Entry requirements
Only students from Crisis and Security Management can take this course.
Description
One of the core concepts of the MA Crisis & Security Management is ‘governance’. In this course we will focus on the local level of governance. The police and local authorities are responsible for guaranteeing public security. As a result of the increasing complexity of security issues, the growing political awareness of citizens and the fiscal problems of the state the police and local authorities are compelled to share responsibilities with other public and private actors. Local security networks are founded in order to combat crime more effectively. In the course we will discuss the relevant aspects and characteristics of these networks, such as the governance of networks and the effectivity and transparency of the decision making within networks.
Course objectives
After completing the course the student has a clear understanding of
the relevant aspects of local security networks
the factors that contribute to the success or failure of these networks
the effectiveness, efficiency, transparency and legitimacy of these networks
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Lectures, guest lectures, presentations, group presentations, debates, research
Course Load
-Total study load 140 hrs, of which
contact hours: 24 hrs.
self-study hours: 96 hrs.
Assessment method
A group presentation (20%), a paper (40%) and a written exam (40%).
Paper: 3000 words, in which the student reports on a research into a security network. Re-take in block II and block IV.
Written exam: essay questions. Re-sit in block II and block IV.
You can find more information about assessments and the timetable exams on the website.
Details for submitting papers (deadlines) are posted on Blackboard.
On the Public Administration front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website, uSis and Blackboard.
Resit
Students will be permitted to resit an examination if they have taken the first sit and have a mark lower than 5.5 or with permission of the Board of Examiners.
Resit written exam
Students that want to take part in a resit for a written exam, are required to register via uSis. Use the activity number that can be found on the ‘timetable exams’.
Blackboard
Yes, from the start of the course.
Reading list
Ched Whelan, Networks and National Security: Dynamics, Effectiveness and Organisation, Farmham: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2012
Articles and course materials, available on blackboard
Registration
Use both uSis and Blackboard to register for every course.
Register for every course and workgroup via uSis. Some courses and workgroups have a limited number of participants, so register on time (before the course starts). In uSis you can access your personal schedule and view your results. Registration in uSis is possible from four weeks before the start of the course.
Also register for every course in Blackboard. Important information about the course is posted here.
Contact
w.j.van.noort@cdh.leidenuniv.nl