Required text: A K Sen (2002, Penguin) Identity and Violence This is multidisciplinary course exploring the links between identity and violence from two different perspectives. The first part examines some key empirical studies that view identity as inborn characteristic of persons and its consequences for the provision of public goods and inequality. The second part will view identity as a choice variable with multiple dimensions based on the Sen view of identity in segments in weekly class discussion. Through an examination of different theories and empirical evidence, students learn how narrow identity can affect living standard and economic development adversely and move individuals and communities to see violence as a tool to resolves their differences.