Security governance
- Course Code:
- 15PPOH015
- Unit value:
- 0.5
- Taught in:
- Term 2
Approaches to the study of international peace and security have traditionally focused on interstate warfare and diplomacy. Increasingly, however, there is an appreciation that the governance of security issues stretches across state boundaries, involving multiple actors and mechanisms. In this course, we begin by examining the idea of security governance, situating it in a broader discussion of globalization and global governance. Topics to be covered include human security, transnational political violence, policing, regional security institutions, private security actors, post-conflict reconstruction, NGOs and global civil society, and security as a public policy issue.
Objectives and learning outcomes of the course
At the end of the course, a student should be able to demonstrate…
- An understanding of academic literatures and debates on security and governance
- The ability to present theories, models and approaches that help students to explain and understand security governance
- The ability to discuss security governance as it relates to various subfields of Political Science, including the study of International Security, Global Civil Society, Transnational Relations, Civil Wars, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Terrorism and Insurgency, Political Institutions and Political Participation, and Identity Politics
- The ability to undertake an independent research project focusing on an aspect of security governance
- The ability to critically engage with the academic and policy literature on security governance
- The ability to present and critique competing scholarly arguments
- The ability to make formal presentations
