POLI2512 · Political Science

The Causes of War

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Timothy Crawford

Professor, Political Science Department

4 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.3
Course: 4.2

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Timothy Crawford

Professor, Political Science Department

4 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.3
Course: 4.2

About this course

This course is class-restricted to juniors and seniors.. In the first two-thirds of the course we will survey the major strands of theory concerning the causes of war and apply them to the First World War-a monumental human disaster for Europe and a pivotal event in world politics, therefore making it a very important case. The last one-third of the class will focus on contemporary problems of war and peace (e.g., civil wars, ethnic conflict, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and terrorism) using theoretical approaches introduced earlier as well as new ones.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.72 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.66 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.61 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.74 / 5

Weekly effort: ~4 hours

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Evaluation history 4 terms

All available terms for POLI2512. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2024	1	3.8	4.0
Spring 2022	1	4.6	4.5
Spring 2021	1	4.1	4.3
Spring 2020	1	4.2	4.3