The Politics of Governance and Human Security

Course Description:

HSPB 525*: .Focuses on the political factors relating to human security and vulnerability, including conflict and modalities of conflict management, alliances, interest articulation and aggregation, and the relationships between micro-politics and macro-politics, as well as those between politics and its socioeconomic, cultural, historical, and ecological circumstances. Explores a systemic, political economy approach linking domestic with global concerns. Includes issues of representation, equity, democracy, international development, culture, capacity building, the rule of law, humanitarian intervention, state sovereignty and relationship between civil society and the state. (3 credits)

*pre-requisites:  HSPB 500, HSPB520