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Course description

Introduces students to peace and conflict studies. In particular, it focuses on the causes of war and violence, the relationship between security and development, human security, the ethical and legal restraints on war, the politics and practice of humanitarian aid, and the role of international institutions such as the United Nations and Red Cross. The course will focus on contemporary cases, focusing on - among other things - the genocide in Rwanda, emergency response to the tsunami, the debt crisis and global poverty, the challenges of rebuilding Iraq, the humanitarian disaster in Darfur, and the question of UN reform.

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