Causes of Political Violence: Theory and Empirics - JPM520

• Anglický název: Causes of Political Violence: Theory and Empirics
• Zajišťuje: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů (23-KMV)
• Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
• Platnost: od 2012 do 2012
• Semestr: zimní
• E-Kredity: 4
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:1/0, KZ [HT]
• Počet míst: neomezen / neurčen (neurčen)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: nevyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Úroveň: specializační
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu
• Garant: doc. PhDr. Běla Plechanovová, CSc.; Gerald Schneider; Mgr. Petr Binhack, Ph.D.
• Vyučující: doc. PhDr. Běla Plechanovová, CSc.; Gerald Schneider

Anotace

Poslední úprava: PLECH (04.10.2011)

This series of four lectures presents a survey of the causes of political violence in three areas. While the first lecture deals with the determinants of inter-state war and the problem of political violence in general, the second and third deal with human rights violations and one-sided violence including genocides and massacres. The last lecture addresses the issues of civil war and asymmetric conflicts including terrorism. The lectures will particularly discuss where the causes of conflict overlap and where separate explanations for a particular form of violence are necessary.

Literatura

Poslední úprava: PLECH (04.10.2011)

You will find the readings in databases available through the electronic sources of the Faculty Library

 

Session 1:

Frank C. Zagare 1996. "Classical Deterrence Theory: A Critical

Assessment". International Interactions 21/4: 365-387.

James D. Fearon 1995, "Rationalist Explanations for War". International

Organization 49: 379-414.

Bruce M. Russett 2009. Democracy, War and Expansion through Historical

Lenses. European Journal of International Relations 2009 15: 9-36.

 

Session 2:

James D. Fearon and David Laitin 2003. Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil

War. American Political Science Review 97: 75-90

Michael D. Ward, Brian Greenhill and Kristin Bakke (2010) "The Perils of Policy by p-value: Predicting Civil Conflicts," Journal of Peace Research, 46 (4): 363-375.

Cederman, Lars-Erik; Nils Weidmann and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch 2011. Horizontal Inequalities and Ethno-nationalist Civil War: A Global Comparison', American Political Science Review 105(3)

 

Session 3:

 

Christian Davenport 2007. State Repression and Political Order. Annual

Review of Political Science 10:1-23.

Downes, Alexander B. 2006. "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures. The

Causes of Civilian Victimization in War." International Security 30 (4):

152-195.

Humphreys, Macartan and Jeremy M. Weinstein. "Handling and Manhandling

Civilians in Civil War." American Political Science Review 100 (3): 429-447.

 

Session 4:

Andrew H. Kydd/Barbara F. Walter 200. "The Strategies of Terrorism".

International Security 31/1.

Ignacio Sanchez-Cuenca/Luis de la Calle 2009. Domestic Terrorism: The

Hidden Side of Political Violence. Annual Review of Political Science

12:31-49.

Požadavky ke zkoušce

Poslední úprava: PLECH (12.11.2011)

To receive credits from the course an essay of app. 10 pages is required due 9 December 2011. Your essay should be related to the topics covered by the lectures and you are expected to make use of the readings assigned for this course in your essay. All requirements for academic writing apply.

Send your paper to [e-mail] and hand it in a hard copy to an in-tray at Ms Ivanovic office - room 3097.

Do not send the papers to Prof. Schneider, as well as do not ask him for extension or other exemption.

Požadavky k zápisu

Poslední úprava: PLECH (04.10.2011)

The course will be taught as a block of lectures - 17-19 October 2011.