CONTENT
1. Introduction: The International in Security, Security in the International |
2. Thinking and Locating Security: Theories and Issues in Contemporary International Security |
3. The International Security Landscape: Actors and Institutions |
4. The Many Faces of Contemporary Wars: From International Interventions to Global Insurgence and Beyond |
5. Strategic Studies, Nuclear Threats, and Deterrence |
6. Global, Human and Critical Security |
7. The Politics of Gender in International Security |
8. International (Im)mobilities: Migration and Security |
9. Environmental Security |
10. Cybersecurity, Data, and Infrastructures |
11. Concluding Remarks: The Future of International Security |
Methodology
This module is taught through 11 sessions of 4 hours each. Sessions will be divided in two parts. In the first part, a presentation made by the lecturer that will introduce and cover the main aspects the session is dealing with. The second part will work as a seminar/workshop, in which the students will be able to work in groups towards the completion of the final project. Details about the final project will be explained at the beginning of the module.
Students are expected to, at least, skim-read some key texts that will be used to deepen the knowledge of crucial aspects of conflict analysis, management, and resolution. Throughout the sessions, students' participation and engagement with the subject will be expected and encouraged. All sessions will provide different material to stimulate doubts, questions, and debate among peers.
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