Global Interventionism

Recommended Prerequisites

Academic writing skills. Fluency in English.

Teaching Methods

The sessions will be held in a seminar format, including interactive discussions and using participatory techniques, based on brief moments of introduction and orientation of the relevant themes of each topic by the teacher, followed by in-class discussion of the recommended readings, as well as the presentations of students' work.

Learning Outcomes

This course aims to analyse processes and forms of external intervention in terms of their theoretical conception and practical application in the field. In this seminar, students:  

- develop skills in analysing the main thematic debates in the area of global interventionism;

- develop interpretative skills of the strong empirical dimension inherent in the contexts of humanitarianism, development, security and peace missions;

- articulate and apply previous theoretical knowledge with case studies and practical exercises that explore different themes.

The structure of contents will allow students to better understand the connections between decision-making, policy-making and policy-implementation, and to acquire the skills of critical analysis of processes of global interventionism.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction: what is global interventionism

1.1 Definitions, policies and practices

2. The cycle of conflicts and the cycle of interventionism

3. Theory and practice of global interventionism:

3.1 Peace processes and international mediation

3.2 Peacekeeping and peacebuilding

3.3 Peace enforcement and Responsibility to Protect

4. Case-studies analysis

5. Planning and evaluation of international interventions

6. Interventionism and security, development and humanitarianism: current challenges and critical analysis

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Clara Gabriel de Oliveira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Oral presentation: 30.0%
Periodic assessment: written essay: 70.0%

Bibliography

Barash, D. & Webel, C. (2021) Peace and Conflict Studies. 5^th ed. Sage.

Demmers, J. (2012), Theories of Violent Conflict: An Introduction. London: Routledge.

Dennys, C. (2014) Military Intervention, Stabilisation and Peace: The search for stability. London: Routledge.

Kulnazarova, A.; Popovski, V. (eds.) (2019), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Approaches to Peace. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lemay-Hebert, N (2022) (Ed.) Handbook on intervention and statebuilding. Edward Elgar Pub.

Miall, H.,Ramsbotham, O., and Woodhouse, T. (2016) Contemporary Conflict Resolution: The prevention, management and transformation of deadly conflicts. Cambridge: Polity Press (4th ed.).

Richmond, O., & Visoka, G. (Eds.). (2021). The Oxford Handbook of Peacebuilding, Statebuilding and Peace Formation. Oxford: OUP.