Unit Code:	EST2ECC
Alternative Unit Code:	EST3ECC
Unit Short Title:	ETHNIC AND CIVIL CONFLICT IN SOUTHERN EUROPE AND CYPRUS
Credit Points:	20.0
Unit Description:	In this unit students investigate civil wars motivated by ideological differences within a single culture or by identity conflicts over ethnicity, race, and religion within a multiethnic polity. We explore similarities and differences in the experiences of Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus with nation-building, social revolution, modernization, civil war, and reconciliation in the twentieth century. The response of the International community to civil conflict and ethnic tensions in these countries is examined together with the ways in which outside intervention has shaped the length and internal dynamics of the conflicts. We conclude with an assessment of the prospect for a lasting peace in Cyprus and of the challenges of justice, reconciliation, and economic reconstruction.
Class Requirements:	one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week. For a pass in this unit students must normally attend at least 80% of the tutorials
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 2-hour final exam	40
two 1,500-word tutorial papers	60	Third-year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline-specific skills in their written work than second-year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Preliminary	Hostage to history: Cyprus from the Ottomans to Kissinger	Hitchens, C.	Verso 1997
Preliminary	The Spanish Civil War	Thomas, H.	Penguin 2001
Prescribed	The origins of the Greek Civil War	Close, D.	Longman 1995.

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   02-MAR-09   05-JUN-09	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Despina	Michael	BUNDOORA	Y