Civil War

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
I. Conventional Wisdom and Basic Variables
1	Introduction
2	Old and New Civil Wars
3	The World Bank Approach to Civil War	Paper 1 due
II. A. Origins of Civil War
4	Security Dilemmas
5	Identity Issues:Thugs and Ethnic Groups, Victims and Saviors	Paper 2 due
II. B. Course of Civil War
6	Collective Action and Identity
7	Death and Killing
8	Organization	Paper 3 due
II. C. Termination and Aftermath
9	Termination: General Issues
10	Negotiation and Partition
11	Aftermath	Paper 4 due
12	Maintaining the Peace
13	Building Democracy
14	General Discussion. Application of Course Material to Iraq and Afghanistan.