Fordybelsesseminar F: Parastates, terrorist groups and other ugly geopolitical realities

Efterårets obligatoriske program består primært af en række af fordybelsesseminarer. På de enkelte fordybelsesseminarer får du mulighed for at gå i dybden med et enkelt emne inden for en given faglighed. Du ser hvordan forskellige fagligheder udforskes og ny viden skabes.

Du deltager i tre ud af ti fordybelsesseminarer, og du vælger selv hvilke alt efter din interesse og hvor der er plads. Vi anbefaler meget, at du ikke lader geografi, men interesse afgøre dit valg mellem de forskellige muligheder.

Parastates, terrorist groups and other ugly geopolitical realities

v/Lektor Jaume Castan Pinos, Institut for Statskundskab - Grænseregionsforskning, Syddansk Universitet

We are often told that the international system is made of states, transnational companies (TNC’s), INGO’s, intergovernmental organisations. There are, however, other actors which are extremely relevant but despite their importance they largely neglected in International Relations (IR) textbooks.

This seminar will discuss them, that is, the inconvenient ugly realities that inhabit the international system. Special attention will be given to parastates, a territorial oddity that has the power to challenge states and perpetuate conflict. We will also analyse other inconvenient realities such as terrorism, annexations and the inexorable logic of power. The icing on the cake will be a rudimentary simulation where you will have to play the role of a foreign policy advisor.

FORBEREDELSE: Læs teksten "The Sustainability and Future of Unrecognized Quasi-States" af Pål Kolstø, som du finder her på siden under DOWNLOAD.

MEDBRING: Papir og pen

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