Current Issues of International Security

lspri2010  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Current Issues of International Security
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Aoun Elena;
Language
English
Main themes
This seminar tackles major issues related to international security through the study of topical cases. It is interested in both traditional and non-traditional approaches to international security
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of this seminar, the student will be able to identify and isolate an international security issue and analyze it thoroughly according to academic standards. The student will be able to use major contemporary theories and concepts in the field. S.he will therefore be able to use them in the framework of a case-study through a rigorous and properly documented analysis.
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled 'Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit'.
 
Content
This seminar tackles the evolutions in the conceptualization of international security and related debates. It offers an overview of the major traditional and non-traditional theoretical orientations in the field and provides the students with methodological tools necessary for the analysis of an international security problem. Each year, specific situations will serve as case studies to apply the theories and reflect on their use.
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The first lectures (either online or in-class) will initiate the students to the problems of international security and will provide them with the appropriate theoretical, conceptual, methodological and contextual frames. Subsequent sessions will revolve around the work of the students and ensuing debates. If the sanitary situation allows it, a simulation may be scheduled around the mid-term.
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The evaluation will be based on an oral presentation (group level) on a specific topic mixing a specific case study with a theoretical approach on security and on a related research paper the student will submit at the end of the term. Participation to debates and simulations will also be taken into account in the final assessment.
Other information
Material: Powerpoint and reading lists
Online resources
Moodle
Bibliography
Buzan, B. and Hansen, L., The evolution of international security studies, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009
Caballero-Anthony, M. (ed.) An introduction to non-traditional security studies. A transnational approach, Los Angeles: Sage, 2016
David, C.-P., La guerre et la paix. Approches et enjeux de la sécurité et de la stratégie, Paris : Presses de Sciences Po, 3ème édition, 2013
Faculty or entity
PSAD


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Political Sciences: International Relations

Master [120] in Journalism