| Unit name | Gender and Security |
|---|---|
| Unit code | POLIM0045 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Medie |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides an introduction to the concepts of gender and security and to how they are connected. It begins with an examination of key theories, concepts, and debates in gender studies, security studies, and feminist international relations and of how they are interconnected. The unit then draws on these theories, concepts, and debates to analyse gender and (in)security in the past and present. It analyses the causes and dynamics of women’s and men’s (in)security in varied geographical, political, and social contexts with a focus on the themes of gender-based violence, war, peacebuilding, the economy, human rights, the environment, health, women’s political participation, migration, and feminist methodologies.
Unit Aims:
To introduction the concepts of gender and security and their interconnections.
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of how security is gendered
2. Use gender as an analytical lens to study security
3. Critically apply relevant theoretical and conceptual frameworks to historical and contemporary events and phenomena
10 x 2hr seminars. In addition to 20 hours of classroom time, students are expected to devote approximately 180 hours to independent reading, seminar preparation, essay writing and exam revision.
Students will be assessed using an in-class presentation (formative) and a 4000-word essay (100%)
All assessments cover all ILOs.
Gentry, C., Shepard, L. and Sjoberg, L. (2018). The Routledge Handbook of Women Gender and Security. London: Routledge.
Meger, S. (2016). Rape, Loot, Pillage: The Political Economy of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Tripp, A., Ferree, M. and Ewig, C. (2013). Gender, Violence and Human Security. New York: New York University Press.
Tripp, A., Casimiro, I., Kwesiga, J. and Mungwa, A. (2009). African Women’s Movements: Transforming Political Landscapes. New York: Cambridge University.
True, J. (2012). The Political Economy of Violence against Women. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
