Teaching

2-KMVBS: Concepts and Research Methods in Security Studies

Offered: 2022; 2023; 2024
Syllabus

This course is an introduction to doing research in Political Science in general, and Security Studies in particular. The course is required for graduate students in Security Studies. Unregistered students, both graduate and undergraduate, from other programs at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations at UMB are also welcome. A lighter workload version of this course is offered as 2-MTS for students in the VNDREAM joint MA degree programme.

2-MEDE: Media and Disinformation

Offered: 2022; 2023

This course examines some of the key concepts and security concerns in the domain of media and disinformation. This is a graduate level course.

2-MTB: Modern Technology and Security

Offered: 2022; 2023

This course examines some of the key concepts and security concerns in the domain of digital technology and society. The course is optional for graduate students in Security Studies, Political Science and International Relations. Unregistered undergraduate students at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations at UMB are also welcome. 

EU Cyberstrategy and Digital Sovereignty

(Visiting Professor - UBS’s Faculty of Sciences and Engineering in France)

Offered: 2023; 2024; 2025 (CYBERUS MA - ERASMUS MUNDUS) co-teaching lectures

The course aims to broaden students’ understanding of cybersecurity by examining it not only as a technical issue but also as a phenomenon that shapes societies, states, and international organizations. Special attention will be given to the European Union, which can be seen as developing its own distinctive approach to cybersecurity and, in doing so, increasing its global influence.