| Course Title: Politics and Economics of Peacebuilding |
| Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2026 |
| Description: This course focuses on the theory and practice of peacebuilding and post-conflict economic recovery in the aftermath of mass violent conflict. Some questions we will explore are: how has the theory and practice of post-conflict recovery evolved since World War II? How and why does policy making during peacebuilding phases differ from 'normal' governance? How do economic policies interact with social, political and cultural factors to produce positive (or negative) outcomes? In what ways do internal and external actors support or inhibit the process of peacebuilding? The course will examine various cases of post-conflict recovery in the last thirty years and then focus on the Middle Eastern countries of Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. As part of the course, students will form groups and participate in a mock post-conflict conference. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Instructor To Be Announced |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026 | Discussion | Monday and Wednesday | 03:15PM - 04:30PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| IR0005 | INTREL-PE: International Political Economy | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's International Political Economy focus. |
| IR0004 | INTREL-PS: International Peace & Security | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's International Peace and Security focus. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 0 | Available: 28 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |