Andreas Wenger: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020

Name	Prof. Dr. Andreas Wenger
Field	International and Swiss Security Policy
Address	Schweiz.- u. Int. Sicherheitspol. ETH Zürich, IFW C 48.2 Haldeneggsteig 4 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	+41 44 632 59 10
Fax	+41 44 632 19 41
E-mail	wenger@sipo.gess.ethz.ch
Department	Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
Relationship	Full Professor

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
853-0047-00L	World Politics Since 1945: The History of International Relations Only for Public Policy BA and DAS Military Sciences	4 credits	2V + 1U	A. Wenger
Abstract	This lecture series provides students with an overview of the development of international relations since the end of World War II. The first part of the series deals with the development of and changes in Cold War security policy structures. The second part deals with the period after the transformation of 1989/91; the focus here is on current issues in international security policy.
Learning objective	By the end of the semester, participants should have a solid knowledge of the history and theoretical foundations of International Relations since the end of the Second World War.
Content	cf. "Diploma Supplement"
Literature	Reading: Wenger, Andreas und Doron Zimmermann. International Relations: From the Cold War to the Globalized World. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2003.
Prerequisites / Notice	The lecture is being supported by a website on Moodle. If you have any questions, please contact Jeremy Guggenheim (jeremy.guggenheim@sipo.gess.ethz.ch)
853-0047-01L	World Politics Since 1945: The History of International Relations (Without Exercises)	3 credits	2V	A. Wenger
Abstract	This lecture series provides students with an overview of the development of international relations since the end of World War II. The first part of the series deals with the development of and changes in Cold War security policy structures. The second part deals with the period after the transformation of 1989/91; the focus here is on current issues in international security policy.
Learning objective	By the end of the semester, participants should have a solid knowledge of the history and theoretical foundations of International Relations since the end of the Second World War.
Content	cf. "Diploma Supplement"
Literature	Reading: Wenger, Andreas und Doron Zimmermann. International Relations: From the Cold War to the Globalized World. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2003.
Prerequisites / Notice	The lecure is being supported by a website on Moodle. If you have any questions, please contact Jeremy Guggenheim (jeremy.guggeheim@sipo.gess.ethz.ch)
853-0315-00L	BA Colloquium Only for BA Public Policy.	2 credits	2K	A. Wenger, D. Schraff
Abstract	The BA Colloquium prepares students for their BA thesis with regard to content, administration, and methodology. During the colloquium, students choose a topic and a supervisor for their thesis. The skills students have acquired during the course of their studies are also enhanced and optimized.
Learning objective	The students are being prepared administratively and methodologically to write their BA-thesis after completing the course.
Content	The BA Colloquium prepares students for their BA thesis with regard to content, administration, and methodology. During the colloquium, each student has to choose a topic for his/her BA-thesis. The students also choose their supervisors, whereas the goal is an even distribution of the supervisors. Finally, the methodological competences which were acquired during the first four semesters will be complemented.
Prerequisites / Notice	If you have questions, please contact Jeremy Guggenheim, jeremy.guggenheim@sipo.gess.ethz.ch
853-8002-00L	The Role of Technology in National and International Security Policy	3 credits	2G	A. Wenger, A. Dossi, M. Haas, M. Leese, O. Thränert
Abstract	The lecture gives an introduction to the role of security and military technologies in the formulation and implementation of national and international security policies. The focus is on the challenges posed by new and developing technologies, the change in military capacities, and the question of regulation.
Learning objective	The participants get an in-depth overview of the diverse areas in which technology becomes part of security policy and security practices, both in civil and military contexts.
