IREn5021 EU crisis management

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, 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
Thu 10:00–11:40 P22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! EVS110 SDEI && !NOW( EVS110 SDEI )
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 deals with civilian and military crisis management under Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union (EU). We will focus on ways the EU can and does contribute to managing crisis and conflicts beyond its borders, i.e. in the field of EU’s external security (the course is not meant to cover issues of EU’s internal security, such as organized crime, terrorism etc.). Special emphasis will be put on the role played by EU crisis management operations, both from an actor-centred and target-centred perspective. In this sense, we will concentrate on case studies of EU crisis management operations in various parts of the world. Students will get the opportunity to discuss key issues related to EU crisis management with professionals working in the field of civilian as well as military crisis management. The course will be concluded by an assessment of EU's success in the field of civilian and military crisis management.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able:
- to evaluate the role of EU crisis management both from an actor-centered and target-centered perspective;
- to explain the development of EU crisis management capacities;
- to describe the decision-making processes behind EU crisis management;
- to analyse EU crisis management operations in particular geographical regions;
- to assess the internal and external success of EU crisis management;
- to compare their conceptual knowledge of EU crisis management with an insider perspective.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction into the course
  • 2) EU crisis management: Main concepts
  • 3) The role of EU CM operations
  • 4) Civilian crisis management
  • 5) Military crisis management
  • 6) Decision-making in EU crisis management
  • 7) Consultation
  • 8) EU civilian crisis management: An insider perspective
  • 9) EU military crisis management: An insider perspective
  • 10) EU CM in the Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood
  • 11) EU CM in Africa
  • 12) EU CM in the Middle East
  • 13) Conclusion: Is the EU a successful crisis manager?
Literature
  • The EU, strategy and security policy : regional and strategic challenges. Edited by Laura Chappell - Jocelyn Mawdsley - Petar Petrov. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, xi, 225. ISBN 9781138899483. info
  • POHL, Benjamin. EU foreign policy and crisis management operations : power, purpose and domestic politics. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2014, xiii, 215. ISBN 9780415712668. info
  • HOWORTH, Jolyon. Security and defence policy in the European Union. 2nd ed. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, xix, 299. ISBN 9780230362352. info
  • ENGBERG, Katarina. The EU and military operations : a comparative analysis. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2014, xxi, 207. ISBN 9780415821360. info
  • Explaining the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy : theory in action. Edited by Xymena Kurowska - Fabian Breuer. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xiii, 256. ISBN 9780230277830. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods include lectures, class discussions, presentations by professionals, reading and pair/group work.
Assessment methods
1) Case study of an EU CM operation: 40%
2) Presentation of the case study: 10%
3) Final take-home exam: 50%
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021.
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