PS 153 - Global Security

Institution:

King's College - Pennsylvania

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

In an increasingly interdependent world where conflict, peace, and war are recurring themes, thinking about ways to manage and preserve global security poses specific challenges. The international system consists of a variety of actors - states, organizations, and individuals - all of which are deeply interconnected in examining the evolution of approaches to global security. Traditionally, global security has been measured through responses to threats, both external and internal to a nation. This course will focus on observing the evolution of global security from traditional to contemporary approaches. The scope of this course will cover basic concepts and ideas central to global security from the end of the Second World War to the post-9/11 world. We will analyze traditional concepts like balance of power, nuclear deterrence, military strategy, and alliances that were previously central to global security but have now evolved into more distinct, separate categories: political violence and terrorism, civil wars, human security, and environmental security. Learning outcomes of this course will critically assess state and individual responses to external and internal security threats, the interconnectedness between domestic and global security actors, and ways to improve existing theories on global security by developing a more sophisticated approach to solving the problems its study generates.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kings.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 208-5900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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