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The security of humans, rather than the state, in the context of globalisation processes is the main subject of this course. Students will study shifts in the politics of security in the context of contemporary globalizations. They will encounter definitions of ‘hard security and ‘soft security’ and trace the proliferation of security concepts. More specifically this module will focus on the contestation of the dominant security paradigm through the development and usage of the term ‘human security’. The module is designed to teach students to understand and identify securitization processes as they are constructed and put into practice in specific notable conflicts in this century. Globalisation processes intersect with issues of human security across many areas, but the substantive topics featuring in this module will include war, development, environment, health, food and gender

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