POL291: International Security Studies

This unit defines international security broadly to incorporate political, societal, military, environmental, economic and technological factors. After examining the competing theories of international politics and different conceptions of security, the focus shifts to the post-Cold War international system and especially the roles of the United Nations and international law in international security. It utilises case studies from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq and Somalia to explain the changing dimensions of security.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials: 5 hours per fortnight.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Rajat Ganguly Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: R.Ganguly@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.042 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6232
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Rajat Ganguly Senior Lecturer (R.Ganguly@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6232 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.042 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)