POLIS 3002 - International Security
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 4020 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 3 hours |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
Pre-Requisite: | At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study |
Incompatible: | POLIS 3101 |
Assessment: | Research essay 40%, Mid-term online test 10%, Critical review 20%, Group project 20%, Participation 10% |
Syllabus: |
This course explores how the paradigm of security is undergoing rapid and radical transformation. Informed by the prevailing debates, theories and essential concepts in the field of security studies, the course assesses some of the central axioms of international and national security in the context of an emergent class of transnational security dilemmas. The course begins by exploring the paradigm of 'security' as it relates to sovereignty, the state (where one exists) and the safety of a people. The evolution of this concept is traced historically variously through wars, conflicts, emancipatory struggles, colonialism, the Cold War and the establishment of international system. Discussion of these issues is framed by prevailing debates - of (neo)realism, liberalism and constructivism - over the status (and value) of international institutions and norms, particularly those relating to conflict resolution, humanitarian intervention, human rights and displaced peoples. We then consider how the concepts of 'national' or 'international' security are fundamentally transformed by (i) transnational dilemmas that undermine long-standing principles of sovereignty, independence and border integrity, and (ii) states’ weakening capacity to deliver security outcomes. Thus we consider how traditional state-based threats interact with the incipient rise of non-traditional security challenges, from the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and fragile/fragmenting states, to new technologies of violence, maritime security in the Indo-Pacific, and proliferating cyber assaults on infrastructure and democratic processes. Theoretically and conceptually, throughout the course we reflect critically on the mobilisation of new security policies and transnational security initiatives to ask how the ‘referents’ of security are being changed, by whom and to what end. This element of the course reflects on the debates between mainstream and critical security perspectives on the state: querying how security is constituted; why and how policy issues come to be framed as security issues; and the ethical repercussions and ramifications for democracy. |
Course Fees
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EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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4020 | Mon 10/08/2020 | Wed 19/08/2020 | Fri 30/10/2020 | Not Available |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
20232 | LE01 | 120 | 14 | 28 Jul - 15 Sep | Tuesday | 12pm - 2pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
6 Oct - 27 Oct | Tuesday | 12pm - 2pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | ||||
Related Class: | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
20233 | SG04 | 34 | 1 | 29 Jul - 16 Sep | Wednesday | 1pm - 2pm | Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room |
7 Oct - 28 Oct | Wednesday | 1pm - 2pm | Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room | ||||
20234 | SG03 | 35 | 1 | 27 Jul - 14 Sep | Monday | 1pm - 2pm | Ingkarni Wardli, B17, Teaching Room |
5 Oct - 26 Oct | Monday | 1pm - 2pm | Ingkarni Wardli, B17, Teaching Room | ||||
20236 | SG01 | 43 | 4 | 30 Jul - 17 Sep | Thursday | 4pm - 5pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
8 Oct - 29 Oct | Thursday | 4pm - 5pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |