CRIA5001 Crises, Conflicts and Security (5 cr)
Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
The course introduces students to questions of security, focusing on how security can be approached from critical perspectives. Furthermore, students will gain knowledge of the meaning and history of the concepts of crisis and security.
Completion methods
Book exam or essay or lecture course.
Assessment details
Active participation in teaching or passed exam
Learning outcomes
The student will gain knowledge of critical security theories and become familiar with the historical development of the concepts of crisis and security.
Description of prerequisites
Basics of Social Sciences
Literature
- Koselleck, R.: ”Crisis” in Journal of the History of Ideas 67(2) (2006), 357-400.
- Stritzel H. & J. Vuori, ”Security” in Berenskoetter, Felix (ed.): Concepts in World Politics.
- Peoples, Columba & Nick Vaughan-Williams: Critical Security Studies : An Introduction, 2nd edition
Completion methods
Method 1
Select all marked parts
Method 2
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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