In a world where globalization threatens the sovereignty of states, non-traditional sources of conflict such as terrorism, ethnicity and water often undermine their stability. The wide variety of such conflicts that exist today seriously challenge the ability of states to maintain peace within their borders and raise serious questions about the role of international actors in state conflicts. This course examines the background to and underpinnings of terrorism, ethnic and water conflict at both the theoretical and practical level. It will look at attempts to explain the causes of conflict as well as some proposals for conflict management disputes.

Intended Course Learning Outcomes (ICLOs)

In successfully completing this course, students will

• Gain the knowledge about the three important dimensions (terrorism, ethnicity and water) of non-traditional conflict.
• Able to develop a theoretical outlook to understand the underlying causes of multi-dimensional conflicts at intra as well as at international level.
• Learn the approaches some key proposals for conflict management disputes.

Assessment Criteria:

1. Attendance and Class Participation: 10%
   1. 75% attendance would be mandatory to take the final term exams. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussion and ask questions. Students are expected to come to class well prepared, having read the assigned reading for each class. Please come to class on time. Habitually coming to class late will be penalized. Cell phones must be turned off. If your phone rings in class on more than one occasion, I will ask you to leave class.
2. Short Term Paper: 4%
3. Every student is required to submit a short-term paper ranging  from 2000 to 3000 words on the assigned titles. Similarity Index would be evaluated by using Turnitin Software.
4. Presentations: 4%
5. Surprise Quiz: 2%
6. Mid Term Examination: 30%
7. Final Term Examination: 50%

Class Days and Timings:

• Monday      (12:30 - 02:00)
• Wednesday ( 03:30 - 05:00)

Recommended Books:

1. Raymond C. Taras and Rajat Ganguly, Understanding Ethnic Conflict, London: Routledge, 2016.
2. Velma I. Grover, Water: A Source of Conflict or Cooperation, Canada: Science Publishers, 2007.
3. Adrian Guelke, Terrorism and Global Disorder: Political Violence in the Contemporary World, London: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd, 2006.