MVZ208 Security and Democracy in the South Caucasus

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2015
Rozsah
2/0/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Zinaida Bechná, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Nađa Beglerović, M.Ed. (pomocník)
Garance
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 15:15–16:45 M117
Předpoklady
MVZ101 Úvod do mezinárodních vztahů
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
1. To examine the nature of conflicts in the South Caucasus with respect to factors that generates those conflicts and their change in time. 2. To explore theoretical perspectives on armed conflict 3. To understand conflict processes 4. Develop students’ skills in conflict analysis
Osnova
  • Week 1: Introduction. Week 2: What Is Conflict – Concepts of Ethnicity and Theoretical Framework (Greetsz, C. (1996): Primordial Ties, in Hutchinson J., Smith, A.(ed.): Ethnicity, Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, pp. 40-45. Lake, D., Rothchild, D. (1998): Spreading Fear: The Genesis of Transnational Ethnic Conflict, chapter 1 in Lake, D., Rothchild, D. (ed.): The International Spread of Ethnic Conflict, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, pp.: 3-32. Nash, M. (1996): The Core Elements of Ethnicity, in Hutchinson J., Smith, A.(ed.): Ethnicity, Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, pp. 24-28. Week 3: Ethnic Conflict in IR (Lobell, S., Maucer, P. (2004): Ethnic conflict and International Politics: Explaining Diffusion and Escalation, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, pp. 1-24. Saideman, S. (1997): Explaining the International Relations of Secessionist Conflicts, International Organization, Vol.51, No 4., pp: 721-753. Week 4. Domestic Politics and Ethnic Conflict (Horowitz, D.(1994): Democracy in Divided Societies, chapter 3 in Diamond, L., Plattner, M. (ed.): Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and Democracy, The John Hopkins University Press , Baltimore, London, pp.: 35-55. Saideman, S., Lanoue, D., Campenni, M., Stanton, S. (2002): Democratization, Political institutions, and Ethnic Conflict. A pooled-Time Series Analysis, 1985-1998”, Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 35, No 1., pp: 103-129. Week 5. Ethnicity and Ethnic conflict (Cederman, L., Wimmer, A., Min, B. (2010): Why Do Ethnic Groups Rebel? New Data and Analysis, World Politics, Vol. 62, No. 1., pp.: 87-119. Kaufman, S. (2010): Ethnicity as a Generator of Conflict, chapter 8 in Cordell, K., Wolff, S.: Routledge Handbook of Ethnic Conflict, Routledge, pp. 91-102.Week 6. The Role of Myths and History in Ethnic Conflict (Kaufman, S. (2006): The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War, chapter 2 in Kaufman, J. (2001): Modern Hatreds. The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, London, pp.: 15-39. Week 7. Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (Cornell, S. (2001): The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, chapter 3 in Cornell, S.: Small Nations and Great Powers. A Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict in the Caucasus, Routledge Curzon, London, New York, pp. 47- 95. Week 8. Georgian Conflicts - Abkhazia (Nodia, G. (1997): Causes and Visions of Conflicts in Abkhazia, University of California, Berkley, pp. 2-52. Week 9. Georgian Conflicts - South Ossetia (International Crisis Group, Europe Report No. 159 (2204): Georgia: Avoiding War in South Ossetia, Tbilisi, Brussels, pp.: 1-29. Week 10. Russian-Georgian Armed Conflict (Felgenhauer, P. (2009): After August 7: The Escalation of the Russia-Georgia War, chapter 9 in Cornell, S. E., Starr, S. F.: The Guns of August 2008 Russia’s War in Georgia, M. E. Sharpe, Armonk, New York. pp. 162-180.Illarionov, A. (2009): The Russian Leadership’s Preparation for War, 1999 – 2008, chapter 4 in Cornell, S. E., Starr, S. F.: The Guns of August 2008 Russia’s War in Georgia, M. E. Sharpe, Armonk, New York. pp. 49-84. Week 11. Russian Policy towards the South Caucasus (Mankoff, J. (2009): Back to the Offensive? The Former Soviet Union, in Mankoff, J.: “Russian Foreign Policy. The Return of Great Power Politics”, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Boulder, New York, Toronto, Plymouth, UK., pp.: 241-246, 255-264, 280-282. Week 12. The Great Game in a Small Space (Jolicoeur, P., Labarre, F. (2011): NATO’s Engagement in the South Caucasus: Looking for Energy Security or Expanding Norms and Values?, chapter 10 in Jafalian, A. (ed.):Reassessing Security in the South Caucasus. Regional Conflict and Transformation, Ashgate, Burlington, pp.: 157-176. Papkova, I. (2011): Great Power Misalignment: The United States and the Russo-Georgian Conflict, chapter 3 in Astrov, A. (ed.): The Great Power (mis) Management. Russian-Georgian War and its Implications for Global Political Order, Ashgate, pp.: 43-58. Week 13. Discussion, final remarks
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Cederman, L., Wimmer, A., Min, B. (2010): Why Do Ethnic Groups Rebel? New Data and Analysis, World Politics, Vol. 62, No. 1., pp.: 87-119
  • Lake, D., Rothchild, D. (ed.): The International Spread of Ethnic Conflict, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
  • Kaufman, J. (2001): Modern Hatreds. The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, London.
    neurčeno
  • Brown, M. (1993): “Ethnic Conflict and International Security,” Princeton University Press.
Výukové metody
Lectures, presentations, class discussions, reading.
Metody hodnocení
1. Attendance (10%). Attendance is mandatory. 2. Class participation (25%). It is required to read the assigned readings every week and come to class prepared. At the beginning of each session you should submit the paper (up to 500 words long) summering the major arguments in the mandatory literature. Students are required to prepare at least two questions for each session. Participation in class discussions and defending your own arguments is one of the key aspects during the sessions. 3. Presentation (25%). The presentation should last for no longer than 15 minutes. 4. Research paper (40%). Students are required to write a research paper by December 20. The lecturer should approve a topic of research paper. The paper should include research question(s), your own arguments based on data and contribution to research matter. The paper should reflect students’ understanding of systemic, domestic and perceptual causes of the armed conflicts in the South Caucasus and ability to apply analytical tools, frameworks and theoretical approaches on these conflict. The length of the paper should not exceed more than 5 000 words (+/- 10%) including references.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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