GOVERNMENT 393 
“Introduction to Peace Studies”
Professor Matthew Evangelista

This course examines the sources of violent conflict and war and the alternatives to war. It addresses such topics as genocide and “ethnic cleansing,” the role of international law, just-war theory, transnational peace activism, humanitarian interventions, environmental and resource-related sources of conflict, and nonviolent movements for social change.” Perspectives are highly interdisciplinary.
Course Design: Students write two 4-5 page papers on designated course issues and readings, and they later turn in a full revision of one of these papers. In addition, they work in groups of four or five to complete, in stages, a final group research project, with each member focusing on a specific dimension of the topic at large. Each group member writes a 15-20 page paper on his or her portion of the project and contributes to a group presentation on the subject to the entire class during the last five sessions of the term. Teachers review work in stages and monitor collaborations. There are no exams.