Print syllabusInternational Disputes and Conflicts in Europe
General data
| Course ID: | 4003-CE-SIKE-OG |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: |
14.6
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| Course title: | International Disputes and Conflicts in Europe |
| Name in Polish: | Spory i konflikty międzynarodowe w Europie |
| Organizational unit: | Centre for Europe |
| Course groups: |
General university courses General university courses General university courses in the social sciences |
| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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| Language: | Polish |
| Type of course: | elective monographs |
| Short description: |
The course aims at providing students with knowledge concerning the main disputes and conflicts in Europe and in the World with European countries participating as well as possibilities of their political and legal regulations. |
| Full description: |
Classes in mixed form - lecture and seminar The course will focus on theoretical and empirical problems connected with international disputes and conflicts. The theoretical part will present possibilities of peaceful solution (diplomatic and legal) of dispute and conflict. Within the empirical part the most important international disputes and conflicts in Europe will be analyzed. Content of the course I. The definitions of dispute and conflict in international relations II. Peaceful ways of resolving disputes in international relations III. Problems and conflicts related to the accession of Turkey to the European Union - The Cyprus Problem - Greek-Turkish conflict in the Aegean Sea - Kurdish Problem IV. Problems and conflicts related to the collapse of the USSR and the eastern policy of the EU - Russian-Ukrainian conflict - Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict - The problem of Moldovan - Russian-Georgian conflict V. Disputes and problems of Balkan - The problem of Kosovo's independence - Albanian issue in Macedonia - Greek-Macedonian dispute VI. Ethnic and territorial problems in Spain - The problem of Basque - British-Spanish dispute over Gibraltar VII. The conflict in Northern Ireland. VIII. The problem in the Middle East - the involvement of European countries. Student workload: classes - 30h preparation for classes - 30 h preparation to pass a final exam- 30 h total - 90 hours |
| Bibliography: |
A. Bebler (ed.), “Frozen conflicts" in Europe, Berlin 2015 M. Braniff, Integrating the Balkans: Conflict Resolution and the Impact of EU Expansion, London 2011 L. Łukaszuk, Współczesne spory i konflikty międzynarodowe dotyczące obszarów morskich, Gdynia 2004. W Malendowski (red.), Spory i konflikty międzynarodowe. Aspekty prawne i polityczne, Wrocław 2000 T. J. Mabry, J. McGarry, M. Moore, and B. O'Leary, Divided Nations and European Integration, University of Pensylvania 2013 W Malendowski (red.), Zbrojne konflikty i spory międzynarodowe u progu XXI wieku. Analiza problemów i studia przypadków, Wrocław 2003 P. Ostaszewski (red.), Konflikty kolonialne i postkolonialne w Afryce i Azji 1896-2006, Warszawa 2006 H. Szczerbiński (red.), Problemy narodowościowe w Europie I ich wpływ na stosunki międzynarodowe na przełomie XX I XXI w., Warszawa, 2009 M. Waldenberg, Rozbicie Jugosławii. Od separacji Słowenii do wojny kosowskiej, Warszawa, 2003 H.Chałupczak, R.Zenderowski,W.Baluk, UMCS 2015 (red.), Polityka etniczna współczesnych państw Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej M.Pietraś (red.), Międzynarodowe Stosunki Polityczne , Lublin 2007 M. Pietraś, K. Marzęda (red.), Późnowestfalski ład międzynarodowy, Lublin 2008; M. Pietraś, T. Kapuśniak (red.), Ukraina w stosunkach międzynarodowych , Lublin 2007; Current articles in the following journals: Przegląd Politologiczny Gdańskie Studia Międzynarodowe Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe Stosunki Międzynarodowe Polska w Europie Sprawy Międzynarodowe Sprawy Narodowościowe International Affairs Foreign Affairs Analysis and articles on web portals: Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich, Balkan Insight itp. |
| Learning outcomes: |
Students have knowledge of the major international conflicts and disputes in the world. They know and understand their origins, course and consequences. They can locate the disputes and conflicts on the map, pointing to the disputed territories. Thanks to above information they are capable to provide scenarios of possible solutions to these conflicts. By the end of the course, students should be able to: Within the sphere of knowledge: • have an in-depth understanding of the theory of international conflicts and disputes; • know about the methods of resolving of international conflicts and disputes; • understand the processes of integration and their influences on the pacification of a conflict situation • be able to use their knowledge in the discussion, • be able to argue, • be able to integrate knowledge from different disciplines, • be able to critically relate to specific problems Within the sphere of skills: • Explain the reasons of international conflicts and disputes in contemporary world; • Define the methods of resolving of international conflicts and disputes; Within the sphere of social competence: • formulate their own opinions on international conflicts and disputes; • criticize political events relating to international conflicts and disputes within Europe; • be aware of the need for peaceful ways to resolve disputes and conflicts |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
The condition of fulfilling subject is: attendene and activity at the lectures and passing writing exam. |
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