Political Science 397GC - ST-Gender, Conflict & Security

Fall
2019
01
3.00
Meredith Loken
M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
32026
Machmer Hall room W-27
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 Senior, Junior and Sophomore POLISCI majors.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.