Présentation
None
Students who complete the course should:
- Have devloped a detailed knowledge of key concepts: security, risk and uncertainty
- Be able to apply IR theories to these concepts
- Have an understanding of how security, risk and uncertainty relate to a variety of contemporary security issues, including technology, economic, and environmental risks.
Security, Risk and Uncertainty – Dr Joe Burton
Dates and Topics
Section 1 - The Origins of Risk and Uncertainty (22nd and 23rd September)
Introduction – Security, Risk and Uncertainty - Mapping the Key Concepts
IR Theory and Security, Risk and Uncertainty
Existential Risk - The Nuclear Age
Section 2 - New Security Challenges (5th and 6th October)
Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare
Economic Security and Energy Security
Organised Crime – Guns, Drugs and People
Section 3 - Environmental and Planetary Risk and Security (19th and 20th October)
Climate Change and Security
COVID-19 and the New Geopolitics
Course conclusion – Mapping Future Risks and Dealing with Uncertainty
Assessment
100% Final Exam
Modalités
The course is divided into three sections - each comprised of two interactive 3 hour lectures/seminars.