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Module POC2012 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC2012: The Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Traditional approaches: pluralism and solidarism, legality, legitimacy and sovereignty
Effectiveness of military intervention: Case Studies
Moral arguments and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’
Economic Context: Rethinking sovereignty, responsibility and intervention
Postcolonial Context: Rethinking humanitarian intervention
From wars to complex political emergencies
The politics of aid and humanitarianism
News media and intervention
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 132 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 11 | Lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 10 | Seminars including group presentations and discussion |
| Independent Guided Study | 44 | Reading and preparing for seminars (around 4 hours per seminar) |
| Independent Guided Study | 85 | Researching and writing assessment portfolio |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
www.un.org (United Nations central site)
www.unhcr.ch (United Nations High Commission for Refugees)
www.amnesty.org (Amnesty International)
www.forcedmigration.org (Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University)
www.iom.ch (International Organisation for Migration)
www.usip.org (United Sates Institute of Peace)
www.odi.org.uk (Overseas Development Institute, UK)
http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/ (International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect)
Other Learning Resources
Noam Chomsky on Humanitarian Intervention http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77U1tlAyWVA
Black Gold (2006) Documentary (directed by Francis and Francis)
