POL 416H1
Civil War and Counterinsurgency
This course overviews the origins, dynamics, and outcomes of civil war and counterinsurgency. It provides a theoretical, empirical, and methodological foundation for understanding these forms of conflict, the logic of their violence, and the determinants of their duration and outcomes.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite: POL208H1 / POL208Y1 / POL209H5 / POL210H5 / POLB80H3; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: POL487H1 (Topics in International Politics II: Civil War and Counterinsurgency), offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2019; POL487H5 (Topics in International Relations: Insurgents, Criminals, Warlords: Understanding Violent Non-State Actors in International Politics), offered in Fall 2020; Exclusion:
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027