Regional Dynamics of Security and Defense
Code
400035
Academic unit
NOVA Information Management School
Credits
7.5
Teacher in charge
Vítor Daniel Rodrigues Viana
Teaching language
Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English
Objectives
1. Develop in-depth knowledge of the security and defense dynamics in different regions of the planet.
2. Obtain analytical and critical skills on these regional dynamics.
3. Obtain qualified tools to study security and defense in regional dynamics.
Prerequisites
Under-graduate
Subject matter
Buzan, Barry e Ole Wæver. Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003. ; Lake, David e Patrick M. Morgan, eds. Regional Orders: Security in the New World. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. ; Lemke, Douglas. Regions of War and Peace. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ; Solingen, Etel. Regional Orders at Century¿s Dawn: Global and Domestic Influences on Grand Strategy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998. ; Williams, Paul. Security Studies: An Introduction. London: Routledge, 2012. Mastery learning, inquiry-based learning and case study-based learning Bibliography
Teaching method
Evaluation method
Goals Activities Evaluation Assess the ability of analysis and oral presentation. Participation in debate and discussion directed activities and presentation of group work 25% Evaluate the ability of research and critical analysis Preparation and delivery of individual written (on paper and via email) with no less than 3500 and not more than 5500 words 75%