Humanitarian Intervention
Mgr. Kateřina Fridrichová, Ph.D.
Humanitarian Intervention
Mgr. Kateřina Fridrichová, Ph.D.
Humanitarian Intervention
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Course
Term
Spring 2024

BY THE END OF THE COURSE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • discuss humanitarian intervention in its historical, theoretical, legal, and systemic context 
  • describe and discuss the basic dilemmas of contemporary HIs 
  • analyze a severe humanitarian crisis and following intervention/non-intervention in terms of actors, international context and post-conflict consequences

LECTURER: Mgr. Kateřina Fridrichová, PhD (e-mail: fridrichova@mail.muni.cz)

OFFICE HOURS: see system

LECTURES: Thursday 8:00 – 9:40 

LEVEL OF COURSE: Bachelor

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English

TYPE OF COMPLETION: graded course

CREDITS: 4

Total workload 4 credits
Class participation1 credit25 hours
Case study1 credit25 hours
Assigned readings and preparation for class (around 500 pages)2 credits
About the course
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Humanitarian intervention - definition, terminology 22/2/2024
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Humanitarian intervention - dilemmas 29/2/2024
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Humanitarian intervention in theories of IR 7/3/2024
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HI in international law and Just War Theory - reading week 14/3/2024
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19th century interventionism, civilizing mission, anti-slavery interventions 21/3/2024
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Interventions in the wake of Napoleonic wars 28/3/2024
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Cold War interventions? 4/4/2024
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1990s and change in international system 11/4/2024
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Famous non-intervention: Rwanda 18/4/2024
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1990s case studies 25/4/2024
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Kosovo, the post-Kosovo debate and R2P report 2/5/2024
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R2P development and critique 9/5/2024
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Worldviews and actors: Islam, China, India, third-world countries 16/5/2024
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