Admission requirements
Only students of the MSc Crisis and Security Management can take this course.
This course only offers a place to a maximum number of 25 students.
Students can only register for one elective.
Description
Sanctions are the go-to weapon for states to coerce foreign agents, be they states, corporations, or individuals. Sanctions are often the first, sometimes the only, and in many regards, the most destructive tool states have to exert power globally. One would think that sanctions work, which brings us to the driving puzzle behind this course: sanctions rarely do. More puzzling still is that sanctions often weaken the sanctioning state and empower the sanctioned state. In this seminar, we will study sanctions, focusing on these and other puzzles. Themes may include war, peace, justice, humanitarianism, security, global financial structures, and domestic politics. We will consider a range of cases, such as Iraq, Iran, Cuba, Afghanistan, and Russia.
Course objectives
After finalizing this course, students will be able to:
Understand the global, regional, domestic, and human importance of sanctions across a range of security issue.
Critique and criticize theories and arguments related to sanctions.
Use theoretical and empirical knowledge to evaluate sanctions.
Write an argumentative paper.
Timetable
On the right side of programme front page of the studyguide you will find links to the website and timetables, uSis and Brightspace
Mode of instruction
This course consists of 7 seminars. Students are required to participate actively in class discussion. Attendance is mandatory.
Attendance is mandatory. Students are only allowed to miss more than one lecture if there are special, demonstrable personal circumstances. The Board of Examiners, in consultation with the study advisors, will decide on such an exceptional exemption of mandatory attendance.
Total study load 140 hours:
21 Contact hours.
119 Self-study hours: reading, preparing lectures, assignments, etc
Assessment method
Assessment for this course is based on two assignments
Paper proposal
15% of final grade
Resit not possible
Grade must be compensated in case of a fail (grade < 5.50)
Final paper
85% of final grade
Resit is possible
Grade must be 5.50 or higher to pass the course
Resit takes the same form
The calculated overall course grade must be at least 5.50 in order to pass the course. If the calculated overall course grade is lower than 5.50, students are also permitted to resit the 85% final paper assignment.
In the case of written assessment methods, the examiner can always initiate a follow-up conversation with the student to establish whether the learning objectives have been met.
Reading list
The literature will consist of academic articles and policy documents, links to which will be provided in the syllabus.
Registration
Register yourself via MyStudymap for each course, workgroup and exam (not all courses have workgroups and/or exams). Do so on time, before the start of the course; some courses and workgroups have limited spaces. You can view your personal schedule in MyTimetable after logging in.
Registration for this course is possible from t.b.a..
Leiden University uses Brightspace as its online learning management system. After enrolment for the course in MyStudymap you will be automatically enrolled in the Brightspace environment of this course.
More information on registration via MyStudymap can be found on this page.
Contact
Matthew Hoye
Email: j.m.hoye@fgga.leidenuniv.nl