War & Peace In Africa

Catalog description

This course is designed to introduce students to the major issues and debates concerning humanitarianism and international intervention in the 20th century. First the course will explore the rise of humanitarian institutions and the proliferation of humanitarian doctrines in the first half of the 20th century. Then students will investigate specific sites of conflict in Africa (e.g., Algeria, Nigeria, Somalia, Rwanda, and Sudan) and analyze different models of humanitarian organizations and compare strategies for intervention and aid.