Resistance Movements in Conflict & War (L4106A)
Resistance Movements in Conflict & War
Module L4106A
Module details for 2021/22.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this module will explore the concept of resistance within conflict and war. This will be achieved by investigating the intersection between violence, ethics, politics, social and economic issues, and human rights. These discussions will be grounded in a range of critical academic theories and concepts, including resistance theory, social movement theory, and other related issues around collective behaviour, rational choice theory, and framing, for example. To place this into real world context, the module will focus upon different resistance movements throughout history who have ‘broken the law’ in order to achieve what they, and often others, deemed to be some type of positive social change
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of positive social change as a concept.
Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of empirical research on positive social change.
Apply the theoretical concepts/frameworks covered in the module to empirical examples, in order to critically analyse these examples.
Critically assess the competing arguments that challenge the definitions of positive social change.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (3000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Thu 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 10101001010 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 11111011111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Suraj Lakhani
Convenor, Assess convenor
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