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War, Peace and Political Violence
History, Politics & International Studies Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: early Sep 2025 - mid Dec 2025
War, Peace and Political Violence
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 17703
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300, 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
Introduction: the characteristic elements of violence
1. An attempt of definition and characterization of violence
2. Basic characters of violence as a general social phenomenon
3. Social sciences and the problem of violence: a preliminary approach
4. The theories of rational collective action and its historical application.
5. Violence in politics
6. Main violent archetypes
7. State and violence
8. War and peace between the nations: basic principles of polemology and irenology
9. Peace and diplomacy
10. War and technological development
11. Cultures of war and cultures of peace
12. War and society in the "New Military History".
1. An attempt of definition and characterization of violence
2. Basic characters of violence as a general social phenomenon
3. Social sciences and the problem of violence: a preliminary approach
4. The theories of rational collective action and its historical application.
5. Violence in politics
6. Main violent archetypes
7. State and violence
8. War and peace between the nations: basic principles of polemology and irenology
9. Peace and diplomacy
10. War and technological development
11. Cultures of war and cultures of peace
12. War and society in the "New Military History".