Fall 2026 Political Science BC2604 section 001

PEACE AND CONFLICT

Call Number 00954
Day & Time
Location
T 11:40am-2:10pm
To be announced
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Severine Autesserre
Type LECTURE
Course Description

Today, 2 billion people—a quarter of the world’s population—live under the threat of violence in one of the 56 active conflict zones around the globe. How can we understand violence in wars? Why do wars and other violent conflicts start, grow, and persist? Why do so many countries that officially emerge from war lapse back into violence after a few years? Why do most international interventions fail to bring peace to affected populations? Can we end—or decrease, contain, or even perhaps prevent—mass violence? What role do outsiders play—both in war and in peace… and what about ordinary people?

Web Site Vergil
Department Political Science @Barnard
Enrollment 0 students (70 max) as of 5:07PM Sunday, March 22, 2026
Subject Political Science
Number BC2604
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20263POLS2604X001