Courses :: Module, THREATS, RISKS, CONFLICTS & HUMAN SECURITY

	Overview
	In the �new world order� traditional threats - such as nuclear annihilation - fade while new threats - such as �global warming� - gain currency. The focus on military threats emanating from other states is being contested � despite criticisms from the realists � by a far broader interpretation of security as any factor that conspired against human or individual security. The new conceptualising of security entailed in the term human security� albeit contested by the realist school and the dominant states � is both based on, and leads to, a new understanding of world politics. Human security, its focus on protecting people from threat, risk and negative impact of conflict in the context of globalisation processes, is the main subject of this course. Students will be presented with some social, cultural, economic, and political aspects or facets of contemporary globalisation and in this context security issues will be critically examined from a human security perspective, in its broader and deeper sense. In this way, students will be introduced to the re-conceptualisation of the globalisation debates and the re-visioning of what security means in the 21st Century. The areas of intersection between global human security and development, environment, health, war, migration, and gender policy feature specifically on this course.

Overview

In the �new world order� traditional threats - such as nuclear annihilation - fade while new threats - such as �global warming� - gain currency. The focus on military threats emanating from other states is being contested � despite criticisms from the realists � by a far broader interpretation of security as any factor that conspired against human or individual security. The new conceptualising of security entailed in the term human security� albeit contested by the realist school and the dominant states � is both based on, and leads to, a new understanding of world politics. Human security, its focus on protecting people from threat, risk and negative impact of conflict in the context of globalisation processes, is the main subject of this course. Students will be presented with some social, cultural, economic, and political aspects or facets of contemporary globalisation and in this context security issues will be critically examined from a human security perspective, in its broader and deeper sense. In this way, students will be introduced to the re-conceptualisation of the globalisation debates and the re-visioning of what security means in the 21st Century. The areas of intersection between global human security and development, environment, health, war, migration, and gender policy feature specifically on this course.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Be familiar with definitions of security and human security, and a range of different academic approaches to the study of global security; Have an understanding of how the concept of gender operates as both a constitutive and disruptive element within the mainstream security paradigm; Have explored the sociological, political science and international development literature wherein contestations of the mainstream security paradigm and alternative approaches have been debated; Have conceptualised a socio-political approach to securitisation; Be able to identify securitization processes and elements of their practice as they emerge in substantive contexts; Have developed a reflexive critical approach to the construction and practice of securitization.

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	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes Where applicable, Autumn repeat students may submit continuous assessment work by a date before the Autumn examination, which will be specified by the department. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with this deadline. No continuous assessment work will be accepted after this date. If students do not submit by the deadline, the existing continuous assessment mark will be carried forward to the Autumn.

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