POL ATLAS2026–27All coursesComparative Politics
POL358H1Fall 2026300-level

Conflicts, Minority Rights and Para-States in Europe

Comparative Politics · Diversity & Identity

Session
FallFall 2026
Weight
0.50.5 credit (half course)
Standing
OfferedListed for 2026–27
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The course

This course examines a number of unresolved issues in Europe that are largely shaped by real and perceived shortcomings in minority rights. After a section on Roma Rights in Central Europe, our focus turns to the origins and outcomes of largely separatist wars in Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Cyprus, Georgia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova and Ukraine and the peace agreements that followed.
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The particulars

Texts

Weekly readings.

Format & requirements

Lecture course. Weekly Readings (15%), participation and regular attendance (10%), 1st term opinion style essay, 1000 words (35%), Final Exam (40%).

Exclusions

POL359Y1

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POLPolitical ScienceDepartment of Political Science
358300-levelYear of study this course sits in
HHalf course0.5 credit (FCE)
1St. GeorgeDowntown Toronto campus
FFall sessionFirst term, Sept–Dec 2026