The objectives of this course are: -Introduce the concepts of conflict and political violence -Understand the causes of political violence -Analyze theories of wars between states -Analyze theories of civil wars -Analyze theories of terrorism -Analyze other types of violence (repression, genocide, ethnic cleansing) -Become familiar with geostrategic approaches to conflict

This course addresses the causes, consequences, and trends of conflict in the world. It presents the various types of conflicts (inter-state wars, intra-state wars, terrorism, ethnic conflict, state repression), their long-term evolution, their political, economic and social causes and their consequences for the world order. 1. The Concept of Political Violence 2. Historical Trends in Political Violence 3. Wars Between States 4. Civil Wars 5. Terrorism 6. Repression, Genocide, and Ethnic Cleansing 7. Political Violence and Geostrategy

THEORETICAL PRACTICAL CLASSES Knowledge and concepts students must acquire. Student receive course notes and will have basic reference texts to facilitatefollowing the classes and carrying out follow up work.Students partake in exercises to resolve practical problems and participatein workshops and an evaluation tests, all geared towards acquiring the necessary capabilities.Subjects with 6 ECTS are44 hours as a general rule/ 100% classroom instruction. TUTORING SESSIONS Individualized attendance (individual tutoring) or in-group (group tutoring) for students with a teacher. Subjects with 6 credits have 4 hours of tutoring/ 100% on- site attendance. STUDENT INDIVIDUAL WORK OR GROUP WORK Subjects with 6 credits have 98 hours/0% on-site.