Political Science 297GC - ST-Gender, Conflict & Security
Fall
2018
01
3.00
Meredith Loken
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
82079
Machmer Hall room W-21
mloken@umass.edu
This course investigates the gendered dimensions of armed conflict, foreign policy, international governance, peace-building, and post-conflict insecurities. Students will engage with academic and policy debates about how gendered power distributions shape international and human security. We will explore the issues raised in these debates by considering historical and contemporary global cases, including the role of masculinity in foreign policy, women's participation in political violence, gender-based civilian targeting, international post-conflict courts and transitional justice.
Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.