdom and Basic Variables
1 Introduction  
2 Old and New Civil Wars  
3 The World Bank Approach to Civil War Paper 1 due
II. A. Origins of Civil War
4 Security Dilemmas  
5 Identity Issues:Thugs and Ethnic Groups, Victims and Saviors Paper 2 due
II. B. Course of Civil War
6 Collective Action and Identity  
7 Death and Killing  
8 Organization Paper 3 due
II. C. Termination and Aftermath
9 Termination: General Issues  
10 Negotiation and Partition  
11 Aftermath Paper 4 due
12 Maintaining the Peace  
13 Building Democracy  
14 General Discussion. Application of Course Material to Iraq and Afghanistan.