FSSn4502 International and European Sanctions (EDUC)

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Chovančík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Erin Anna Huták (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Chovančík, 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
Prerequisites
Interested students should register here https://forms.office.com/r/Lysrbwe06E
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 5 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/5, only registered: 0/5
Course objectives
The course will guide students to an understanding of the context, design, and decision-making process behind the key economic instrument utilized in modern diplomacy and especially crisis and coercive diplomacy - international sanctions. The course is dedicated explicitly to sanctions (with a key focus on EU restrictive measures) and examines the impact in the innovation, design, and execution of sanction regimes at the forefront of global developments.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to: - identify appropriate contexts of sanctions use and articulate the interplay with other economic and diplomatic instruments - compare the toolkit utilized by actors to address diplomatic challenges, crisis, or conflict - competently analyze/appraise the weaknesses and compromises made in particular sanctions regimes - assess and criticize the sanctions imposed from the point of view of the targeted and designing country - assess and criticize the EU restrictive measures design and limitations in a typology of cases
Syllabus
  • The course consists of 6 blocks, launching on October 11, 2021. Students have access to at least two blocks at a time and may progress at their pace within that limitation. 1 Crises, int. engagement, bargaining theory, and sanctions in diplomacy and negotiation 18. 10. 2021 2 Sanctions history, key actors, and institutional limitations 25. 10. 2021 3 Sanctions logic and their targeting, packaging, and impact 1. 11. 2021 4 Sanctions effectiveness and circumvention, EU challenges 8. 11. 2021 5 Sanctions in arms trade, EU practice, and specifics of arms embargoes 15. 11. 2021 6 EU sanctions, non-CFSP economic instruments, aid membership, and MFC status 22. 11. 2021
Teaching methods
The course is delivered via currated readings with guiding questions. Segmented video lectures accompany each block to deliver commentary on the topics of the assigned texts and debate theory behind the practically discussed examples.
Assessment methods
Students are expected to carefully proceed through all the assigned readings as well as the accompanying lectures. The course is assessed via 4 online open-book tests. a) 2 tests will be shorter knowledge-based and multiple-choice b) 2 tests will be conceptual examinations, where students will be asked to assess the design of a real-world sanctions regime and identify gaps or feasible improvements via a specific theoretical lens
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Teacher's information
dr. Martin Chovancik - chovancik@fss.muni.cz
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