GOVT-387 Civil-Military Relations
This course examines the causes and consequences of military intervention in politics. Topics include the causes of coups d’état; problems of military rule; civil-military relations and the use of force; nationalism, ethnicity, and the military; and the use of "irregular" armed forces such as warlords and civilian militia.
Writing-Intensive (18)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
One 200-level course in international relations or comparative politics, or consent of the instructor.
Offered
Spring
Notes
(International Relations)