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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2016 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Dominik Balthasar (dominik.balthasar@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Contemporary development paradigms, such as the in 2011 agreed upon ‘New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States’, generally postulate that peacebuilding and statebuilding do not only go in tandem, but actively reinforce one another. Putting such reasoning under scrutiny, this seminar will cast a critical eye on the assumption that ‘all good things go together’. Consequently, the seminar will ask in how far peace is an indispensable precondition for statebuilding, and under what conditions states may not be the best guarantors for societal peace. A central objective of this seminar lies in providing insights into the complex relationship between peacebuilding and statebuilding. In order to do so, the seminar analyses past and present theories underlying these concepts, and looks at the interplay of conflict and governance. Seminar participants will engage with a number of themes, ranging from understanding the role of violent conflict in statebuilding trajectories to gaining a nuanced idea of the role international actors do and can play in supporting peacebuilding and statebuilding endeavors. |
| Lernziele | Students will familiarize themselves with central debates on both peacebuilding and statebuilding, and gain a historically informed overview of contemporary concepts used in academia and policy-making. They will critically reflect on the interplay between these two concepts, through guided theoretical reasoning and analysis of empirical case studies. Students will also become aware of existing challenges faced by national and international actors in (re-)building societies that exhibit greater degrees of peace and stability. |
| Literatur | The below list contains some initial reading suggestions. However, students will be provided with additional readings and be tasked with identifying additional and alternative pertinent literature pertaining to the seminar’s general topic as well as the students’ particular interest. Ayoob, M. (2007): “State Making, State Breaking, and State Failure.” In Crocker, C., F. Hampson, & P. Aall (eds.), Leashing the Dogs of War – Conflict Management in a Divided World (pp. 95-114). Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press. Barnett, M. & C. Zürcher (2006): The Peace-Builder's Contract: How External State-Building Reinforces Weak Statehood. RPPS Working Paper. Barnett, M., Kim, H., O’Donnell, M., and Sitea, L. (2007): “Peacebuilding: What is in a name?” Global Governance, 13:35-58. Barnett, Michael (2006): “Building a Republican Peace – Stabilizing States after War.” International Security 30(4):87-112. Berdal, M. & D. Zaum (eds.) (2013): Political Economy of Statebuilding: Power After Peace. London & New York: Routledge. Boyce, J. and M. O’Donnell (2007): “Policy Implications: the Economics of Postwar Statebuilding.” In Boyce, J. and M. O’Donnel (eds.), Peace and the Public Purse – Economic Policies for Postwar Statebuilding (pp. 271-99). Lynne Rienner Publishers: Boulder and London. Call, C. (2008): “Building States to Build Peace? A Critical Analysis.” Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, 4(2):60-74. Call, C. and V. Wyeth (Eds.) (2008): Building States to Build Peace. London: Lynne Rienner. Center on International Cooperation (CIC) (2004): New Thinking on State Formation and Peacebuilding. New York: The Century Association. Clapham, C. (2012): “Peacebuilding without a State.” In Curtis, D. and G. Dzinesa (eds.), Peacebuilding, Power and Politics in Africa (pp. 295-309). Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. Cramer, C. (2006): Civil War Is Not a Stupid Thing: Accounting for Violence in Developing Countries. London: C. Hurst & Co. Desch, M. (1996): “War and Strong States, Peace and Weak States?” International Organization, 50(2):237-68. Ero, C. (2012): “Peacebuilding through Statebuilding in West Africa? The Cases of Sierra Leone and Liberia.” In Curtis, D. and G. Dzinesa (eds.), Peacebuilding, Power, and Politics in Africa. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. Ferguson, J. (2006): Global Shadows: Africa in the Neoliberal World Order. Durham, London: Duke University Press. Grävingholt, J., S. Gänzle & S. Ziaja (2009): Concepts of Peacebuilding and State Building - How Compatible Are They? Bonn: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik. Hameiri, Sh. (2007): “Failed States or a Failed Paradigm? State Capacity and the Limits of Institutionalism.” Journal of International Relations and Development 10:122-49. Herbst, J.I. (2000): States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Howard, M. (2001): The Invention of Peace – Reflections on War and International Order. Profile Books Ltd.: London. Kaarsholm, P. (2006): Violence, Political Culture & Development in Africa. London: James Currey Publishers. Keen, D. (2000): “War and Peace: What’s the Difference?” International Peacekeeping, 7(4):1-22. Licklider, R. (1995): “The Consequences of Negotiated Settlements in Civil Wars, 1945-1993.” The American Political Science Review 89(3):681-90. Luttwak, E. (1999): “Give War a Chance.” Foreign Affairs, 78(4):36-44. Menocal, A. (2009): “'State-building for Peace': Navigating an Arena of Contradictions.” Overseas Development Institute Briefing Paper, 52. Paris, R. (2004): At War’s End – Building Peace After Civil Conflict. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. Said, E. (1995): Peace and Its Discontents: Gaza-Jericho, 1993-1995. Vintage: London (conclusion). Tilly, C. (1992): Coercion, Capital, and European States, A.D. 990-1990. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell. Tull, D. and A. Mehler (2005): “The Hidden Costs of Power-Sharing: Reproducing Insurgent violence in Africa.” African Affairs 104(416):375-398. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Culture and Society (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Internationales Zusatzwissen (Master European Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.02.2015)) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Master European Global Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Staatlichkeit, Entwicklung und Globalisierung (Master European Global Studies) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | (1) active participation, (2) presentation, (3) essay, graded on a scale 1-6, 0.5 |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Universität Basel |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Europainstitut |