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| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Dana Landau (dana.landau@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course examines the relationship between gender and peacebuilding, based on scholarship from the fields of political science, international relations, and peace and conflict studies. We will engage with the gendered dimensions of conflict, security, and peace and discuss how gender matters in a range of settings, such as during peace negotiations, in post-conflict reconstruction, transitional justice, or disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes. The course will cover theoretical literature, as well as case studies from around the world. During the course, we will critically engage with the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, as well as related efforts to increase women’s inclusion and representation, as well as with the role of masculinities in conflict and peace. Students are expected to read and critically engage with weekly readings, participate actively in classroom discussions, to write a case analysis, and/or to prepare a presentation. |
| Learning objectives | Students are familiar with the main theoretical and empirical debates on gender and peacebuilding. They have reflected on and discussed these in the context of different contemporary and historical cases. They have critically reflected on the value and methods of gendered analyses of conflict, security, and peace. |
| Bibliography | Cohn, Carol (ed.) (2013). Women and Wars: Contested Histories, Uncertain Futures. Malden, MA: Polity Press. Enloe, Cynthia (2000) [1989]. Bananas, Beaches and Bases. Making Feminist Sense of International Politics. Second Edition. University of California Press. Giles, Wenona; Hyndman, Jennifer (eds.) (2004): Sites of Violence: Gender and Conflict Zones. Berkeley: University of California Press Pankhurst, Donna (ed.) (2008). Gendered Peace. London: Routledge. Shepherd, Laura J (2017). Gender, UN Peacebuilding and the Politics of Space: Locating Legitimacy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Smith, Sara; Yoshida, Keina (eds.) (2022). Feminist Conversations on Peace. Bristol University Press. |
| Comments | Achtung: Alle Seminare im Fach Politikwissenschaft werden benotet. Notenskala 6.0 bis 1.0, wobei 4.0 genügend (Bestanden) ist. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist aus Gründen der Qualitätssicherung der Lehre beschränkt. Bei Überbuchung haben Studierende der Politikwissenschaft Vorrang. Selektion nach Belegungsdatum. |
| Admission requirements | Achtung: Alle Seminare im Fach Politikwissenschaft werden benotet. Notenskala 6.0 bis 1.0, wobei 4.0 genügend (Bestanden) ist. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist aus Gründen der Qualitätssicherung der Lehre beschränkt. Bei Überbuchung haben Studierende der Politikwissenschaft Vorrang. Selektion nach Belegungsdatum. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 10.15-11.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Modules |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Specialization Module Global Europe: Peace and Conflict Studies (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Assessment will be based on active engagement with weekly readings, participation in classroom discussions and ADAM forums, as well as a written case analysis and/or a group presentation. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |