Australian National University STST1001 - Introduction to International Security Studies Course convener: Dr Joanne Wallis, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Lecture Outline 1. 25 February: Introduction to security studies/academic skills Tutorial: What does it mean to study security and how do we go about it? Part 1 - Traditional security challenges 2. 4 March: Realism/the role of 'great powers' 3. 11 March: Military security/flashpoints 4. 18 March: Military power/nuclear weapons 5. 25 March: 6. 1 April: Constructivism/the relevance of 'middle powers' and 'small states' Tutorial: What predictions do realists make about the international security order over the next decade? Tutorial: How likely is war in the Asia-Pacific, particularly in regional flashpoints? Tutorial: Do nuclear weapons make the world safer or more dangerous? Liberalism/the role of multilateral institutions in providing security Tutorial: Will multilateral institutions play an important role in ensuring international security in the future? Tutorial: What roles can middle powers and small states play in the future international security order? 1-5 April (exact date TBA) Mid-semester exam 8 April and 15 April: Mid-semester break 7. 22 April: Zones of security/maritime and cyberspace Tutorial: What differentiates cyberspace from other strategic environments such as land, sea, air, and space? Part 2 - Non-traditional security challenges 23 April: Essay synopsis due 8. 29 April: Critical security studies and Copenhagen School/energy security 9. 6 May: National security/terrorism and transnational crime Tutorial: Why is energy security worth our concern? 1 | THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Australian National University Tutorial: Are the threats posed by terrorism and transnational crime overstated? 10. 13 May: 11. 20 May: Cosmopolitanism and human security/humanitarian intervention and peacebuilding Tutorial: Should states engage in humanitarian intervention and peacebuilding? 12. 27 May: Gender and security/women, peace and security agenda No tutorials this week. 31 May: Research essay due Regime and societal security/nationalism, insurgency and civil war Tutorial: How can nationalism pose a security challenge? -- 2 | THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Australian National University Assessment information 1. Tutorial Presentation (10%): In one tutorial you are required to: · Provide a short (no more than five minutes) tutorial presentation that is a critical analysis of one of the essential readings set for that week; and . Pose at least three questions to the class for discussion based on their presentation. The aim of this presentation is to stimulate discussion within the group, to practice your public- speaking skills and to allow you to test your ideas among your peers. You should not just rehash the contents of your assigned readings, but assume that everyone has read them. Instead, you should identify the underlying assumptions and messages provided by the authors of your assigned readings, and then describe alternative views as a lead-in to the three questions that you will pose for discussion by the entire group. Your tutorial presentation will be assessed, and that mark will constitute up to 10% of your overall mark. You will be provided with guidance concerning how your presentation will be marked. 2. Mid-semester exam (30%): The exam