INTRODUCTION TO EUP420 CRISIS MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS Fall 2017 Learning goals ¨Comprehend the context of crisis management operations within the whole crisis management framework ¨Discern the uses and pitfalls of military crisis management versus civilian crisis management ¨Distinguish between various roles played by individual international organizations ¨Understand the use of different instruments both by different IOs and in different settings 2 Content 3 Date Topic Presentation / essay Sep 19 Introductory class X Sep 26 Introduction to crisis management X Oct 3 Evolution of UN peacekeeping and its principles X Oct 10 Organization of UN peacekeeping: main players 23/30 Oct 17 Success and failure of UN peacekeeping 23/30 Oct 24 Modern UN peacekeeping 23/30 Oct 31 NATO adaptation 20/30 Nov 7 NATO peace support operations 20/30 Nov 14 Evolution of EU crisis management I. 20/30 Nov 21 Evolution of EU crisis management II. 20/30 Nov 28 AU peacekeeping 20/30 Dec 5 OSCE in crisis management 20/30 Dec 12 Final Exam – pre-term Student requirements ¨Read the literature ¨Ask questions/debate points ¨ ¨Choose a topic ¤List will be published on Doodle signup ¤Essay ¤Presentation ¨ ¨Final exam 7 ECTS ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ 4 Topic essay and presentation ¨1 topic – 2 outputs ¨List will only contain operations + departure articles ¨Find your topic within it, it MUST BE ONE OF: ¤be a learning point for the IO examined ¤be controversial ¤be a stepping stone to improvement ¤represents issue which remains current or was overcome ¤fulfils a unique position ¨If in doubt – consult via email J ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ 5 Essay ¨7 pages minimum (including lit.) ¨10 sources minimum (majority academic) ¨Submission before presentation (except 23/30) ¨ ¨History + mission facts + introduction < 1 page ¨Focus on the issue ¨Make comparisons ¨Support by data/theoretical literature ¨Provide an informed opinion in the conclusion ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ 6 Presentation ¨15 minutes (including short Q&A) ¨Present you findings to the audience ¨ ¨Sum up most interesting essay points ¨Avoid (at all cost) dates/numbers/boring facts and focus on learning points + illustrations of studied theory ¨Pose discussion questions which you can respond to within the time limit ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ 7 Grading ¨Feedback provided in your Notebook in IS ¨Presentation + essay = 50 points (+bonification) ¨Final exam = 50 points ¨Participation in discussions is reflected in grade ¨ ¨100-95 points = A ¨94-88 points = B ¨87-77 points = C ¨76-68 points = D ¨67-60 points = E ¨<60 points = F = failed ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ 8 Q&A ¨Lectures will be uploaded ¨Topic articles will be provided in study materials ¨Detailed information in syllabus ¨ ¨Questions/comments/requests/Nigerian prince inheritance offers: ¤chovancik@fss.muni.cz ¨ ¨ ¨ 9