Content	Der erste Teil befasst sich mit den vielgestaltigen und komplexen Beziehungen zwischen Konzepten nationaler und internationaler Sicherheit, der Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung, ökonomischen Aspekten von Technologie, und Aussenpolitik und Diplomatie. Der zweite Teil behandelt die Auswirkungen von neuen Technologien auf militärische Kapazitäten, strategische Optionen, und Militärdoktrinen in Krieg und Frieden. Der dritte Teil konzentriert sich auf regulatorische Herausforderungen, die aus der Implementierung und der globalen Weiterverbreitung von Technologie resultieren. Der letzte Teil schliesslich beschäftigt sich mit den Herausforderungen für den Staat im Umgang mit neuen und noch in der Entwicklung befindlicher Technologien, vorrangig in den sensiblen Bereich der Rüstungsbeschaffung und des nachrichtendienstlichen Einsatzes.
Literature	Literatur für die einzelnen Sitzungen wird auf Moodle bereitgestellt.
Prerequisites / Notice	The lecture is being supported by a website on Moodle. If you have any questions, please contact Julia Hofstetter, julia.hofstetter@sipo.gess.ethz.ch.
857-0009-00L	Political Violence Only for Comparative and International Studies MSc.	8 credits	2S	A. Wenger, L.‑E. Cederman
Abstract	This course offers an introduction to political violence in domestic and international politics. The course covers explanations of interstate wars, theories of civil and ethnic wars and regional conflict. Other topics include new threats, including transnational terrorist networks and other non-state actors, and the relationship between conflict and nation-building and democratization processes.
Learning objective	This course offers an introduction to political violence in domestic and international politics. The course covers explanations of interstate wars, theories of civil and ethnic wars and regional conflict. Other topics include new threats, including transnational terrorist networks and other non-state actors, and the relationship between conflict and nation-building and democratization processes.
868-0001-00L	Module 1: Mediation in Context Does not take place this semester. Only for MAS Mediation in Peace Processes.	10 credits	9G	A. Wenger, L.‑E. Cederman
Abstract	This module defines and contextualises peace mediation in relation to other conflict resolution approaches. The module focuses heavily on conflict analysis, introducing the students to the latest knowledge about conflict typologies, trends, and causes in addition to providing them with various opportunities to practice conflict analysis using diverse methods.
Learning objective	This module defines and contextualises peace mediation in relation to other conflict resolution approaches. The module focuses heavily on conflict analysis, introducing the students to the latest knowledge about conflict typologies, trends, and causes in addition to providing them with various opportunities to practice conflict analysis using diverse methods.
868-0003-00L	Module 3: Mediation Content Only for MAS Mediation in Peace Processes.	10 credits	9G	A. Wenger, L.‑E. Cederman
Abstract	Students learn about the content of peace processes in this module. This module combines various approaches to developing options with an examination of contemporary cases and how various content issues are managed and interlinked. The module focuses on security, power-sharing, justice, socioeconomic and environmental arrangements.
Learning objective	Mediators learn about the content of peace negotiations and peace agreements in this module. The module builds on the understanding that the goal of mediation is not to eliminate the issues that are tearing a society apart, but rather to find mechanisms to deal with differences in a non-violent manner. Mediators need a sufficient understanding of various thematic topics related to peace processes (e.g., security, power-sharing, justice, economics) in order to create linkages between them and the specific content issues therein. An adequate level of knowledge of core themes will also help mediators understand how to work with expert advisors to support a mediation process. This module both introduces relevant theory on ways of dealing with content issues and looks at how such issues were managed and interlinked in specific contemporary cases. This module also begins to address the teamwork dimension of mediation, which will be further elaborated on in the following modules.
868-0004-00L	Module 4: Mediation Process Design Does not take place this semester. Only for MAS Mediation in Peace Processes.	10 credits	9G	A. Wenger
Abstract	Mediators help the parties reach a peace agreement by designing and structuring the process. This module covers the basic elements of process design and how they differ. Important to process design is the reflection on theory and practice in sequencing the content to be examined. The module then explores the implications and challenges facing the implementation of peace agreements for mediators.
Learning objective	Mediators help the parties reach a peace agreement by designing and structuring the process. This module covers the basic elements of process design and how they differ. Important to process design is the reflection on theory and practice in sequencing the content to be examined. The module then explores the implications and challenges facing the implementation of peace agreements for mediators.