GEOGG089 Globalisation and Security

OPTION: GEOGG089 - GLOBALISATION AND SECURITY
(15 credits)

Term 2 (2012)

Staff:
Alan Ingram

Aims:
This module aims to develop a critical understanding of relationships between globalisation and security via an engagement with social theory and the exploration of specific case study areas.Content:
The module uses social theories to consider how discourses and practices of security are shifting in response to concerns about globalization. Rather than starting with a study of security threats, it examines security itself as a significant factor in shaping how societies - and globalisation more generally - work. Drawing on critical accounts of neoliberalism and governmentality, the module examines a series of case studies (e.g. money, human mobility, terrorism, the drugs trade, global health, urban landscapes, energy and climate change) in terms of the complex and contradictory interplay between globalisation and security.

Assessment:
100% coursework - 1 x 3,000 word essay.

Format:
One two-hour class per week.Learning Outcomes:By the end of the module, students will be able to use ideas of neoliberalism and governmentality to articulate a critical understanding of relationships between globalisation and security; to use this to make links across diverse issue areas; and to analyse specific topics in depth.