INCM 9451 - Conflicts in Africa

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: INCM 9001 or INCM 9002.
This course investigates the origins, causes, resolution, and consequences of conflicts in contemporary Africa in light of their postcolonial contexts. Among others, it examines ethnic/clan, religious, political, and environmental conflict factors, demographic pressures on land and natural resources, discusses strategies for conflict resolution and post-conflict reconciliation and reconstruction, and evaluates the role of pan-continental and regional organizations, the United Nations and its agencies, Western powers and emerging Asian powers (especially China) in African conflicts.