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Lehrende: Prof. Dr. Ursula Christina Schröder; Prof. Dr. Antje Wiener
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
FM IPT
Semesterwochenstunden:
2
Credits:
6,0
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
5 | 20
Weitere Informationen:
Verwendbar in folgenden Studiengängen bzw. Modulen:
- M.A. Politikwissenschaft (FSB ab WiSe 2014/15): Forschungsmodul Internationale Politische Theorie (FM IPT)
Kommentare/ Inhalte:
This seminar critically examines the historical and conceptual foundations of the disciplines of International Relations and Security Studies from the perspective of Global International Relations (Global IR) project. In the past years, both disciplines have come under increasing criticism for being "Western-" or "Euro"-centric, for not including the multiple perspectives of scholars from the Global South into the core curricula of the discipline, and for focusing to a disproportionate extent on issues of interest to primarily Northern audiences. In response to this critique, a global group of leading scholars from both fields have proposed rethinking international relations from a theoretical perspective that takes account of cultural diversity that is enacted by a plurality of stakeholders.
Over the course of the seminar, we will discuss the core tenets of the emerging debate on Global IR and examine recent efforts to pluralize and diversify knowledge production about the international order, and international security orders, in particular. In the seminar's first part, major theoretical debates are introduced and discussed. In its second part, and based on the idea of 'problem oriented learning' (POI), students work in small groups to prepare theory-led presentations of research problems that emerge as particularly relevant in the context of our debates. The presentations will help students to frame and focus on their MA dissertation proposals which stand to be detailed throughout the second semester of this two-semester MA seminar.
Literatur:
Core readings:
- Acharya, Amitav 2016, Advancing Global IR: Challenges, Contentions, and Contributions, in: International Studies Review 18 (1): 4-15
- Bilgin, Pinar 2010, The 'Western-Centrism' of Security Studies: 'Blind Spot' or Constitutive Practice?, in: Security Dialogue, 41 (6): 615-622.
- Hobson, John 2012, The Eurocentric Conception of World Politics. Western International Theory, 1760–2010, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Maliniak, Daniel; Peterson, Susan; Powers, Ryan, et al. 2018, Is International Relations a Global Discipline? Hegemony, Insularity, and Diversity in the Field, in: Security Studies: 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/09636412.2017.1416824
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020818317000261
- Sabaratnam, Meera 2011, IR in Dialogue... but Can We Change the Subjects? A Typology of Decolonising Strategies for the Study of World Politics, in: Millennium - Journal of International Studies, 39 (3): 781-803.
- Shepherd, Laura 2017, Whose international is it anyway? Women’s peace activists as International Relations theorists, in: International Relations 31 (1): 76-80
- Tickner, A.B. 2013. Core, Periphery and (Neo)imperialist International Relations, in: European Journal of International Relations 19 (3): 627-646.
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Die Modulprüfung wird im kommenden WiSe im Rahmen des betreuten Selbststudiums absolviert. Die erfolgreiche Teilnahme an diesem Seminar ist Zulassungsvoraussetzung für die Modulprüfung.
Studienleistungen (unbenotet):
1: poster presentation in class
2: research report of 5-10 p plus a list of references
The research reports must be submitted with the Chair’s office (Birte Sievers, AP 1, 233 or Marten Ennen, IFSH) by 12 July 2018.
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