Module POL3225 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3225: Understanding Civil War
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Introduction and causes of civil war; civil war datasets reliability
Dynamics of civil war including fighter recruitment, insurgency strategies, and civilian targeting
Research design in studies of civil war
Conflict resolution
New topics in the study of civil war such as rebel governance, rebel state-building, and student wishes
Presentation of research designs
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities | 44 | 22 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 51 | Revision and review of class activities |
| Guided Independent Study | 80 | Reading assignments |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Preparation and writing of two critical response papers |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Preparation and writing of case study |
| Guided Independent Study | 5 | Preparation for Presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | 60 | Preparation and writing of research design |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Lars-Erik Cederman, Kristian S. Gleditsch, and Halvard Buhaug. Inequality, Grievances, and Civil War. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2013.
Barbara F. Walter. Committing to Peace: The Successful Settlement of Civil Wars. Princeton University Press. Princeton, NJ. 2002.
Michael Doyle and Nicholas Sambanis. Making War and Building Peace: United Nations Peace Operations. Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ. 2006.
Stathis N. Kalyvas. The Logic of Violence in Civil War. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, MA 2006.
Paul Staniland. Networks of Rebellion. Cornell University Press. Ithaka, NY, 2014.
