Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
6110IRP-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To explore the contested concepts and practices of security in the twenty-first century.
2. To engage with existing debates in the fields of international relations, security studies and critical security studies.
3. To introduce students to the socio-spatial implications of contemporary security governance.
4. To explore the impact of external security developments on urban places and environments such as cities, built environments and crowded spaces.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of security-related concepts and practices.
2.
Critically evaluate and synthesize academic debates in the fields of international relations, security studies and critical security studies.
3.
Interpret present-day challenges of security governance and methods.
4.
Appraise security’s social implications.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
1. Introduction: What is ‘security’? What is ‘Security Studies’? 2. Unpacking critical security studies 3. International Political Sociology: conceptualizing the ‘international’ and ‘power’ 4. Security knowledge and policy mobilities 5. Deterritorialisation and reterritorialisation of post-9/11 security: urban responses to global terrorism 6. Border security, immigration and media discourses 7. Securitizing sports mega-events 8. Technology and (in)security: Surveillance, crowds and urban space 9. ‘Vernacular’ and ‘everyday’ securities 10. New and emerging security threats
1. Introduction: What is ‘security’? What is ‘Security Studies’? 2. Unpacking critical security studies 3. International Political Sociology: conceptualizing the ‘international’ and ‘power’ 4. Security knowledge and policy mobilities 5. Deterritorialisation and reterritorialisation of post-9/11 security: urban responses to global terrorism 6. Border security, immigration and media discourses 7. Securitizing sports mega-events 8. Technology and (in)security: Surveillance, crowds and urban space 9. ‘Vernacular’ and ‘everyday’ securities 10. New and emerging security threats
Module Overview:
Within this module you will explore the contested concepts and practices of security in the twenty-first century. You will engage with existing debates in the fields of international relations, security studies and critical security studies. Alongside this, you will also be introduced to the socio-spatial implications of contemporary security governance. Exploring the impact of external security developments on urban places and environments such as cities, built environments and crowded spaces.
Within this module you will explore the contested concepts and practices of security in the twenty-first century. You will engage with existing debates in the fields of international relations, security studies and critical security studies. Alongside this, you will also be introduced to the socio-spatial implications of contemporary security governance. Exploring the impact of external security developments on urban places and environments such as cities, built environments and crowded spaces.
Additional Information:
Given the centrality of security in public debates and on the contemporary political agenda, this module is designed to provide the students an introduction into key debates in the political, social and cultural studies of ‘security’. Through the utilization of research-led teaching, this module will first introduce and emphasise the critical approaches to security. Particularly, the module will focus on securitization theory and those lenses offered by International Political Sociology (IPS). Second, it will apply these lenses to contemporary case examples of security in diverse socio-spatial contexts, such as urban settings, global consumption hubs, border security, crowded spaces and the more diffuse ‘everyday’. As such, the module will provide students with a better understanding of current theories and practical issues surrounding security in the modern world.
Given the centrality of security in public debates and on the contemporary political agenda, this module is designed to provide the students an introduction into key debates in the political, social and cultural studies of ‘security’. Through the utilization of research-led teaching, this module will first introduce and emphasise the critical approaches to security. Particularly, the module will focus on securitization theory and those lenses offered by International Political Sociology (IPS). Second, it will apply these lenses to contemporary case examples of security in diverse socio-spatial contexts, such as urban settings, global consumption hubs, border security, crowded spaces and the more diffuse ‘everyday’. As such, the module will provide students with a better understanding of current theories and practical issues surrounding security in the modern world.