(in Polish) Introduction to International Security-kurs w języku obcym nowożytnym 9.BW.D3.6.KJON1

1. Basic concepts of international security: balance of power, collective security, cooperative and collective security.

2. Contemporary challenges and threats to international security: military threats (nuclear weapons and their proliferation, conventional weapons and massive military spending), terrorism, other threats (cyber, economic and energy, environmental), and the migration challenge.

3. The concept and characteristics of international law: definition, features and basic principles, subjects and sources of international law.

4. The concept and characteristic of European Union law: basic principles and values of the EU, basic institutional framework, sources of law.

5. International organizations ‘responsible’ for international security: the concept and types of international organizations; Council of Europe, European Union, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the World Health Organization.

6. Non-governmental organizations important for ensuring international security: the concept and types of non-governmental international organizations Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Doctors Without Frontiers, Greenpeace, UNICEF.

7. The global economic crisis in the financial and banking markets (2007-2009): causes, course, countermeasures, social consequences, importance of international organizations.

8. Migration crisis in Europe in 2015-2016: causes, course, countermeasures, social consequences, importance of international organizations.
9. Migration in the European Union: legal and illegal migration: concept, legal basis and main principles.

10. Crisis aspects of the COVID-19: causes, course, countermeasures, social consequences, importance of international organizations.

11. EU civil protection mechanism: objectives, principles, scope and forms of assistance, functional assessment.

12. The global climate and environmental crisis: causes, course, countermeasures, social consequences, importance of international organizations.

13. War crisis 2022-2023(?): the internationally prohibited aggression of the Russian Federation against the sovereign state of Ukraine, the importance of the International Court of Justice, economic sanctions against Russia, second migration crisis in Europa.

14. Current economic problems in a global perspective: causes, course, countermeasures, social consequences, importance of international organizations.

15. European Pillar of Social Rights as a potential response to crisis situations: future of social Europe, 20 key principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and its implementation through Social Scoreboard and European Semester.

Field of study

internal security

Supplementary literature

- Barnard C., Peers S., European Union Law, Oxford 2017. - Craig P., The Lisbon Treaty. Law, Politics, and Treaty Reform, Oxford 2010 - Fry J.D., Michael B., Pushkarna N., The values of international organizations, Manchester University Press 2021. - Goodhand J., Walton O., Navigating the New Global (dis)Order, Ruthledge 2022.

Student workload

A. Contact hours: 30h/ 1.2 ECTS Class participation: 30h Participation in other forms of direct contact*: none B. Student's own work: 20h/ 0.8 ECTS Preparation for classes: none Preparation for the credit: 20h

Study level

bachelor degree

Education profile

general academic

Type of course

obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Requirements

n/a

Prerequisites

The aim of the course is to deepen the student's knowledge of the various threats faced by the international community in crisis situations and the mechanisms that can be used to combat their negative effects, as well as to prevent their possible occurrence in the future.

Course coordinators

Joanna Ryszka

Learning outcomes

Knowledge: a student knows and understands
1 The student knows and understands elementary issues concerning security threats with an external dimension and possible responses to these threats, including basic concepts, e.g. the concept of balance of power or collective security (k_W01).

Skills: The student is able to
2. student is able to solve problems concerning the identification of international organisations of intergovernmental and non-governmental character, whose activity is of crucial importance in the field of combating and preventing contemporary threats to international security (k_U05);
3. the student uses the English language in relation to issues of international security by completing tasks and tests available in this language on the Moodle Platform (k_U10).

Social competence: The student is able to
4. student is able to openly express his/her opinions and present priorities for the implementation of tasks related to international security, including the causes of contemporary threats to this security and the best possible solutions, e.g. through cooperation within relevant international organisations. The student observes the rules of hygiene of his/her own work, regularly completing tasks and tests made available on the Moodle Platform (k_K03, k_K05).

Assessment criteria

A. Forms of assessment (verification of learning outcomes)
Sub-tasks (effects 1-4).
Completion of regular tasks and tests on the Moodle e-learning platform.

B. Basic assessment criteria
Determination of the final mark on the basis of partial marks (100 %).
The number of points earned is converted by percentage according to the following scale:
100% - 91% - 5.0 (bdb) achievement of the intended learning outcomes covering all relevant aspects
90% - 81% - 4.5 (db+) achievement of the expected learning outcomes covering all relevant aspects with some errors or inaccuracies
80% - 71% - 4.0 (db) achievement of the expected learning outcomes with some less important aspects missing
70% - 61% - 3.5 (dst+) achievement of the expected learning outcomes with the omission of some important aspects or with significant inaccuracies
60% - 51% - 3.0 (dst) achievement of the expected learning outcomes with the omission of some important aspects or with serious inaccuracies
50% - 2.0 (N/a) failure to achieve the expected learning outcomes

Practical placement

n/a

Bibliography

A1. used during classes:
- Cafruny A.W., Schwartz H.M., Exploring the Global Financial Crisis, Lynne Rienner Publishers 2013.
- Eichler J., War, Peace and International Security, Palgrave Macmillan UK 2017.
- Sapaty P.S., Complexity in International Security: A Holistic Spatial Approach, Emerald Publishing Limited 2019.
- Stępka M., Identifying Security Logics in the EU Policy Discourse: The “Migration Crisis” and the EU, Springer 2022.
- Tnzler D., Ivleva D., Hausotter T., EU climate change diplomacy in a post-Covid-19 world, Brussels 2021.

A2.studied independently by the student:
- Nowakowska-Małusecka J., New Challenhes for International Organizations, Katowice 2016.

Additional information

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