Studia nad pokojem i rozwiązywanie konfliktów 1600-SZD-SPEC-SP-NB
Peace studies and conflict resolution – introduction. The idea and evolution of peace studies, main categories (peace, dispute, conflict, armed conflict, phases of conflict resolution), generations of peace/conflict resolution studies
Prevention (forms, role of early warning and mapping and tracking of conflicts; activities of main international organisations)
Peacemaking and peacekeeping - by force (interventions) and by non-military means (coercive or non-coercive diplomacy) - historical evolution; issue of conflict deescalation and the essence of peace process; roles of particular actors, including spoilers; issue of legality and legitimacy of interventions, liberal interventionism (sources and forms)
Peace building and post war reconstruction (forms, methods, challenges) ; peace biuilding vs. nation building; security sector reform, DDR and other elements
Reconciliation - the essence and characteristics of the proces, main actors, main forms, tools and methods)
International courts (3 meetings): International Court of Justice - settlement of disputes; International Court of Justice - advisory functions;
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands:
WG_01 - to the extent necessary for existing paradigms to be revised - a worldwide body of work, covering theoretical foundations as well as general and selected specific issues - relevant to a particular discipline
within the social sciences
WG_02 - the main development trends in the disciplines of the social sciences in which the education is provided
WG_03 - scientific research methodology in the field of the social sciences
WK_01 - fundamental dilemmas of modern civilisation from the perspective of the social sciences
Skills | The graduate is able to:
UK_05 - speaking a foreign language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages using the professional terminology specific to the discipline within the social sciences, to the extent enabling participation in an international scientific and professional environment
Social competences | The graduate is ready to
KO_01 - fulfilling the social obligations of researchers and creators
KO_02 - fulfilling social obligations and taking actions in the public interest, in particular in initiating actions in the public interest
KO_03 - think and acting in an entrepreneurial manner
Assessment criteria
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session): Final test (written), resit session – oral exam
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes: appropriate form of the questions at the final exam (three sections: 1 – multiple choice questions; 2 – short written answers questions – defining central terms, explaining acronyms etc.; 3 – open question – short written essay)
Evaluation criteria: final test – 90%, activeness + attendance – 10%, potential additional points for facultative/optional student presentation – specific topic of it has to be agreed with the instructors)
Bibliography
Literatura podstawowa (szczegółowa lista lektur, wraz z orzecznictwem potrzebnym do części zajęć, zostanie przedstawiona przez prowadzących na początku zajęc kursowych)
J. Galtung, Violence, Peace and Peace Research, Journal of Peace Research, 6 (3), 1969
O. Ramsbotham, T. Woodhouse, H. Miall,Contemporary Conflict Resolution (3rd ed.) Polity press, Cambridge-Malden 2011
The Sage Handbook on Conflict Resolution, Sage London 2009
A. Kulnazarova, V.Popovski (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Approaches to Peace, Palgrave-MacMillan 2019
C.de Coning, R.Saraiva, A.Muto, Adaptive Peacebuilding A New Approach to Sustaining Peace in the 21st Century, Palgrave-MacMillan 2023.
Pathways for Peace. Inclusive Approaches to Prevent Violent Conflict. World Bank Group Report, dostępny: https://www.pathwaysforpeace.org/
The International Court of Justice, Handbook - dostępny na https://legal.un.org/avl/pdf/rs/other_resources/manuel_en.pdf
Payam Akhavan, Beyond impunity: can international criminal justice prevent future atrocities?, AJIL 95(1)
Frederic Megret, International Criminal Justice as a Peace Project, EJIL 29(3)
Marshall, Katharine A. "Prevention and Complementarity in the International Criminal Court: A Positive Approach." Human Rights Brief 17, no.2 (2010):21-26.https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1116&context=hrbrief
oraz orzecznictwo wskazane przez prowadzących
Additional information
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