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| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Elizabeth Mesok (elizabeth.mesok@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course considers how gender has come to matter in international and national security agendas. Grounded in the assumption that war and conflict are highly gendered phenomenon reliant on socially constructed norms of masculinity and femininity, we will consider the differential impacts that war has on men and women and assess the policies meant to address such impacts. Relatedly, we will consider how gender has been mainstreamed into security cooperation in ways that are often harmful to both women and feminist objectives. |
| Learning objectives | To this end, students will first be introduced to feminist international relations theory and critical security studies before engaging with contemporary issues such as the gendered dynamics of recruitment into armed groups; sexual violence as a tactic of war; gender mainstreaming in counterterrorism and preventing violent extremism programs; the relationship of gender, migration and conflict; and the importance yet potential limits of institutionalizing normative commitments to women’s rights in peace and security agendas. The ultimate goal of this course is to demonstrate the importance of gender and feminist theory for the analysis of war, peace and security, and to equip students with the tools to engage in such interdisciplinary theorizing and practice. |
| Bibliography | Megan Bastick and Claire Ducanson (2018) “Agents of Change? Gender Advisors in NATO Militaries,” International Peacekeeping 25(4): 554-577. Dara Kay Cohen (2013) “Female Combatants and the Perpetration of Violence: Wartime Rape in the Sierra Leone Civil War,” World Politics 65(3): 383-415. Nicole George and Laura Shepherd (2016) “Women, Peace and Security: Exploring the Implementation and Integration of UNSCR 1325,” International Political Science Review 37(3): 297-306. Sophie Giscard d’Estaing (2017) “Engaging Women in Countering Violent Extremism: Avoiding Instrumentalization and Furthering Agency,” Gender & Development 25(1): 103-118. Kimberly Hutchings (2008) “Making Sense of Masculinity and War,” Men and Masculinities 10(4): 389-404. Lana Khattab and Henri Myrttinen (2017) “‘Most of the Men Want to Leave’: Armed groups, Displacement and the Gendered Webs of Vulnerability in Syria,” International Alert: UK. |
| 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 |
Gender Studies: Recommendations (PhD subject: Gender Studies) Modul "Research Lab" Kulturanthropologie (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul Vertiefung Themenfeld: Herrschaft, Normativität und symbolische Ordnung (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul Vertiefung Themenfeld: Lebensverhältnisse, Umwelt und Ökonomie (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| 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 | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |