Conflict, Security and Development (917M1)
Conflict, Security and Development
Module 917M1
Module details for 2024/25.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
In this course we explore the complex relationships that lie at the heart of the development-security nexus in the Global South.
Key questions we investigate are:
• How have states, international institutions and organisations understood and addressed challenges like underdevelopment, state collapse, post-conflict reconstruction and peace-building?
• What challenges have emerged?
• What additional approaches might be employed?
You will learn about how contemporary theories and practices of security and development are shaped by the histories and the power dynamics that structure relations between the Global North and the Global South. You will be introduced to theoretical tools and perspectives that will enable you to approach this subject, grounded in applied examples and cases.
Full Module Description
In this course we explore the complex relationships that lie at the heart of the development-security nexus in the Global South.
Key questions we investigate are:
• How have states, international institutions and organisations understood and addressed challenges like underdevelopment, state collapse, post-conflict reconstruction and peace-building?
• What challenges have emerged?
• What additional approaches might be employed?
You will learn about how contemporary theories and practices of security and development are shaped by the histories and the power dynamics that structure relations between the Global North and the Global South. You will be introduced to theoretical tools and perspectives that will enable you to approach this subject, grounded in applied examples and cases.
Module learning outcomes
Provide students with an overview of contemporary perspectives on CSD
Provide students with the theoretical and conceptual frameworks that will allow them to critique these approaches on process grounds
Reposition current CSD debates within a wider, critical frame
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (4000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 2 Thu 16:00 | 90.00% |
| Coursework | 10.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Portfolio | T1 Week 9 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Mx Emilia Moscardini-Powers
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Dr Linda Tabar
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Dr Anne Roemer-Mahler
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Mrs Daniella Kiernan
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Dr Melanie Richter-Montpetit
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