Political Science 797T - ST-SpecialTopics/Int'lSecurity

Spring
2021
01
3.00
R Charli Carpenter
W 6:30PM 8:30PM
UMass Amherst
85129
Fully Remote Class
charli@polsci.umass.edu
85128
A 'Dream Team' of Top International Security scholars will take turns providing weekly online lectures in their areas of expertise, followed by a weekly Q&A session with these experts in the field. Topics will include peacekeeping, war statistics, the protection of civilians, the war on terror, military coups, battlefield performance, artificial intelligence and war, public opinion and foreign policy, leadership and war, women and political violence and other topics. Grading will consist of weekly online quizzes. Graduate students must additionally write a 2500-word practice-comp question addressing the state of security studies.
This course is open to Political Science Graduate students only.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.