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GOVT-575 Peace Process and Post-Conflict Politics in Latin America
Spring only
This seminar will examine internal armed conflicts, attempts at
negotiated settlements, and experiences of post-conflict reconstruction,
national reconciliation and political processes in Latin America,
primarily in Central America and the Andean region during the past three
decades. It will approach these issues from three related perspectives:
1) theoretically, using some of the best recent literature derived from
the growing experience of international involvement in internal
conflicts across the globe; 2) through an in-depth examination of
specific Latin American cases -- principally Colombia, Mexico, El
Salvador, Guatemala and Peru –and the special case of Haiti; and 3)
through an analysis of specific issues incorporating experiences from
Latin America and other international cases, such as Truth and Justice
Commissions, and the involvement of outside actors such as the United
Nations and World Bank, or individual states and “Groups of Friends.”
During the final third of the semester, students will simulate actual
negotiations in one of the countries, playing the role of a government
representative, guerrilla leader, international mediator, civil society
leader or other actor in one of the peace processes being studied.
[Comparative Government]
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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