Hobart
Introduction
This unit is concerned with the study of security in all the breadth that this notion has gained over the past decades. Starting from an analysis of the classical understanding of security which links state sovereignty with warfare we will investigate new security challenges. This unit retraces common understandings of international security as being the security of states. Through a careful history of the European state and its conception of territorial sovereignty, the unit will investigate how state security has been and still is a source of insecurity for many. This way we will widen the understanding of security and be able to think about the ways we can or cannot provide security for all.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | International Security |
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| Unit code | HIR202 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Politics and International Relations |
| Coordinator | Dr Catherine Goetze |
| Teaching staff | Dr Catherine Goetze |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Explain key concepts of security studies.
- Analyse security studies debates and situations of violent conflict in the larger framework of international and domestic politics.
- Present case studies on international security to a group of peers.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
HPP101 or HIR101
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On Campus: Off Campus: |
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| Assessment | Task 1: Weekly lecture notes (10 x 100 words) uploaded to Pebble Pad (20%) Task 2: Poster presentations in (online) tutorials (30%) Task 3: Major essay developing the topic of the poster presentation, 1500 words (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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| Recommended |
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