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: 61
- Capacity: 999
- Class Number: 21423
- Schedule: MW 10:00 AM-10:50 AM - McCosh Hall 46
Section P01
- Type: Precept
- Section: P01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 10
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 23290
- Schedule: W 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - East Pyne Building 321
Section P02
- Type: Precept
- Section: P02
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 10
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 23291
- Schedule: W 12:30 PM-01:20 PM - Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building A97
Section P03
- Type: Precept
- Section: P03
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 11
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 23292
- Schedule: W 01:30 PM-02:20 PM - Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building A98
Section P04
- Type: Precept
- Section: P04
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 10
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 23293
- Schedule: Th 10:00 AM-10:50 AM - Scheide Caldwell House 203
Section P05
- Type: Precept
- Section: P05
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 11
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 23294
- Schedule: Th 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - Scheide Caldwell House 203
Section P06
- Type: Precept
- Section: P06
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 9
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 23600
- Schedule: Th 03:30 PM-04:20 PM - Peyton Hall 140
Section P99
- Type: Precept
- Section: P99
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 0
- Capacity: 0
- Class Number: 21424