Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Andrew Tan
Contact via andrew.tan@mq.edu.au
Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Level 2, Hearing Hub
By email appointment: andrew.tan@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MPICT or MCPICT or PGDipPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or GradCertIntSecStud or MIntPubDip
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Since the end of the Cold War the nature and scale of humanitarian intervention and peacekeeping operations under the auspices of the United Nations and regional bodies have become a key feature of the evolving international security environment. Why these operations occur, who authorises them, who becomes involved, what underpins them from a legal and ethical perspective and what challenges they face will all be examined and critically analysed in this unit. In addition, an evaluation of theories behind concepts such as responsibility to protect and their practical application through a series of case studies will provide students with a deep understanding of this crucial dynamic of the 21st century.
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SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
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WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
REASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS DURING THE SEMESTER
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Minor Essay | 20% | No | Friday 1 September 2017 |
Annotated Bibliography | 20% | No | Monday 2 October 2017 |
Major Essay | 60% | No | Monday 23 October 2017 |
Due: Friday 1 September 2017
Weighting: 20%
Detailed information about this assignment can be found on the iLearn site for this unit.
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Due: Monday 2 October 2017
Weighting: 20%
Detailed information about this assignment can be found on the iLearn site for this unit.
You must read this information before attempting the assignment.
Due: Monday 23 October 2017
Weighting: 60%
Detailed information about this assignment can be found on the iLearn site for this unit.
You must read this information before attempting the assignment.
UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
STAFF AVAILABILITY
See the iLearn website for the weekly schedule of topics and readings.
Here is a summary of the topics:
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: The Rise of Humanitarian Intervention and Peacekeeping
Week 3: Moral and Legal Dimensions of Humanitarian Intervention
Week 4: UN and Humanitarian Intervention
Week 5: UN Peacekeeping
Week 6: NGOs and PSCs in Conflict Environments
Week 7: Intervention Failures in Somalia and Rwanda
Week 8: Intervention Successes in Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast
Week 9: Interventions in Iraq
Week 10: Intervention in Libya
Week 11: The UN, Peacebuilding and Afghanistan
Week 12: Outsourcing Interventions and East Timor
Week 13: Syria and the Future of Humanitarian Intervention
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