Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module, students will have acquired
1. A deeper understanding of “gender” and contemporary gendered issues in international relation debates with the focus on peace/conflict and security (LO1);
2. The ability to critically discuss theories of peace/conflict and security from a feminist perspective including the development of their own informed arguments (LO2)
3. The capacity to critically examine traditional gendered images and roles in peace/conflict/security and their impact on theory and policy (LO3)
4. The ability to demonstrate team-based communication skills, such as negotiation, interpersonal skills, to develop collective projects and to demonstrate creativity individually and through group processes. (LO4)
5. The capacity to work co-cooperatively and, independently, self-directed, managing time and tasks. (LO5)
6. The ability to present original and persuasive written work with analytic arguments based on evidence, reading and reason. (LO6)
Indicative Module Content:
Feminist Theorizing on War, Peace, Security and International Politics
Intersectionality Approach to War, Peace, Security
Gender and the Military: Gendered Militarization and Masculinity
Gendered stereotypes & War/Peace/Security
Gender and the Aftermath: Transformative Peace or Continuity of the Politics of Violence?
Gender and Peacekeeping
Case studies such as:
Masculinities and War Rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Gendered approaches to Peace and Security and practical implications in the European Union (EU)