• Offered by Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Course subject Strategic Studies
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2017
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Why do some regions of the world enjoy lasting peace and security, while others are plagued by conflict?  This course will explore a potential answer to that question:  security communities, or groupings of states in which a large-scale use of violence (such as war) has become very unlikely or even unthinkable.  The course will investigate the theoretical basis for security communities, examine current security communities such as Europe and North America, and debate the possibilities for security communities in regions such as Africa and South America.  Finally, the course will examine the policy possibilities that spring from the concept of security communities:  are there actionable policies that we can use to promote the assurance of peaceful dispute resolution between states?

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Requisite and Incompatibility

Students cannot complete this course if they have already completed POLS2131.

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Fees

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Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

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Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2017 $3216
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2017 $4590
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First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
4848 20 Feb 2017 27 Feb 2017 31 Mar 2017 26 May 2017 In Person N/A

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