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Recent years have seen a debate about the waning of war, though for millions of people around the world, wars and violence are part of their everyday lives鈥攚ith implications far beyond the war-torn states鈥� borders. This module introduces students to major trends in warfare (types of wars, the actors engaged in wars, targets in wars, funding of warfare, technology of warfare), theories explaining these trends, the relationship between warfare and state-building, and ethical questions concerning how wars are fought.
By the end of the course, students will be able to do the following:
- Provide a theoretically and empirically informed discussion of trends in warfare over time, as they pertain to causes of wars, dynamics of warfare, targeting in warfare, the actors engaged in warfare, and technologies of warfare.
- Critically review different theoretical, policy, and ethical debates surrounding key questions about warfare.
- Through class discussions and written assignments, systematically analyze empirical cases.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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