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.

Maximum Enrollment

Writing-Intensive (18)

(Writing Intensive.)

Credits

1

Prerequisite

One 200-level course in international relations or comparative politics, or consent of the instructor.

Offered

Spring

Notes

(International Relations)