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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	International Security and Conflict
Module Code	LG233
School	School of Law & Government
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Kenneth McDonagh Semester 2: Kenneth McDonagh Autumn: Kenneth McDonagh
Module Teacher	Kenneth McDonagh
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module aims to introduce students to the discipline of Security Studies. It will will explore the main debates within the academic literature on security and conflict in the contemporary world, and the implications of these debates for the practice of security in the 21st Century.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify and categorise the main approaches within Security Studies
2. Analyse the challenges that Security practitioners face in the contemporary world
3. Apply their theoretical knowledge to real world cases
4. Critically engage with the scholarly literature on Security
5. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the cases introduced during the course

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	weekly lectures
Independent learning	216	reading, reflection, preparation for exam
Seminars	10	weekly tutorials
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Intorduction.
What is security?.

Security and Violence.
Traditional & Broader and Deeper Approaches to Security Violence: What is Violence? Violence in Case StudiesSeparatism & the Dilemmas of Self-determination.

Military Intervention.
Case Studies of Kosovo and Afghanistan.

Terrrorism.
Terrorism and International Terrorism The War on Terror & counter -terrorism.

Violence:.
What is Violence? Violence in Case Studies Separatism & the Dilemmas of Self-determination.

Security Alliances and Regional Organisations.
The formation and functioning of security alliances; NATO, ASEAN, OAS and AU as key regional organisations..

The European Union in Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management.
The EU’s development as an actor which is involved in preventing, managing and resolving crises and conflict externally. The EU’s role in the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia through to the contemporary engagements in Georgia..

Peace processes.
How peace processes contribute to and are predicated on security within a given context. The mediation process and cases where security issues such as policing, DDR and monitoring missions are part of the peace process..

Securing Peace.
Strategies to secure peace domestically and internationally - policing strategies and the role of the international community. The International Criminal Court. Dealing with collective memory and trauma in a conflict..

Transnational Crime.
The security issues arising from a variety of types of transnational crime..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	Tutorial contributions	10%	Every Week
Essay	Essay 1 - Titles posted on Moodle	45%	Week 7
Essay	Essay 2 - Totles on Moodle	45%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Williams, Paul D: 2008, Security Studies: An Introduction, Routledge, London,
Collins, A.,: 2009, Contemporary Security Studies,, Oxford OUP,
Baylis, J., Smith, S. and Owens, P.,: 2009, The Globalisation of World Politics, 4th, Oxford OUP,
Booth, K., (Ed): 205, Critical Security Studies and World Politics,, Lynne Rienner,
Buzan, B.,: 2007, People, States and Fear, Harvester Wheatsheaf,,

Other Resources

1047, other readings, 0, posted on Moodle,

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