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27165-01 - Seminar: (Re-)Building States in Post-Conflict Africa. Power, legitimacy and the legacies of war (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2011 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers |
Laurent Goetschel (laurent.goetschel@unibas.ch)
Didier Péclard (didier.peclard@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar closes a cycle of three advanced seminar dedicated to the study of the interconnections between war, peace and state formation in Africa. It will concentrate on the issue of legitimacy. How is legitimacy constructed, historically and sociologically, through conflict? What is the influence of war and conflict on the dynamics of legitimacy in so-called post-conflict contexts? To what extent can legitimate institutions be 'built' through international intervention, and to what extent are they the result of long-lasting endogenous dynamics? |
| Learning objectives | Participants in this advanced seminar are acquainted with the main debates in policy as well as in academic circles around statebuilding in societies after civil war. They critically engage with and reflect upon key concepts such as legitimacy, statehood and (post-)conflict. |
| Admission requirements | Abgeschlossenes BA-Studium |
| Course application | Anmeldung erforderlich: Daniel Michel, Europainstitut (d.michel@unibas.ch) bis 15.03.2011 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Culture and Society (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Internationales Zusatzwissen (Master European Studies) Political Sciences (Doktorat an der Philosophisch-Historischen Fakultät (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2011)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Europainstitut |