Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
SP50226: World politics: conflict, security & development |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| ES 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To introduce students to key concepts of conflict and security in world politics as they relate to mainstream and alternatives discourses on development. To explore and critically examine how development is globally enacted, regionally shaped and domestically contested or adopted using various case studies. In particular, issues covered are conflict, security, humanitarian aid, military interventions and new social movements. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit students will be able to: * understand and analyse critically the concepts of conflict, security and development, hegemony and social forces within the context of the multilevel process and changing social structure of world politics of development; * critically assess the mainstream and alternative approaches to development which inform these concepts and debates; * Understand the different levels and actors involved in world politics of development and critically discuss their contributions to different development approaches. Skills: * The ability to engage in constructive, critical discussion about issues of world politics of development; * The ability to undertake independent research into an issue related to world politics; * The ability to write clearly, articulately, concisely and persuasively about issues in world politics; * Good grasp of and the ability to integrate lecture and reading materials. Content: 1. Conflict, security and development in world politics 2. The rise of conflict in the world order 3. The regional nature of conflict, security and development 4. New wars and terrorism after 9/11 5. Humanitarian and military interventions 6. Security and development 7. Human security and wellbeing in a development framework 8. New social movements and world politics of development 9. The changing world politics of development: China and India 10. The Latin American shift: Venezuela. |