Conflict Theory and Resolution
Order Description
Write a 3,000-word essay on one of the questions below:
- Critically assess the contribution of primordalism in explaining why conflict arises.
- Is multiculturalism dead as a way of managing differences? Discuss with reference to at least one example.
- What role, if any, does cosmopolitanism play in explaining and solving international conflict?
- Why do liberals think democracy can prevent war? What are the limits to their view?
- In what ways does the concept of collective security differ from balance-of-power politics as a means of conflict prevention?
- Is consociationalism is the only game in town in managing conflict? Discuss with reference to at least one example.
- What should be the balance between the material and the ideational in explaining conflict? Discuss with reference to at least one example.