Admission requirements
Students must be enrolled in the CSM Master program;
At least 8 students must enroll for the course to take place;
A maximum of 30 students can participate, on a first come, first serve basis.
Description
Emotions play an increasingly important role in international relations and world politics. In recent years, they have become of growing interest and pertinence to security studies and the broader scholarly community. This course is designed to introduce students to this evolution and to the complex relationship between emotions, passions and security. In spite of renewed attention, the way the affective domain interacts with “securitisation” remains indeed unclear, untheorised and falling outside conventional approaches.
In particular, the tendency to discuss emotions and passions but reject their ontological status has left theory incoherent and vulnerable. New hypotheses must be explored, to highlight the processes through which individual emotions become collective as well as political. Critical definitions are likely to emerge in this respect, and a better appreciation of the significance of world emotions and how they permeate security matters.
The purpose of this course is to familiarise students with theoretical approaches and empirical cases delineating several key questions. It is based on interdisciplinarity, a vast literature, and applicable real-world situations to help them develop their own evaluation criteria. They will become acquainted with the methods of comparative analysis and approach a multiplicity of issues meant to widen their reflection on the very notion of security.
Course objectives
- Students are able to theorize the relationship between emotions, passions and security
- Students are able to critically discuss the different theories and concepts connecting the affective domain with the field of security
- Students are able to use the method of comparative analyses in order to assess applicable real-world situations
- Students are able to analyse readings with a critical eye and highlight issues, questions, concerns, etc. that they have about the author’s arguments and the evidence that they present in support of these claims and develop a set of discussion questions to facilitate exchanges on the readings with their classmates.
Timetable
On the CSM front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website and timetables, uSis and Blackboard.
Mode of instruction
Seven working group sessions
Course Load
5 EC = 140 hours
contact hours: 21
self-study hours: 119
Attendance is mandatory.
Assessment method
The midterm exam consists of a critical review (take-home exam) and will comprise 40% of the students’ grade
The final paper consists if an essay that will comprise 60% of the overall grade
The midterm exam and final paper need to be 5.5 or higher each in order to complete this course.
Failed partial grades weighing less than 30% should be compensated by a passed partial grade weighing more than 30%. The calculated grade must be at least 5,50 in order to pass the course.
Re-sit takes the same form.
Blackboard
Available one week before the start of the course
Reading list
See syllabus. Only open access articles and reports or articles to be accessed with Leiden University Library membership
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.
Contact
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