Course Info: CSI-0122

CourseCSI-0122 Economics of Peacebuilding
Long TitleEconomics of Peacebuilding
Term2017F
Note(s) Satisfies Distribution
Textbook information
Meeting InfoFranklin Patterson Hall 102 on M,W from 1:00-2:20
FacultyOmar Dahi
Capacity23
Available3
Waitlist0
Distribution(s) Power, Community and Social Justice
Cumulative Skill(s)Multiple Cultural Perspectives
Quantitative Skills
Writing and Research
Additional InfoStudents are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time.
Description

This course focuses on the theory and practice of peacebuilding and post-conflict economic recovery in the aftermath of mass violent conflict. Some questions we will explore are: how has the theory and practice of post-conflict recovery evolved since World War II? Should economic policies during peacebuilding phases differ from 'normal' economic development? How do economic policies interact with social, political and cultural factors to produce positive (or negative) outcomes? In what ways do internal and external actors' support or inhibit the process of peacebuilding? The course will briefly examine various cases of post-conflict recovery in the last thirty years and then focus on the case of Syria and the regional crisis in the Middle East.