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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2018 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Sibel Yasemin Gürler (sibelyasemin.guerler@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Internal wars and state fragility are cited amongst today’s key threats to international security because of their alleged potential to contribute to the growth and empowerment of illegal transnational networks and terrorism. As a result, the international community has launched increasingly ambitious and complex peace consolidation and state building projects in conflict affected areas. The promotion of the rule of law and human rights through far-reaching reform of the justice and security sectors (SSR) has become an important component of peace building. SSR is considered crucial for bolstering state authority and promoting efficient and democratic state institutions that safeguard internal peace and stability and, in turn, international security. This is especially true in Africa, which hosts almost half of all current UN peacekeeping missions. Yet, empirical evidence shows that despite the huge efforts put into such state reconstruction ventures, the initially set goals are rarely met. Justice and security approaches promoted within current SSR strategies rarely cater to the needs of local communities. They are neither sensitive to prevailing culture and belief systems nor do they prove sustainable in areas where even basic infrastructure is lacking. This seminar sets out to explore the wider issues surrounding post-conflict reconstruction and SSR while placing a particular geographical focus on SSR operations in West Africa. |
| Lernziele | Students exhibit basic knowledge of the most important concepts relevant to SSR and understand the wider issues surrounding SSR. They are able to critically analyse prevailing power relations and dynamics at the local and international level that are difficult to reconcile. They learn about the role of indigenous governance systems, explore linkages between religious thought and political practice and understand existing tensions between state and non-state actors in SSR contexts. They, moreover, understand and reflect on concepts such as governance, justice and social control. |
| Literatur | A comprehensive syllabus including relevant literature will be provided to course participants at the start of the seminar. |
| Bemerkungen | Diese Veranstaltung wird unterrichtet von Dr. Sibel Yasemin Gürler swisspeace Head Statehood Program / Business & Peace |
| Weblink | www.swisspeace.org |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | Open to all social science students (MOnA) |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Open to all social science students (MOnA) durch Belegen in MOnA |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot obligatorisch |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Basics: Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Culture and Society (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Regionaler Fokus B.A. (Bachelor Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Continuous assessment Active participation in class (50%), Presentation (50%). Pass / Fail Use of digital media Online, mandatory |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |