OSUN Themes: Democratic Practice; Global Justice; Inequalities
Identity, Order, and Violence in the Post-Cold War
Term: August 27, 2024 – December 12, 2024Levels: 300-Level; 400-Level
Day/Time: Tuesday; Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Instructor: Bugra Güngör, American University of Central Asia
This is a course on the varieties of political violence led by individuals’ identities and order in the Post-Cold War era. The students discuss important concepts related to identity, such as religion, nationalism, and ethnicity, and political order including formal and informal norms, coercion, and sanctions. Furthermore, they examine whether and how these concepts can shape intra and inter-group violence drawing on some episodes in different settings from the early 1990s to the present.
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS