Seminar 8222 Third World Security 8220 Peace Conflict and Debates about Security in the 8218 Third World 8216

Seminar Description: Many analyses in peace and conflict studies, political science or International Relations have tended to focus on questions of geopolitics or European and transatlantic security, neglecting issues and actors in the Global South (the -Third World”). Regions like Latin America, South and Southeast Asia or sub-Saharan Africa have dealt with very specific challenges and have developed concepts and practices of security that do not always conform with traditional (i.e. Western) ideas. Deviating from classic forms of inter-state security, concepts such as -comprehensive security”, for example, have evolved after de-colonization. More recent paradigms like -human security” or the -responsibility to protect”, however, have been criticized heavily for their -Western” nature. In short, there seem to be different and politically charged understandings of security that are not globally accepted. What alternative approaches to security have emerged in the context of the -Third World”? How do actors deal with traditional and non-traditional security problems such as piracy, violence in megacities, refugee crises or territorial disputes? Are there particular features of -Third World security”? The seminar will shed light on different concepts and issues of security in -Third World” settings by bringing together general ideas with case studies. Traditional inter-state security problems will be discussed alongside conflicts over resources, challenges to social and human security, transnational security risks and the role of cooperation. The aim of this seminar is to make students familiar with the scope of different security concepts and to enable them to generalize from the observation of cases to a broader understanding of issues and perspectives at stake when we talk about -Third World Security”. Since all texts for debate in the seminar will be taken from English-language journals, students will be expected to read and discuss in English. Prior knowledge of security concepts or regional expertise is not necessary to follow the discussions. Students are highly encouraged to propose additional or alternative topics and texts for the seminar! Texts for the Seminar Acharya, Amitav 2001: Human Security. East versus West, in: International Journal 56, 442-460. Bachmann, Jan/Jana Hönke 2009: ‚Peace and Security’ as Counterterrorism? The Political Effects of Liberal Interventions in Kenya, in: African Affairs, 109/434,.97-114. Barracca, Steven 2007: Military coups in the post-cold war era: Pakistan, Ecuador and Venezuela, in: Third World Quarterly 28: 1, 137 - 154. Clapham, Christopher 1999: Sovereignty and the Third World State, in: Political Studies XLVII, 522-537. Emmers, Ralf 2009: Comprehensive security and resilience in Southeast Asia: ASEAN's approach to terrorism, in: The Pacific Review 22: 2, 159 - 177. Kwa Chong Guan 2006: Rewriting Indonesian History : The Future In Indonesia’s Past, RSIS Working Papers No. 113 ( http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/WorkingPapers/WP113.pdf) Le Billon, Philippe 2001: Angola’s Political Economy of War: The Role of Oil and Diamonds, in: African Affairs 100, 55-80. Rajagopal, Balakrishnan 2006: Counter-hegemonic International Law: rethinking human rights and development as a Third World strategy, in: Third World Quartlery 27, 767-783. Thomas, Raju G.C. 2003: What is Third World Security, in: Annual Review of Political Science 6, 605-632. Williams, Paul D.: From Non-Intervention to Non-Indifference: The Origins and Development of the African Union’s Security Culture, in: African Affairs 106/423, 253-279 Bemerkung Die Veranstaltung wird in englischer Sprache stattfinden. Das Ablegen der Prüfungsleistung (mündliche Prüfung) ist jedoch auch in deutscher Sprache möglich! Sozialwissenschaften Universität Duisburg-Essen WiSe 2015/16 Powi B.A., Politikwissenschaft (Bachelor of Arts) Dr. Esguerra Alejandro