Global Security

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course examines various meanings, dynamics and applications of security in global politics, with particular attention to contemporary debates and issues. It explores what security is, who or what is being secured, from what and by what means. Select topics include: human security, migration, humanitarian intervention, environment, health and food security, gender, global war on terrorism, nuclear non-proliferation and security in the post-colonial world. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and POL-3143.