Security issues and institutions of non-European regions 2104-M-D3PIBR-BSS

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
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

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Introduction
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

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Type of course

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.

Course coordinators

Wiesław Lizak
Anita Oberda-Monkiewicz
Jakub Zajączkowski

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 criteria

Test, essay.

Practical placement

Not applicable.

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;

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