Mauro Mantovani: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018 |
| Name | Dr. Mauro Mantovani |
| mauro.mantovani@gess.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 853-0057-00L | Strategic Studies II (with Exercises)  Only for Public Policy BA and DAS in Military Sciences. | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Mantovani | |
| Abstract | The lecture series, spread over two terms, covers strategic thinking and practice, especially in their military dimension, as well as theories of warfare from the ancient times to the present. | ||||
| Learning objective | The participants are cognizant of how the meaning of strategy has changed and they know the main theoretical concepts of strategy and theories of war. They are - after a study of their application in selected historical and contemporary situations - conscious of the difficulties of translating strategic concepts into practice. | ||||
| Content | The series covers key concepts of classical theory (e.g. Sun Tzu, Jomini, Clausewitz, Mahan, Liddell Hart, Beaufre etc.), against their historical background and their influence in history. It also deals with current doctrines especially of the US and their operational implementation, the strategies and (asymmetric) tactics of non-state actors and their suppression, i.e. irregular warfare. The theory of warfare is being treated by means of Thucydides, Machiavelli, Clausewitz, Galula up until Münkler. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Slides, source texts and literature are being distributed ahead of the individual session. A textbook with primary sources and a list of further reading are available online: www.vtg.admin.ch/de/organisation/hka/milak/mehr-zur-milak/militaerwissenschaftliche-forschung-und-lehre/dozentur-strategische-studien/forschung-und-lehre.html | ||||
| Literature | see "Skript" | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Active knowledge of German and English. The test covers the contents of the lectures and the discussed parts of the textbook. | ||||
| 853-0057-02L | Strategic Studies II (without Exercises) | 3 credits | 2V | M. Mantovani | |
| Abstract | The lecture series, spread over two terms, covers strategic thinking and practice in a military context and theories of warfare from the ancient times to the present. | ||||
| Learning objective | The participants are cognizant of how the meaning of strategy has changed and they know the main theoretical concepts of strategy and theories of war. They are - after a study of their application in selected historical and contemporary situations - conscious of the difficulties of translating strategic concepts into practice. | ||||
| Content | The series covers key concepts of classical theory (e.g. Sun Tzu, Jomini, Clausewitz, Mahan, Liddell Hart, Beaufre etc.), against their historical background and their influence in history. It also deals with current doctrines especially of the US and their operational implementation, the strategies and (asymmetric) tactics of non-state actors and their suppression, i.e. irregular warfare. The theory of warfare is being treated by means of Thucydides, Machiavelli, Clausewitz, Galula up until Münkler. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Slides, source texts and literature are being distributed ahead of the individual session. A textbook with primary sources and a list of further reading are available online: www.vtg.admin.ch/de/organisation/hka/milak/mehr-zur-milak/militaerwissenschaftliche-forschung-und-lehre/dozentur-strategische-studien/forschung-und-lehre.html | ||||
| Literature | see "Skript" | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Active knowledge of German and English. The test covers the contents of the lectures and the discussed parts of the textbook. | ||||
| 853-0322-00L | Advanced Course I (Seminar) Only for Public Policy BA | 4 credits | 3S | A. Wenger, M. Mantovani, C. Rüthemann | |
| Abstract | In this double-semester course students write an academic text at an advanced level on a topic in Strategic Studies. In the first part of the course, the students design a research design. In the second part, they write a term paper and present before the class. | ||||
| Learning objective | The goal of this double-semester course, which is divided up into several groups, consists of working out a research question in the field of Strategic Studies, retrieving useful literature, writing a scientific paper and presenting it before the class. | ||||
| Content | Im ersten Teil der Veranstaltung geht es anhand der Lektüre und der Diskussion ausgewählter Fachliteratur um die Einarbeitung in die Thematik des Seminars. Auf dieser Basis wird ein Research Design erarbeitet. Zusätzlich soll auf methodische Probleme und Schwierigkeiten eingegangen werden. Im zweiten Teil verfassen die Studierenden ihre Seminararbeiten und präsentieren diese im Plenum. | ||||