Sabrina Medeiros has co-authored a new book chapter on simulation-based learning in international security.
The chapter, titled “Nuclear Power Crisis Simulation,” was written in collaboration with Jonathan Hall of Uppsala University and appears in the forthcoming volume Short Games and Active Learning in Political Science: Beating the Clock, published by Routledge.
The book brings together scholars working on innovative pedagogical methods in political science, focusing on the use of short simulations and interactive exercises to support active learning in university classrooms.
In their chapter, Medeiros and Hall present a structured simulation designed to examine decision-making during a nuclear energy crisis. The exercise places students in roles representing governments and key stakeholders facing urgent policy choices under conditions of uncertainty, incomplete information and political pressure. Through this scenario, participants explore how strategic interests, institutional constraints and time pressure influence crisis management and international negotiation.
The simulation was developed as part of broader efforts to integrate experiential learning and policy-oriented exercises into the teaching of international relations and security studies. It reflects ongoing work at LusoGlobe on the use of simulations to analyze complex governance challenges, particularly in areas involving security, risk and technological uncertainty.
The volume is scheduled for release in March 2026.
