Security and Development in the Global South

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 3 credits from POLS or INLR at the 3000 level; or permission of the Department This course examines the relationship between political, economic, and social development and security. It studies the security environment of a developing world that faces a unique constellation of security threats created by the presence of weak states, divided societies, political and economic dependency, and the pressures of globalization. It uses the perspective of traditional theories that privilege the security of states and regimes as well as non-traditional theories that focus on human and environmental security. The course also examines potential strategies for coping with the various types of insecurity experienced by developing states and societies. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed as INLR 4321 and may therefore count as 3 credits in either discipline.] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)