Government 347gh - Seminar:Seminar: Topics in International and Comparative Politics-Genocide, Mass Atrocities, and Human Rights

This course provides students with the intellectual framework for understanding the numerous, complex, and often emotionally challenging issues related to genocide and other instances of mass atrocities. The course explores the theoretical, social, legal, and political basis in order to understand these events through thematic analysis and help frame genocide and mass atrocities as distinct analytical concepts in the social sciences. Examination of several major cases of genocide and mass atrocities from the turn of the 20th century to contemporary times provides the foundation for comparative analysis, as well as the exploration of selected broad themes. This course aims to provide a structured forum for analyzing universal questions relating to human rights and their gross violation.Prerequisite: GOV 220 or GOV 241. Restrictions: Juniors and seniors only. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only; Prereq: GOV 220 or 241.