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Last update: prof. PhDr. RNDr. Nikola Hynek, Ph.D., M.A. (15.09.2019)
The course introduces some of the key concepts used in security studies. It does so by discussing first the evolution of the discipline and its connection to broader scientific reflection on politics and then focuses on more specific scholarly attempts to approach theoretically and conceptually some features and phenomena of security politics both from the “traditional” as well as “critical” perspective. Moreover, in its final part some of the unorthodox agendas will be addressed to underline the growing multidisciplinarity of the field. The emphasis of the course is placed on developing independent and critical thinking on these concepts and preparing the students on using these concepts in their own research. After completing the course, students shall be able to understand and use a variety of security concepts in practice. They shall be able not only to demonstrate their knowledge of these concepts and the scholarly traditions that they are embedded in, but also use these concepts in their own thinking on security politics and critically assess how these concepts help us understand the social world.
Literature
Last update: prof. PhDr. RNDr. Nikola Hynek, Ph.D., M.A. (15.09.2019)
Aradau, C., Van Munster, R. (2008): Taming the Future: The Dispositif of Risk in the War on Terror. In: Amoore, L., de Goede, M. (eds.): Risk and the War on Terror. New York: Routledge, pp. 23–40.
Arreguin-Toft, I. (2001): How the Weak Win Wars: A Theory of Asymmetric Conflict. International Security, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 93–128.
Balzacq, T. (2005): The Three Faces of Securitization: Political Agency, Audience and Context. European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 171–201.
Dillon, M., Lobo-Guerrero, L. (2008): Biopolitics of Security in the 21st Century: An Introduction. Review of International Studies, Vol. 34, No. 2, 265–292.
Galtung, J. (1969): Violence, Peace, and Peace Research. Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 167–191.
MacGinty, R. (2010): Hybrid Peace: The Interaction between Top Down and Bottom up Peace. Security Dialogue, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 391–412.
McDonald, M. (2008): Securitization and the Construction of Security. European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 563–587.
Parsons, K. A. (2007): Structural Violence and Power. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 173–181.
Tang, S. (2009): The Security Dilemma: A Conceptual Analysis. Security Studies, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 587–623.
Wohlforth, W. C., et al. (2007): Testing Balance-of-Power Theory in World History. European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 155–185.
Syllabus
Last update: prof. PhDr. RNDr. Nikola Hynek, Ph.D., M.A. (15.09.2019)
Administrative and conceptual introduction
Development of Security Studies
Security dilemma, balance of power, deterrence
Collective security, international regimes, soft power
