International security: Problems and perspectives from Latin America

 In recent times, a number of authors have begun to question not only interstate issues (the nature of violence; the implications of the West-East power transition; the characteristics of China's international presence; the "resurgence" of Russian power; etc.), but also questions that broaden our understanding of violence and how we conceive of peace in the international arena. The resulting agendas challenge and enrich this field of study by incorporating into the debate issues as varied as: gender perspectives; the human security agenda; the persistence of neo-imperialist practices and worldviews; the international security agendas of the Global South; migration; regional security formations; the involvement of private actors in maintaining international order; cybersecurity; and the appropriation and exploitation of natural resources as a form of violence, among others.

General:

• To provide students with a rigorous academic understanding of the main theoretical discussions within the field of International Security. 

Specific: 

• To present the main debates, their conceptual, political and empirical implications of international security within the theories of international relations. 
• To discuss and question the object of study of International Security, identifying how it differs from other areas of International Relations and problematizing these disciplinary limits. 
• Identify the main themes within the field of security, their questions, concerns, and guidance. 
• Identify the actors, processes, and institutions that each theory identifies as central to its understanding of the international security dimension. 

• Mainstream views on international security 
• Contributions from critical and geopolitical perspectives 
• Alternative and postcolonial voices in international security 
• Security Challenges in (a world transformed by) the Anthropocene 
• Emerging Technology and the Evolution of Security 
• The study of humanitarian interventions
• Security, borders and migration
• Organized crime

• Cujabante, Ximena. 2009. International security: Evolution of a concept. Journal of International Relations, Strategy and Security, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 93-106.
• Walt, Stephen M. 1991. The Renaissance of Security Studies. International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 211–239. 
• Ikenberry, John. 2013. Global Security Cooperation in the Twenty First Century. In Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Kaldor, Mary. The Quest for Security (Protection Without Protectionism and the Challenge of Global Governance). pp. 94-116. Columbia University Press 
• Vitelli, Marina. 2016. South America: from cooperative security to deterrent cooperation. International forum. Vol.56, No. 3,
• Cabrera Toledo, Lester. 2017. The link between geopolitics and security: some  Conceptual and theoretical assessments. URVIO. Latin American Journal of Studies Security. Vol. 20, pp. 111-125.
• Cairo Carou, Heriberto and Ríos Sierra, Jerónimo. 2020. Critical geopolitics of security  and defense in Latin America (1960-2020). Own thought. Vol. 51, pp. 19-44. 
• Le Dantec Gallardo, Francisco. 2007. Contribution of critical geopolitics to the Understanding the current conception of security. Political and Strategic Journal, No. 108, pp. 71-82. 
• Cossarini, Paolo. 2013. Deconstructing Security: International Relations and Political Thought. International Relations.
• Cortés Ibáñez, Erika Alejandra. 2014. Feminization and Subordination of the enemy other. Construction and destruction of bodies in contexts of armed conflict and extreme violence. Colombia International. No. 80. January-April, pp. 57-82.
• Pol Bargués (2020). The UN and the idea of ​​“sustaining peace” in a multipolar world. Spanish Journal of International Law. July-December 2020, Vol. 72, No. 2, pp. 341-349. 
• Raúl Benítez Manaut (2008). Latin America and international security: the case of Haiti and peacekeeping missions. Enfoques Magazine, Year VI, No. 8, First semester 2008, pp. 7-22.
• Marta Fernández Moreno , Carlos Chagas Vianna Braga & Maíra Siman Gomes (2012) Trapped Between Many Worlds: A Post-colonial Perspective on the UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), International Peacekeeping, 19:3, 377-392.
• Battaglino, Jorge. 2012. Defense in a post-hegemonic regional agenda: The case of the South American Defense Council. In Riggirozzi, Pía and Tussie, Diana. (eds.). The Rise of 
• Post-Hegemonic Regionalism. The case of Latin America. Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 81-100 
• Cairo Carou, Heriberto, and María Lois. 2014. Political geography of disputes borders: changes and continuities in geopolitical discourses in Latin America (1990-2013). Cuadernos De Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía. Vol. 23, No. 2. 

The basic requirements for taking a seminar are:

• Availability of at least 4 hours per week to dedicate to the seminar course.
• Internet access.
• Reasonable handling of communication and computer tools.
• Language proficiency in the language in which the course will be taught. The official languages ​​are Spanish and Portuguese.

The seminars last 10 weeks, plus the completion of a final project. A total of 90 hours of dedication will be credited.

A course consists of twelve classes, each accompanied by required reading bibliography, supplementary bibliography, discussion forums and training activities proposed by the teaching team, partial deliveries and a final project.
The course is online and asynchronous. Some instructors may propose synchronous activities. In those cases, the time and date will be agreed upon beforehand between the teaching team and the students to ensure everyone's participation.
To pass the seminar, you must participate in at least 80% of the discussion forums and activities proposed by the teachers, have completed the scheduled partial deliveries, and pass the final work.

The possible payment methods are by credit card or bank transfer.