POLITICS 709

Political Extremism

Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for POLITICS 709.

Description

Considers the political context behind a range of forms of modern extremism, including fascism and other forms of dictatorship, genocide, the persecution of minorities, far-right white nationalism, and religious and political terrorism. Investigate cases such as the Nazi regime; Stalin’s Soviet Union; the Cambodian, Indonesian and other genocides; al Qaeda; Islamic State / ISIS; and neo-Nazis so as to identify common pathways to extremism.

Availability 2019

Not offered in 2019; planned for 2020

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

POLITICS 709: 15 points