POLITICS 200
The Politics of Extremism: From Fascism to Terrorism
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for POLITICS 200.
Description
Considers the political context behind a range of forms of modern extremism, including fascist and other forms of dictatorship, genocide, the persecution of minorities and religious and political terrorism. Students investigate cases such as the Nazi regime, Stalin’s Soviet Union, the Cambodian, Indonesian and other genocides, al Qaeda and Islamic State so as to identify common pathways to extremism.
Availability 2017
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Chris Wilson
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
POLITICS 200: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage I in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations
