Causes of War
POL 388
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Why do states and peoples go to war? Conversely, how can war be avoided? This course surveys some of the most important explanations--including human nature, the anarchic international system, domestic politics, economics, technology, nationalism and terrorism--and evaluates them in light of historical wars, and of crises resolved short of war. Cases include the Peloponnesian War, the Napoleonic Wars, World War I, World War II, the Cuban missile crisis, ex-Yugoslavia's wars, and Russia's current war against Ukraine.
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Section L01
- Type: Lecture
- Section: L01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 88
- Capacity: 999
- Class Number: 21773
- Schedule: TTh 10:00 AM-10:50 AM - McCosh Hall 10
Section P01
- Type: Precept
- Section: P01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 9
- Capacity: 14
- Class Number: 23268
- Schedule: Th 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - Chancellor Green 105
Section P01A
- Type: Precept
- Section: P01A
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 10
- Capacity: 14
- Class Number: 23269
- Schedule: Th 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - Wallace Hall 002
Section P02
- Type: Precept
- Section: P02
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 14
- Capacity: 14
- Class Number: 23270
- Schedule: Th 12:30 PM-01:20 PM - Corwin Hall 023
Section P03
- Type: Precept
- Section: P03
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 11
- Capacity: 14
- Class Number: 23271
- Schedule: Th 01:30 PM-02:20 PM - Corwin Hall 023
Section P04
- Type: Precept
- Section: P04
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 9
- Capacity: 14
- Class Number: 23272
- Schedule: Th 02:30 PM-03:20 PM - Corwin Hall 023
Section P05
- Type: Precept
- Section: P05
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 10
- Capacity: 14
- Class Number: 23273
- Schedule: Th 03:30 PM-04:20 PM - Corwin Hall 023
Section P06
- Type: Precept
- Section: P06
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 12
- Capacity: 14
- Class Number: 23274
- Schedule: F 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - Frist Campus Center 207
Section P07
- Type: Precept
- Section: P07
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 13
- Capacity: 14
- Class Number: 23275
- Schedule: M 10:00 AM-10:50 AM - Robertson Hall 008
Section P99
- Type: Precept
- Section: P99
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 0
- Capacity: 0
- Class Number: 21774