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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2024 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Michael Aeby (michael.aeby@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The African Union (AU) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) have assumed a pivotal role in preventing and managing violent conflict in the 20 years since initiated the construction of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) under the mantra of ‘African solutions to African problems’. The African intergovernmental organisations (IGO) that constitute the APSA’s building blocks have elaborated policy frameworks and organisational structures for early warning, preventive diplomacy, mediation, post-conflict reconstruction, peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations. The AU and RECs have intervened in numerous inter- and interstate conflicts, whereby they brokered many of the over 300 peace agreements that were concluded in Sub-Saharan African since the inception of the APSA. The African IGOs, however, grapple with a range of political, operational and financial challenges that affect the functioning of APSA structures. Their conflict interventions have led to mixed outcomes as many AU and REC-sponsored peace agreements have collapsed without being implemented. The seminar offers an introduction to the flourishing research on the APSA and aims to take a critical look on policies, structures and conflict interventions of African IGOs. It focuses on the AU, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and Southern African Development Community (SADC) that constitute the most significant APSA building blocks. The seminar starts with an introduction, firstly, to the history and institutions of African IGOs, and, secondly, concepts of Peace and Conflict Studies that will be applied to study APSA structures and interventions in the course. The discussed APSA structures of the four African IGOs include conflict early warning systems, panels for peace diplomacy, mediation support units (MSU), post-conflict reconstruction programmes, sub-regional components of the African Standby Force, funding facilities, as well as programmes for post-conflict reconstruction, Women peace & Security (WPS) and civil society participation. Furthermore, we will review recent peace-making and military interventions by the four IGOs in Central, East, West and Southern Africa. The last two meetings serve to juxtapose the IGOs’ structures and interventions to develop comparative insights and policy lessons. |
| Lernziele | - Acquire expertise on APSA structures and conflict interventions of African IGOs. - Acquire foundational knowledge on conflict prevention, peace-making and peacekeeping approaches. - Learn about different theoretical, methodological and disciplinary approaches to researching peace and security in Africa. - Acquire basic knowledge on contemporary African history, international relations and politics. - Acquire analytical skills by analysing organisational structures, interventions and conflicts. - Improve writing skills by writing an essay and an optional seminar paper. - Improve presentation skills by presenting an essay and comparative findings in a group presentation. - Practice collaboration skills by jointly conducting a qualitative comparative analysis. - Learn about different types and purposes of academic and policy research publications on the reading list. |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | This course is capped at 25-30 max. Students and prioritizes MA Changing Societies Students, MA Afri an Studies and MA Political Science on timely registration. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 10.15-12.00 | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Donnerstag 19.09.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 26.09.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 03.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 10.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 17.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 24.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 31.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 07.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 14.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 21.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 28.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 05.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 12.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Donnerstag 19.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Module |
Modul: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | To pass the course and be awarded 3 ECTS, participants are required to perform the following: - Attend at least 9 of 12 seminar meetings and actively participate in plenary discussions. - Read two key readings that are provided on ADAM in preparation of each meeting. - Write and present an essay of ca. 2,000 words on a specific APSA institution or intervention in a seminar meeting. - Contribute to a group assignment and present the findings of the joint comparative analysis in the last two meetings. A detailed seminar programme, list of assignments, essay template and reading list will be shared at the beginning of the semester. Students may earn an additional 5 ECTS by writing a seminar paper on a relevant topic. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |