EUP420 Crisis Management Operations

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Chovančík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Barbora Halašková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 11:30–13:00 U43
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides students with an understanding of military crisis management operations of the United Nations (UN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). Students will be introduced to the concept of crisis management and its application by these international organizations. At the end of the course, students shall be able to understand the main principles of UN, NATO and EU crisis management operations, their historical context and institutional background. Next to it, they shall have an overview about significant crisis management operations cases as well as about the participation of the Czech Republic in crisis management operations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory class
  • 2. Introduction to crisis management
  • 3. Evolution of UN peacekeeping and its principles
  • 4. Organization of UN peacekeeping: who and how conducts it?
  • 6. Success and failure of UN peacekeeping
  • 5. Reading week
  • 7. NATO adaptation
  • 8. NATO peace support operations
  • 9. NATO and Kosovo War, NATO and Libya
  • 10. Evolution of EU crisis management I.
  • 11. Evolution of EU crisis management II.
  • 12. Small states in crisis management operations: Case of the Czech Republic
  • 13. Final Exam
Literature
  • KEUKELEIRE, Stephan. The foreign policy of the European Union. Edited by Jennifer MacNaughtan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, xvii, 374. ISBN 1403947228. info
  • HOWORTH, Jolyon. Security and defence policy in the European Union. Edited by Neill Nugent - William E. Paterson. 1st ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, xix, 315. ISBN 9780333639122. info
  • FRANTZEN, Henning-A. NATO and peace support operations, 1991-1999 : policies and doctrines. London: Frank Cass, 2005, xii, 239. ISBN 0415349966. info
  • BELLAMY, Alex J., Stuart GRIFFIN and Paul WILLIAMS. Understanding peacekeeping. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2004, xvii, 325. ISBN 0745630588. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as lectures, supported by slides, and seminars. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the seminars by posing questions of clarification or bringing up problems for discussion. Students are expected to read the required reading(s) for each seminar that serve to broaden and deepen the spectrum of knowledge students acquire during lectures. Short presentations about particular crisis management operations serve to improve the ability of students to work with and present data on a given topic and to improve presentation skills.
Assessment methods
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
To complete the course, every student is required to prepare one PowerPoint presentation in the maximum length of 15 minutes, be active in class discussions and pass the final exam. Presentations have to be prepared primarily out of articles available in the Study Materials folder in the Information System (“Presentations – basic articles”). All presentations have to be submitted in the Study Materials folder (“Submitted student work”) not later than December 3rd. The final exam is composed of lectures, students’ presentations and required reading. Great emphasis is put on the reading. It will often be referred to the required literature during lectures; you may therefore wish to bring your readings to class so you can follow along. Participation in discussions and small tasks during classes based on the reading will also be involved in the overall evaluation.
GRADINGS:
20 % - participation in class, discussions of the reading
30 % - presentations
50 % - final exam
Students can get:
- max. 20 points for the participation in class and discussions of the reading
- max. 30 points for the presentations
- max. 50 points for the final exam
100-95 points = A
94-88 points = B
87-77 points = C
76-68 points = D
67-60 points = E
less than 60 points = F = failed
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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