Regional Dynamics of Security and Defense
Objectives
1. Develop in-depth knowledge of the security and defense dynamics in different regions of the planet.
2. Obtain analytical and critical skills on these regional dynamics.
3. Obtain qualified tools to study security and defense in regional dynamics.
General characterization
Code
400035
Credits
7.5
Responsible teacher
Vítor Daniel Rodrigues Viana
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English
Prerequisites
Under-graduate
Bibliography
Buzan, Barry e Ole Wæver. Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003. ; Lake, David e Patrick M. Morgan, eds. Regional Orders: Security in the New World. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. ; Lemke, Douglas. Regions of War and Peace. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ; Solingen, Etel. Regional Orders at Century¿s Dawn: Global and Domestic Influences on Grand Strategy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998. ; Williams, Paul. Security Studies: An Introduction. London: Routledge, 2012.
Teaching method
Mastery learning, inquiry-based learning and case study-based learning
Evaluation method
| Goals | Activities | Evaluation |
| Assess the ability of analysis and oral presentation. | Participation in debate and discussion directed activities and presentation of group work | 25% |
| Evaluate the ability of research and critical analysis | Preparation and delivery of individual written (on paper and via email) with no less than 3500 and not more than 5500 words | 75% |
Subject matter