DSPO 27A12 - Industrial Society, War, and Peace in the 21st Century (The)

Recent events like the war in Ukraine have reminded that globalized economy has not eroded the likeliness of a war. The purpose of this class is to reconsider the relation between industrial society and war. Away from the capitalist peace theory, this class aims at reconsidering industrial revolutions and economic reforms through security lenses. It raises the question of the variety of capitalist models. In a very pragmatic way, one purpose of this class will be to study the correlation between conflict and the rise of a new economic power. So issues like theories of hegemonic transition, the rise of China and US trade wars will be studied. How can we make sense of trade wars in the 21st Century? Does a trade war make sense in the modern economy? How can we account for economic interdependence when security is at stake? This class will adopt a comparative approach with cases taken from the US, China, Russia, the EU, Japan, and all good examples provided by the students. This class is at the crossroads of economics, history, and political science.

Paul ANDRE

Séminaire

English

Spring 2022-2023

In order to develop professional skills and academic knowledge, class assignments will be divided as follow: An final exam (on session 12): 30% of the final grade A research paper: 30% of the final grade A bibliographical note: 20% of the final grade Class participation: 20% of the final grade Furthers details and assignment expectations will be provided during the first class. For exchange students who may not familiar with the French grading scale: assignments are assessed out of 20. If a grade is under 10/20, student fails.