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17.581 Riots, Rebellions, Revolutions | Political Science

This course examines different types of violent political conflict. It compares and contrasts several social science approaches (psychological, sociological, and political) and analyzes their ability to explain variation in outbreak, duration and outcome of conflict. Incidents such as riots in the U.S. during the 1960's, riots in India, the Yugoslav wars, and the Russian Revolution, as well as current international events are discussed.... Show More

Keywords:: riots, racial disturbances, rationality, protest, Arab Spring, peasant movement, race riot, Southeast Asia, Political Science, ethnic polarization, relative deprivation, politics, Balkans, j-curve, ethnicity, rebellions, nationalist violence, History, urban riot, insurgency, revolutions, Mali, Kosovo, rational choice, Rodney King, civil war, USSR, Vietnam, Spilerman, social action

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Social Sciences / Political Science

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: May 22, 2020
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Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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