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210163 LK BAK8 LK Internationale Politik (2015S)

Nuclear Proliferation: Theories and Case Studies(engl.)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
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max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 11.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 18.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 25.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 15.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 22.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 29.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 06.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 13.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 20.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 27.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 03.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 10.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 17.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 24.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Ever since the dawn of the nuclear age, nuclear proliferation has mostly been seen as an almost inevitable if not natural process. Given the expectation that any state capable of building the bomb would, at some point, do so, forecasts made by governmental agencies as well as independent pundits have usually been too pessimistic about the future course of proliferation anticipating nuclear tipping points or chain reactions in various parts of the world. If one closely looks at the historical record, however, proliferation has been the exception rather than the rule. Only nine countries possess nuclear weapons while the nature of Iran’s nuclear activities and ambitions remains contested. Many countries that have the capability to build the bomb have foregone nuclear weaponization. Others have even given up an existing stockpile. The question students of international relations have to answer is, “why?”. So far, different schools of thought have offered varying explanations and identified a whole set of factors that seem to play into nuclear decision-making. However, overall, the explanations put forward remain as contested as the future course of proliferation as such.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Active participation in class discussions, submission of a 10 page essay, oral presentation

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

This course will supplement the lecture series “Internationale Politik” (note that the first half of the course will be devoted to issues and topics dealt with in this VO) and look into the phenomenon of proliferation (in the second half of the term). It will first explore and discuss as to what theories of international relations (neorealism, neoliberal institutionalism, constructivist approaches, democratic peace thesis, regime survival thesis) have to offer in terms of explaining and forecasting these phenomena. So, the role of security and power considerations, domestic challenges and priorities, institutional and regime constraints, as well as of norms and status and prestige thinking will be scrutinized and highlighted. In a next step, these theories will be applied to and tested against a number of case studies. Overall, this course will advance students’ familiarity with and understanding of a major issue area of international relations, related theoretical approaches and empirical findings.

Note that as we will be analyzing and discussing German articles, too, participants must also have a working knowledge of German!

Prüfungsstoff

Joint analysis of texts, presentations, class discussions

Note that as we will be analyzing and discussing German articles, too, participants must also have a working knowledge of German!

Literatur

Hymans, Jacques E. C. (2007): The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation, Cambridge: Cambridge.
Potter, William C.; Mukhatzhanova, Gaukhar (eds., 2010a): Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century, Vol. 1: The Role of Theory, Stanford: Stanford.
Potter, William C.; Mukhatzhanova, Gaukhar (eds., 2010b): Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century, Vol. 2: A Comparative Perspective, Stanford: Stanford.
Solingen, Etel (2007): Nuclear Logics. Contrasting Paths in East Asia and the Middle East, Princeton: Princeton.
Waltz, Kenneth N. (1979): Theory of International Politics, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:38