2010-2011 Academic Catalog

May 05, 2024

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 247 - The Western Powers and the Armenian Genocide

This course is a seminar on the Western responses to the Armenian genocide. It surveys problems in international responses to genocides within a comparative perspective, and examines the diplomacy of the Western powers toward the Ottoman Empire and the internationalization of the Armenian Question, followed by the events leading to the Armenian genocide. This course analyzes the instruments and conduct of Western diplomacy – for example, the United States, Great Britain, and Germany – within the context of international geopolitical considerations and the world political economy, as well as their domestic politics as determining their responses to the Armenian genocide. Finally, the course evaluates the Western responses to Armenian demands for international recognition, and to the Turkish denial, of the Armenian genocide. We conclude by assessing the extent to which the Western powers can facilitate Armenian-Turkish reconciliation.

Cross Listed: HGS 247, HIST 347, PSCI 249

Instructor: Staff

When Offered: Offered periodically

Faculty: TBA