Security of the Global South countries

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Course ID:	2100-MON-BEPP-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Security of the Global South countries
Name in Polish:	Bezpieczeństwo państw Południa
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in Faculty of Political Science and International Studies General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	The aim of the course is to introduce to the security issues of the countries of the global South - Asia, Africa and Latin America. As part of the course, students should learn the main threats, their determinants as well as norms and regulatory rules in the field of security in specific regions.
Short description:	States of the South in the global international system. The specificity of the countries of the South. Challenges and threats to security in specific regions. Security policies and their dimensions. Legal and political regulatory mechanisms in the field of security. Global and regional security institutions - their role and importance in individual regions / subregions.
Full description:	1. Factors determining security in the Middle East 2. Strategies of states and regulatory mechanisms in the sphere of security in the Middle East 3. Determinants of security in Africa 4. Security cooperation and regulatory mechanisms - security institutions 5. The specificity of the perception of security in Latin America 6. Institutional structure of security cooperation in Latin America: OAS, Rio Pact, sub-regional organizations, Tlatelolco Pact 7. Main security challenges in the region: drug dealing; terrorism; territorial disputes; organized crime; the weakness of democratic institutions; challenges for social and economic security; ecological threats; international migrations 8. regional security system in Asia-Pacific - from idea to system (concepts, legal and institutional framework, economic framework, evolution) 9. Stabilization and destabilization factors in regional security system in Asia-Pacific 10. Regional Strategies of Powers in Asia-PAcific and security institutions in region 11. Security challenges and security institutions in Global South - comparative analyses
Bibliography:	1. R. Kłosowicz, Konteksty dysfunkcyjności państw Afryki Subsaharyjskiej, Kraków 2017 2. W. Lizak, Afrykańskie instytucje bezpieczeństwa, Warszawa 2012 3. Rocznik Strategiczny (kolejne tomy), Warszawa 1996-2019 4. J.Zdanowski, Bliski Wschód 2011: bunt czy rewolucja?, Kraków 2011 5. J. Zdanowski, Stosunki międzynarodowe na Bliskim Wschodzie w XX wieku, Kraków 2012 6. Cedro Patrycja, Latynoamerykańska koncepcja bezpieczeństwa, w: Lisińska Magdalena, Beltavska Beata, Ameryka Łacińska w stosunkach międzynarodowych, Kraków 2015, https://issuu.com/kssm_uj/docs/ameryka___aci__ska_w_stosunkach_mi_/44 7. Dobrzycki Wiesław, System międzyamerykański, Warszawa 2002 8. Lisińska Magdalena, Stan bezpieczeństwa w Ameryce Łacińskiej w 2016 r., „Przegląd Strategiczny”, 2017, nr 10 9. Trefler Paweł, Południowoamerykańska współpraca w dziedzinie bezpieczeństwa i obrony, w: Krzywicka Katarzyna (red.), Transformacje demokratyczne w Ameryce Łacińskiej. Problemy - wyzwania – implikacje, Lublin 2014, https://phavi.umcs.pl/at/attachments/2018/0810/170348-transformacje-demokratyczne-w-ameryce-lacinskiej-k-krzywicka-red-lublin-2014.pdf 10. Wojna Beata, Bezpieczeństwo Ameryki Łacińskiej i Karaibów, w: Zięba Ryszard (red.), Bezpieczeństwo międzynarodowe po zimnej wojnie, Warszawa 2008 11. E. Haliżak, Stosunki międzynarodowe w regionie Azji i Pacyfiku, Warszawa 1999, s. 335-408 12. A. Jarczewska, J. Zajączkowski, Region Azji i Pacyfiku w latach 1985-2015, Warszawa 2016, 53-74. 13. E. Haliżak, Stosunki USA–Chiny: falsyfikacja hipotezy „pułapki Tukidydesa”, "Stosunki Międzynarodowe" 2016, nr 4, s. 9-31. 14.A. Jarczewska, Stany Zjednoczone – hegemonia w regionie Azji i Pacyfiku w latach 1985–2015, "Stosunki Międzynarodowe" 2015, nr 4. s. 37-65; 15. J. Zajączkowski, Indyjska strategia równoważenia w regionie Azji i Pacyfiku po 2014 r., "Rocznik Strategiczny" 2018/2019, Warszawa 2019, s. 388-401;
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: has knowledge of the role and significance of security issues for the study of international processes, knows the specificity of security problems in the countries of the global South, has knowledge of the causes, mechanisms, dynamics and effects of conflicts in the countries of the South. Skills: knows how to use theoretical and factual knowledge for an in-depth analysis of the genesis, course and consequences of specific processes and phenomena in the sphere of security in the countries of the South. Competences: has the ability to critically evaluate the knowledge possessed and received content, is able to critically evaluate his research activities. K_W01, K_W03, K_W05, K_U01, K_K01 S4_W01, S4_W02, S4_W03, S4_W04, S4_W06, S4_U01, S4_U04, S4_K01
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Test
Practical placement:	Not applicable.

This course is not currently offered.

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