Lars-Erik Cederman: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2018

Name	Prof. Dr. Lars-Erik Cederman
Field	Internationale Konfliktforschung
Address	Internationale Konfliktforschung ETH Zürich, IFW D 49.2 Haldeneggsteig 4 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	+41 44 632 67 59
E-mail	cederman@icr.gess.ethz.ch
Department	Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
Relationship	Full Professor

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
364-1058-00L	Risk Center Seminar Series Number of participants limited to 50.	0 credits	2S	B. Stojadinovic, D. Basin, A. Bommier, D. N. Bresch, L.‑E. Cederman, P. Cheridito, H. Gersbach, H. R. Heinimann, M. Larsson, G. Sansavini, F. Schweitzer, D. Sornette, B. Sudret, U. A. Weidmann, S. Wiemer, M. Zeilinger, R. Zenklusen
Abstract	This course is a mixture between a seminar primarily for PhD and postdoc students and a colloquium involving invited speakers. It consists of presentations and subsequent discussions in the area of modeling complex socio-economic systems and crises. Students and other guests are welcome.
Learning objective	Participants should learn to get an overview of the state of the art in the field, to present it in a well understandable way to an interdisciplinary scientific audience, to develop novel mathematical models for open problems, to analyze them with computers, and to defend their results in response to critical questions. In essence, participants should improve their scientific skills and learn to work scientifically on an internationally competitive level.
Content	This course is a mixture between a seminar primarily for PhD and postdoc students and a colloquium involving invited speakers. It consists of presentations and subsequent discussions in the area of modeling complex socio-economic systems and crises. For details of the program see the webpage of the colloquium. Students and other guests are welcome.
Lecture notes	There is no script, but a short protocol of the sessions will be sent to all participants who have participated in a particular session. Transparencies of the presentations may be put on the course webpage.
Literature	Literature will be provided by the speakers in their respective presentations.
Prerequisites / Notice	Participants should have relatively good mathematical skills and some experience of how scientific work is performed.
853-0015-00L	Conflict Research I: Causes of War in Historical Context Only for Public Policy BA.	4 credits	2V + 1U	L.‑E. Cederman
Abstract	This course offers an introduction to research on causes of wars. War as a social phenomenon is covered from the pre-state world to today's state system after the end of the Cold War. Topics include state formation and collapse, nationalism, decolonization, democracy, and ethnic conflict. Exercises complete the Lectures.
Learning objective	Developing an understanding for causes of war and their development over the last 500 years. Knowledge of fundamental concepts in research on causes of war.
853-0015-01L	Conflict Research I: Causes of War in Historical Context (without exercises)	3 credits	2V	L.‑E. Cederman
Abstract	This course offers an introduction to research on causes of wars. War as a social phenomenon is covered from the pre-state world to today's state system after the end of the Cold War. Topics include state formation and collapse, nationalism, decolonization, democracy, and ethnic conflict.
Learning objective	Developing an understanding for causes of war and their development over the last 500 years. Knowledge of fundamental concepts in research on causes of war.
857-0009-00L	Political Violence Only for Comparative and International Studies MSc.	8 credits	2S	A. Wenger, L.‑E. Cederman
Abstract	This course offers an introduction to political violence in domestic and international politics. The course covers explanations of interstate wars, theories of civil and ethnic wars and regional conflict. Other topics include new threats, including transnational terrorist networks and other non-state actors, and the relationship between conflict and nation-building and democratization processes.
Learning objective	This course offers an introduction to political violence in domestic and international politics. The course covers explanations of interstate wars, theories of civil and ethnic wars and regional conflict. Other topics include new threats, including transnational terrorist networks and other non-state actors, and the relationship between conflict and nation-building and democratization processes.
868-0001-00L	Module 1: Mediation in Context Does not take place this semester. Only for MAS Mediation in Peace Processes.	10 credits	9G	A. Wenger, L.‑E. Cederman
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