Course Description

PO492 Comparative Genocide Studies 0.5

This course will address the phenomenon of genocide in a comparative and interdisciplinary manner. Topics will vary from year to year, but the course will usually focus on four or five genocides, with a view to explaining their origins, how they were carried out, and national and international reactions. Topics will normally also include the international law of genocide; debates about the appropriate definition of genocide; discussion of the "roots of evil", or how ordinary people can be persuaded to participate in genocide; gender and genocide; the politics of memory; the role of bystanders nations; and the role of humanitarian intervention. (Cross-listed as GS492.)

Prerequisite: Registration status: Year 4 Honours Global Studies or Political Science (or permission of the department).

Exclusion: PO497q.

Official electronic version updated at 10:33 a.m. March 31, 2005

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