This unit focuses on the relationships between strategy, diplomacy and conflicts in international politics. It explores answers to the following questions: What is strategy? Why do states and non-state actors engage in short- or long-term conflicts? What role does diplomacy play in the process? Does the beginning of a conflict mean the end of diplomacy? How do conflicts come to an end? What role do peace movements and other international actors play in the peaceful resolution of disputes? How do conflicts affect civilians, particularly women and children? What are the implications of conflicts at various levels for state, regional and international stability? The answers to these... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Sarah Percy
Prerequisites: any Level 1 Political Science and International Relations unit
