Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
6508BCIRDL-SEP-PAR
Aims
1. To understand different forms of organised political violence.
2. To engage traditional and critical theories of international security.
3. To understand the role of states and nonstate actors in organised political violence.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Generate a specific analysis of world politics through critical security theories applicable to real-world events.
2.
Critically reflect upon how the political sociology of war, genocide, and terror impacts domestic and international politics.
3.
Demonstrate mastery of critical analytic skills through the ability to explain political violence to a non-specialist audience.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Topics discussed could include:
• What is political violence: theories and concepts
• Organised violence in law: laws of war, genocide, and terror
• The UN and international security
• The evolution of warfare (mechanisation and aviation)
• Degenerate war and collateral damage
• New Wars, Old Wars
• Colonialism, war, and genocide
• Genocide throughout human history
• The state as agent of terror
• The Global War on Terror
Topics discussed could include:
• What is political violence: theories and concepts
• Organised violence in law: laws of war, genocide, and terror
• The UN and international security
• The evolution of warfare (mechanisation and aviation)
• Degenerate war and collateral damage
• New Wars, Old Wars
• Colonialism, war, and genocide
• Genocide throughout human history
• The state as agent of terror
• The Global War on Terror
Module Overview:
This module uses research-led teaching to build students' understandings oforganised political violence, specifically war, genocide, and terrorism. It situatespolitical violence along a continuum that blurs the boundaries between discreteforms, and invites students to make sense of violence in historical and politicalcontexts. It will provide students an opportunity to present their learning in the finalassessment through the use of podcasts.
This module uses research-led teaching to build students' understandings oforganised political violence, specifically war, genocide, and terrorism. It situatespolitical violence along a continuum that blurs the boundaries between discreteforms, and invites students to make sense of violence in historical and politicalcontexts. It will provide students an opportunity to present their learning in the finalassessment through the use of podcasts.