Lehrende:
Leonardo Carvalho Leite Azeredo Bandarra
Veranstaltungsart:
Vertiefungsseminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
VM Nuclear Weapons
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
10 | 20
Weitere Informationen:
einsemestriges Vertiefungsseminar
Verwendbar in folgenden Studiengängen bzw. Modulen:
- BA-Hauptfach Politikwissenschaft, FSB ab WiSe 2013/14: Vertiefungsmodul Politikwissenschaft (6 LP)
- BA-Hauptfach Politikwissenschaft: Wahlbereich (6 LP)
- BA-Nebenfach Politikwissenschaft: Fachbezogener Wahlbereich (6 LP)
Lehrveranstaltungstitel (englischsprachige Übersetzung):
Kommentare/ Inhalte:
Nuclear Weapons in World Politics
Course Outline
Nuclear bombs are a crucial component of today's political and strategic global landscapes. Due to their unmatchable destruction power, nuclear weapons have been a source of fascination and fear. They are both a symbol of power and madness, with enthusiastic supporters and passionate opponents.
In this one-semester seminar, we will explore the controversial role of nuclear weapons in international relations. The course is divided into the three following blocks: (1) Technical aspects, basic concepts, and Institutions; (2) Deterrence and Proliferation; (3) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.
In the first block, we discuss what make nuclear weapons unique, as well as the main concepts and institutions that surround those arms. We explore historical aspects and some of the primary institutions that target weapons control and non-proliferation. The second block focuses on deterrence thinking and nuclear strategy from the perspective of nuclear-weapon-owners. In the last block, we explore theories and institutions that focus on non-proliferation and disarmament. We also tackle new issues, such as nuclear terrorism, the nuclear ban movement, and critical approaches to nuclear politics.
Lernziel:
It is an introduction course, after which the students are expected to learn the main topics and discussions on atomic politics.
Vorgehen:
This course comprises weekly sessions of 1.5 hours (Thursdays, 14:15-15:45, with an extra class on Friday, 6.12.19). Classes will be held in English, and they will combine expositive presentations by the lecturer (about 60% of the course) and workshop activities by the students, followed by a joint-discussion (about 40% of the course). Participation in class is highly encouraged, as well as reading the obligatory texts before class. The evaluation will be done through a final essay (Hausarbeit). The essays should have between 1.500 and 3.000 words, excluding bibliography and follow the Chicago quotation system. The deadline for handing the essays is 25.03.2020.
Literatur:
Preliminary Literature for the course, subjected to change (no need to read in advance)
Basrur, Rajesh. 2001. ‘Nuclear Weapons and Indian Strategic Culture’. Journal of Peace Research 38 (2): 181–98.
CTBTO. 2012. ‘Types of Nuclear Weapons: CTBTO Preparatory Commission’. 2012. https://www.ctbto.org/nuclear-testing/types-of-nuclear-weapons/.
Cohn, Carol. 1987. ‘Sex and Death in the Rational World of Defense Intellectuals.’ Signs 12 (4): 687–718. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3174209 .
Gale, Robert P., and James O. Armitage. 2018. ‘Are We Prepared for Nuclear Terrorism?’ New England Journal of Medicine 378 (13): 1246–54. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsr1714289.
Gibbons, Rebecca Davis. 2018. ‘The Humanitarian Turn in Nuclear Disarmament and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons’. The Nonproliferation Review 25 (1–2): 11–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/10736700.2018.1486960.
ILPI. 2014. ‘Nuclear Weapons Under International Law: An Overview’. ILPI (International Law and Policy Institute). Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.
Knopf, Jeffrey W. 2016. ‘Chapter 1: International Cooperation on Nonproliferation: The Growth and Diversity of Cooperative Efforts.’ In International Cooperation on WMD Nonproliferation, 1–22. University of Georgia Press.
Mazarr, Michael J. 2018. ‘Understanding Deterrence.’ RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE295.html.
Müller, Harald, Giorgio Franceschini, Aviv Melamud, Daniel Müller, Anna Péczeli, and Annette Schaper. 2015. ‘A Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Europe | VCDNP’. Study by the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF/HSFK). Frankfurt am Main: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF/HSFK). http://vcdnp.org/a-nuclear-weapon-free-zone-in-europe/.
Pastine, Ivan, Tuvana Pastine, and Tom Humberstone. 2017. Introducing Game Theory: A Graphic Guide. London: Icon Books. https://www.amazon.in/Introducing-Game-Theory-Graphic-Guide-ebook/dp/B01J4P6L90.
Paul, Michael. 2018. ‘Maritime Nuclear Deterrence: Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles in the South China Sea’. SWP Comment. SWP. https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/maritime-nuclear-deterrence/.
Paul, TV. 2016. ‘Self-Deterrence: Nuclear Weapons and the Enduring Credibility Challenge’. International Journal 71 (1): 20–40. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020702015618682.
Rockwood, Laura. 2013. Legal Framework for IAEA Safeguards. Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency.
Solingen, Etel. 1994. ‘The Political Economy of Nuclear Restraint’. International Security 19 (2): 126–69. https://doi.org/10.2307/2539198.
Spagnuolo, Laura. 2009. ‘NATO Nuclear Burden Sharing and NPT Obligations’. BASIC Getting to Zero Papers, no. 13. https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/99563/gtz13.pdf.
Stocker, Jeremy. 2007. ‘A Nuclear Legacy.’ The Adelphi Papers 46 (386): 15–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/05679320701266331.
Wilson, Ward. 2008. ‘The Myth of Nuclear Deterrence’. The Nonproliferation Review 15 (3): 421–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/10736700802407101.
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Pruefungsart: Hausarbeit
Bewertungsschema: benotet (RPO)
Umfang: 1500-3000 Woerter
neuer Abgabetermin (Stand 27.4.): 16.05.2020
