SOCI 267 - War and Peace?

FC SSCI CD

4 credits
What happens when wars end? This course is divided into three parts that focus on institutions, social movements, and ideas. We will examine how new states transform with the expansion of schools, health care, as well as issues of race, gender, and sexuality. In the first section, we examine the transformation of states. During reconstruction periods, states often expand in capacity (Theda Skocpol, Andreas Wimmer). Next, we examine how war transforms people into veterans, refugees, and citizens. Third, we examine how war shapes ideas. The end of war has brought about the rise of mass education, attention to mental health (from shell shock to PTSD), and economic changes around military bases.