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POLKVA41 New Forms of Violence, Change in Security Paradigm 5 ECTS
Organised by
Degree Programme in Politics
International Relations
Preceding studies
Compulsory:
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
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Curricula 2012 – 2015

Keywords

Strategic themes: Internationalisation, Sustainable development

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the study unit, students understand changes related to war and its justification and changes in security paradigm. Students are able to critically analyse the effects of the changing security paradigm to politics and approach different security matters from the perspective of different security concepts.

Contents

Violence, war, new wars, just war, security, human security, gender and war.

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Written exam 
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
In English
Study materials 

Two of the following:

BuzanHansen, The Evolution of International Security Studies. Cambridge University Press 2009  (e-book) (2 ECTS),

Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars. A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations. Basic Books 2000. 3rd or 4th edition (2 ECTS),

Wibben, Feminist Security Studies. A Narrative Approach. Routledge 2011. (2  ECTS)

And the following articles (1 ECTS):

Newman, Edward (2010), Critical human security studies. Review of International Studies, 36(1), pp. 77–94. (e-material)

Kaldor, In Defence of New Wars. Stability 2(1), 4, 1-16. (e-material)

Melander, Erik – Magnus Oberg –Jonathan Hall (2009), Are ‘New Wars’ More Atrocious? Battle Severity, Civilian Killed and Forced Migration Before and After the End of the Cold War, European Journal of International Relations, 15(3), pp. 505–536. (e-material)

Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
Option 2
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Participation in course work 
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
In English
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Two of the following:

BuzanHansen, The Evolution of International Security Studies. Cambridge University Press 2009  (e-book) (2 ECTS),

Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars. A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations. Basic Books 2000. 3rd or 4th edition (2 ECTS),

Wibben, Feminist Security Studies. A Narrative Approach. Routledge 2011. (2  ECTS)

And the following articles (1 ECTS):

Newman, Critical human security studies. Review of International Studies, 36(1) 2010, pp. 77–94. (e-material)

Kaldor, In Defence of New Wars. Stability 2(1), 4, 1-16. (e-material)

Melander, Erik – Magnus Oberg –Jonathan Hall (2009), Are ‘New Wars’ More Atrocious? Battle Severity, Civilian Killed and Forced Migration Before and After the End of the Cold War, European Journal of International Relations, 15(3), pp. 505–536. (e-material)

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2015–2016
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