COURSE SYLLABUS EURCRSS/ Critical Security Studies Prerequisite: Prerequisite to: Type of Course: Faculty: Admission to the IS program

Major Charmaine Misalucha mae.misalucha@gmail.com charmaine.misalucha@dlsu.edu.ph Consultations are by appointment. Term 3 SY 2009-2010 / Special Class

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The end of the Cold War is one of the major turning points in the field of International Relations. The bipolar world has been replaced by a multipolar system, and as a consequence, issues that have been subsumed by the activities of the two superpowers during the Cold War have now taken center stage. This course examines these issues through the framework of security studies: Traditional Security Studies, the Copenhagen School, and the Welsh School. Traditional Security Studies still claims that military issues remain relevant today. The Copenhagen School, meanwhile, advocates the inclusion of various non-military issues into the security agenda. Finally, the Welsh School examines the ways in which the subalterns can have a bigger stake in the international system. The course will therefore be divided into these three parts. Topics I. Traditional Security Studies A. The Great Powers in Asia B. The Clash of Civilizations C. The Third World The Copenhagen School A. The Environment B. The Diffusion of Small Arms and Light Weapons The Welsh School A. Geopolitics B. Feminism

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Requirements and Evaluation 1. Mid-term essay (50%): What role did the Asian states play in the War on Terror? Due on March 1st, 2010. 2. Final essay (50%): Compare and contrast Traditional Security Studies (TSS), the Copenhagen School, and the Welsh School. Due on April 13th, 2010. NOTE: All essays are a maximum of 5 pages, double-spaced, font size 12.

References and Materials NOTE: All articles can be downloaded from http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library/. Click Ejournals on the left sidebar to search for the journals. Introduction to Security Studies Krause, Keith, and Michael C. Williams. "From Strategy to Security: Foundations of Critical Security Studies." In Critical Security Studies, edited by Keith Krause and Michael C. Williams, 33-59. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1997. Andrew: JZ 5588 C74 1997 Traditional Security Studies Walt, Stephen. The Renaissance of Security Studies. International Studies Quarterly 35 (1991): 211-239. Kolodziej, Edward A. "Renaissance in Security Studies? Caveat Lector!" International Studies Quarterly 36 (1992): 421-438. The Great Powers in Asia Friedberg, Aaron L. "Ripe for Rivalry: Prospects for Peace in a Multipolar Asia." International Security 18, 3 (Winter 1993-1994): 5-33. Goh, Evelyn. Great Powers and Hierarchical Order in Southeast Asia: Analyzing Regional Security Strategies. International Security 32, 2 (Winter 2007-2008): 113-157. The Clash of Civilizations Huntington, Samuel. The Clash of Civilizations? Foreign Affairs 72, 3 (Summer 1993): 22-49. Henderson, Errol A. and Richard Tucker. Clear and Present Strangers: The Clash of Civilizations and International Conflict. International Studies Quarterly 45, 2 (2001): 317-338. The Third World Barkawi, Tarak and Mark Laffey. The Postcolonial Moment in Security Studies. Review of International Studies 32 (2006): 329-352. The Copenhagen School Buzan, Barry, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde. Security: A New Framework for Analysis. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner, 1998. Chapters 1 and 2, 1-47. Main Lib: EDRC or Circ KZ 5588 B89 1997/1998 The Environment Matthews, Jessica Tuchman. Redefining Security. Foreign Affairs 68, 2 (1989): pp. 162-177. The Welsh School Booth, Ken. Reflections of a Fallen Realist. In Critical Security Studies, edited by Keith Krause and Michael C. Williams, 83-119. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1997. Andrew: JZ 5588 C74 1997

Geopolitics OTuathail, Gearoid and Simon Dalby. Rethinking Geopolitics: Towards a Critical Geopolitics. In Rethinking Geopolitics, edited by Gearoid OTuathail and Simon Dalby, 1-15. London/New York: Routledge, 1998. Main Lib: Circ JC 319 R47 1998b *Dittmer, Jason. Captain Americas Empire: Reflections on Identity, Popular Culture, and Post-9/11 Geopolitics. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 95, 3 (2005): 626-643. *OTuathail, Gearoid. The Frustrations of Geopolitics and the Pleasures of War: Behind Enemy Lines and American Geopolitical Culture. Geopolitics 10 (2005): 356-377.