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| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Tobias Hagmann Leupin (tobias.hagmann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | From Gaza to Eastern Ukraine military occupations by foreign powers are in the international spotlight. This seminar scrutinizes the politics of military occupation from a comparative perspective. Taking its point of departure in post World War II military occupations, it sheds light on the motives and techniques of occupying powers, analyzes the everyday governance of civilians under occupation and highlights different trajectories of military occupations. We read about, compare and analyze different types of military occupation including neighboring military occupations in Syria, Palestine and the post-Soviet space, international occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan, long-standing occupations such as Cyprus and Western Sahara and de facto occupations such as Kashmir or northern Ethiopia. Key political science debates and concepts on armed conflict, imperialism and nation-building in situations of both international and internal conflict are addressed in this seminar. Students attending this seminar will work on and prepare a presentation of a specific case. |
| Learning objectives | - Participants familiarize themselves with the political, institutional and military dynamics of foreign occupations and their evolution since the end of the Cold War. - Participants practice comparative analytical skills and reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of existing causal explanations of military occupations. - Participants gain an in-depth understanding of select contemporary cases of military occupations. |
| Bibliography | Benvenisti, E. (2012). The International Law of Occupation. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Geist Pinfold, R. (2023). Understanding Territorial Withdrawal: Israeli Occupations and Exits. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Lewis, D. (2024). Occupation: Russian Rule in South-Eastern Ukraine. London: Hurst. Stirk, P. M. R. (2016). A History of Military Occupation from 1972 to 1914. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. |
| Comments | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Admission requirements | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Friday | 10.15-11.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
| 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) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Specialization Module Global Europe: Peace and Conflict Studies (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular course attendance, case study work and written essay. Essays are graded with standard marks. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. |
| 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 |