Samhällsvetenskap: Globalisering, konflikt, säkerhet och staten

The objective of the course is to enable the student to critically examine current debates and phenomena related to conflict, security and the state in the context of global development and to provide the student with a general overview of the field. At the same time, it offers the student with a prior interest in, and experience of, related fields, an opportunity for more advanced critical analysis of these issues. A number of current key issues in conflict studies and global studies are discussed and analysed. 

The course offers an overview and critical scrutiny of theories of conflict, security and the state in a historical, political, ethical, gender and societal context. The student is given the opportunity to deepen their understanding of a broad range of more specific themes within the field, namely:

• globalisation and theories of security, conflict and war
• globalisation and theories of gender, populism and popular culture
• the transformation of the state and social consequences of globalisation 

This interdisciplinary course deals with key issues and problems of globalisation, conflict, war, security, gender, popular cultureand the state, as well as different theoretical perspectives developed to increase our understanding of (a) the continuing relevance of the state and (b) the positive and negative consequences of globalisation processes.

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