Minerals, Water and Conflicts in 21st Century

Major topics:

(1) Introduction. Our transnational world of conflicts – and cooperation. The rise of transnational terrorism

(2) International insecurity and the causes of war and peace

(3) How to manage conflicts? Diplomacy, peacekeeping and peacemaking

(4) Resources and geopolitics. Scramble for Africa’s minerals, scramble for the polar regions, governing the abyss – Student presentations (teamwork) 1

(5) Blood diamonds – the true story. Documentary (1 hr 30 min). Economic and social consequences of diamond dependency, the case of Botswana

(6) Rent-seeking and developmental patrimonialism

(7) The conflict trap and the natural resource trap. Collier’s approach at a glance – Student presentations (teamwork) 2

(8) Major water conflicts – Student presentations (teamwork) 3

(9) International migration in light of conflicts and resources

(10) Power in a changing global context. Final test exam (60’)

(1)

 Baylis, John (2005) International and global security in the post-cold war era. In: Baylis, John – Smith, Steve (eds): The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford–New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 297-324. (Ch. 13.) (also see its 8th edition from 2019)

 Reveron, Derek S. – Mahoney-Norris, Kathleen A. (2011): Human Security in a Borderless World. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. pp. 1-34. (Ch. 1.)

 Video: Zakaria GPS: Terrorism on the rise (November 29, 2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8DhU5gypTE

(2)–(3)

 D’Anieri, Paul (2010): International Politics. Power and Purpose in Global Affairs. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. pp. 182-209. (Ch. 7.)

 Siracusa, Joseph M. (2010): Diplomacy. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford–New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 1-10. (Ch. 1.)

 Firsing, Scott – Williams, Ogi (2013): Increased Chinese and American defence involvement in Africa. Defense & Security Analysis, 2013 Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 89-103.

(4)

 Chapman, Bert (2011): Geopolitics. A Guide to the Issues. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

 Tuathail, Gearóid Ó, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge (2003) (eds.): The Geopolitics Reader. London – New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis e-Library.

 Dodds, Klaus – Nuttall, Mark (2016): The Scramble for the Poles.The Geopolitics of the Arctic and the Antarctic. Cambridge–Malden, MA: Polity Press. pp. vii-30.

 Hannigan, John (2016): The Geopolitics of Deep Oceans. Cambridge–Malden, MA: Polity Press. pp. 1-18.

 Scholvin, Sören (ed.) (2015): A New Scramble for Africa? The Rush for Energy Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. Surrey–Burlington, VA: Ashgate.

 Carmody, Pádraig (2011): The New Scramble for Africa. Cambridge–Malden, MA: Polity Press. pp. 1-32.

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 Good, Kenneth (2008): Diamonds, Dispossession & Democracy in Botswana. Suffolk–Rochester, NY: James Currey. pp. 1-24.

 Elhiraika, Adam – Sloan, John Robert (2015): Can Africa Move from Resource Dependence to Structural Transformation? In: Zedillo, Ernesto – Cattaneo, Olivier – Wheeler, Haynie (eds.): Africa at a Fork in the Road: Taking Off or Disappointment Once Again? New Haven, CT: Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. eBook. pp. 373-393. Download from: https://ycsg.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/africa.pdf

(6)–(7)–(8)

 Kelsall, Tim (2013): Business, Politics, and the State in Africa. Challenging the Orthodoxies on Growth and Transformation. London–New York: Zed Books. pp. 1-48.

 Booth, David – Golooba-Mutebi, Frederick (2017): Developmental Patrimonialism? The Case of Rwanda. In: Cheeseman, Nic – Whitfield, Lindsay – Death, Carl (eds): The African Affairs Reader. Key Texts in Politics, Development, and International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 169-192. (Ch. 9.)

 Collier, Paul (2008): The Bottom Billion. Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Aid to the Rescue? pp. 17-52.

 Gleick, Peter H. – Heberger, Matthew (2013): Water and Conflict. Events, Trends and Analysis (2011-2012). Download from: http://worldwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/www8-water-conflict-events-trends-analysis.pdf

 Petersen-Perlman, Jacob D. – Veilleux, Jennifer C. – Wolf, Aaron T. (2017) : International water conflict and cooperation: challenges and opportunities. Water International, Vol. 42., No. 2., pp. 105-120. Download from: https://transboundarywaters.science.oregonstate.edu/sites/transboundarywaters.science.oregonstate.edu/files/Publications/Petersen-Perlman%20et%20al.%20-%202017%20-%20International%20water%20conflict%20and%20cooperation%20chal.pdf

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 Castles, Stephen – De Haas, Hein – Miller, Mark J. (2014): The Age of Migrations. International Population Movements in the Modern World. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 25-54. (Ch. 2. on theories)

 Hatton, Timothy J. – Williamson, Jeffrey G. (2008): Global Migration and the World Economy. Two centuries of policy and performance. Cambridge, MA–London: The MIT Press. pp. 393-404. (Ch. 18.)

 O’Malley, Padraig (2018): Migration and Conflict. New England Journal of Public Policy, Vol. 30, No. 2 , Article 14. Download from: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol30/iss2/14

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 Smith, Martin A. (2012): Power in the Changing Global Order. The US, Russia and China. Cambridge–Malden, MA: Polity Press. pp. 1-33.

 Nye, Joseph S. Jr. (2011): The Future of Power. New York : PublicAffairs. pp. ix-24.