Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Sheryn Lee
Contact via Email
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12 units including 6 PICX units
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
One of the most pervasive contemporary security challenges is the threats to the state and its population from political violence emerging from within state borders. Internal sources of armed conflict—such as communal violence, subversion and insurgency—have significant implications for national, regional and global security, and are increasingly acknowledged to be the most important foreign policy challenges and threats in the world today. This unit examines the strategies which underpin the use of political violence by state and non-state actors, including coercion, co-optation, undercutting and concession. It will use a range of international case studies to examine the causal factors behind the campaigns of political violence perpetrated by states and non-state actors and the responses of targets. The unit complements PICX110 which looks at the dynamics of coercion, PICX111 that addresses non-traditional security challenges, and PICX113 understanding terrorism in the twenty-first century.
All enrolment queries should be directed to Open Universities Australia (OUA): see www.open.edu.au
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.open.edu.au/student-admin-and-support/key-dates/
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Engagement | 20% | Yes | Ongoing |
Research Essay Proposal | 30% | No | Week 6 |
Research Essay | 50% | No | Week 13 |
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Ongoing assessment. For internal students, attendance and engagement in a two hour seminar each week is expected. For external students, the recordings of the seminars will be posted and engagement through at minimum 11 online forums is required. Engagement involves demonstrating critical thinking and understanding of the required readings, as well as demonstrated ability to address the focus questions with regards to all unit materials (readings, and pre-recorded lectures and seminars).
Engagement in seminar activities must be completed by the end of the week (for example, if the week begins on Monday 14 November, the week ends on the following Sunday 20 November). Participation will not be counted beyond the allocated timeframe. Grades are dependent on such criteria (but not limited to) the quality of the engagement with the text and any supplementary course materials, new lines of inquiry posed, and engagement with peers and the convener.
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 30%
Proposal of research essay question, and outline of research significance for theory and practice. Outline research argument as well as possible counter-arguments and how you will deal with them, outline of essay structure, and preliminary research findings demonstrating research from theoretical sources and empirical evidence.
Please see marking rubric for further guidance as to how this assessment will be marked
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 50%
The completion of a research essay is intended to encourage students to develop core disciplinary knowledge, enhance research skills, display effective communication through academic writing, and demonstrate original and critical thinking. This final assessment is 3000-word essay.
All word limits include references (either in-text citations or footnotes), and all referencing must use a consistent style. For referencing guidelines please see the library site: http://libguides.mq.edu.au/Referencing.
DELIVERY AND RESOURCES
UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
REASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS DURING THE SEMESTER
STAFF AVAILABILITY
Week 1 Political violence
Week 2 Who has the legitimate use of force: The state or non-state actors?
Week 3 Contentious politics
People Power Revolution-Philippines; Iranian Revolution
Week 4 State sponsored and communal violence
Maluku sectarian violence-Indonesia; Syria Civil War
Week 5 Political subversion and propaganda
The Korean Peninsula; Russia
Week 6 Intelligence and categorizing
British India; Nazi Germany
Week 7 Coercion
Saudi Arabia; Venezuela
Week 8 Co-optation and undercutting
Border Guard Forces-Burma; CCP policies-China
Week 9 Extrajudicial killing
‘Men in white vans’-Sri Lanka; Death squads-Colombia
Week 10 Torture and kidnapping
Cartels and the State-Mexico; Boko Haram-Nigeria
Week 11 Sexual violence
Bosnian War; Democratic Republic of Congo
Week 12 Genocide
Armenian Genocide-Turkey; Tutsi Genocide-Rwanda
Week 13 Conclusion
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
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Outcome
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
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27/02/2017 | Change of unit convenor |