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What impact does war have on different groups of people, such as refugees or war correspondents? How have societies altered the conduct of war, through the persecution of minorities, for example? This course addresses these questions, exploring the dynamic relationship between culture, conflict, and change to fully explore people at war. Through both a thematic and case study approach, it draws on a wide range of historic and contemporary conflicts to investigate the destructive and transformative power of conflict on social, cultural, and political life.
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This course provides a critical analysis of the dynamics of growth and convergence of European economies from 1870 to today, and the contribution of the EEC and EU to monetary integration and macroeconomic stability in Western Europe.
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This course covers the history and political evolution of France since 1940. The course examines the following topics: World War II, the Resistance, the Vichy Regime, the Collaboration, the Liberation and reconstruction, growth and crises, social changes and transformation of the political structure, and the Fourth and Fifth Republics.
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Combining history with current affairs, this course examines the rise of the global drug regime and considers its present-day governance lessons. It covers how the anti-narcotics system was constructed in the 19th and 20th centuries through a specific historical process, beginning with the opium wars and culminating in a UN-centered global system; and with what consequences. The course evaluates various historical drug regimes, including the full tolerance once practiced in the United States and United Kingdom, the Asian opium monopolies, and the Portuguese decriminalization of possession. It considers contemporary challenges to prohibition, such as cartel violence, the opioid epidemic, marijuana legalization; and finally, paths for reform.
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This course analyzes corruption in the United States. It highlights how abuse of position for personal gain has long been a political and social issue with minimal impact because of significant economic growth. It focuses on scandals throughout United States history that have exposed official venality and the U.S. political authorities that have passed laws and regulations to respond to corruption.
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