Předmět United Nations Peacekeeping (ACIS) (JPM402)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Sylabus

Please see the MS WORD version of the syllabus which is available among the files up-loaded for this course in the SIS system.

Literatura

For the list of required readings for each class, please see the MS WORD version of the syllabus which is available among the files up-loaded for this course in the SIS system.Other recommended sources:On-line Links to official web-sites of all UN PKOs are to be found at the UN DPKO web-page: http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/home.shtml Links to current military/conflict news stories, put together and updated daily from the Canadian Forces College: http://www.cfc.dnd.ca/spotlight.en.html Following, you will find links to a selection of scholarly resources, organizations, and news from the world of UN PKOs/international affairs: Global Policy Forum (NGO working on UN affairs) http://www.globalpolicy.org/ Missions to the UN (with links to missions? websites) http://www.un.int/index-en/webs.html United Nations (Official) http://www.un.org/english/ United Nations Documentation Center http://www.un.org/documents/ United Nations News (Official) http://www.un.org/News/ United Nations News (Yahoo!) http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/World/United_Nations/ A meta-list of international organizations can be found at: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html. Good meta-lists of on-line Political Science/International Relations Resources: The Documents Center of the University of Michigan: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psintl.html World Wide Web Virtual Library (WWWVL) International Affairs Resources: http://www.etown.edu/vl/ The University of British Columbia Library http://www.library.ubc.ca/poli/international.html A meta-list of international organizations can be found at http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html. International relations/security research institutes and think-tanks: ACA AEI Brookings BulletinofAtomicScientists CATO CDI CEIP CFR CNS CSIS FAS GlobalSecurity Heritage HRW IISS IPA ISIS ME MTA NAPSNet NCI NRDC NSArchive NTI BLAND Corp SAIS/Arkin SIPRI Stimson UCS USIP Hensel COW Periodicals & Scholarly Journals As wonderful as the web is for finding information, especially on international organizations, periodicals and scholarly journals still form the backbone of our academic work. Some periodicals and journals helpful for the study of UN peacekeeping, Conflict Resolution and International Affairs are the following: European Journal of International Relations, European Security, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Global Governance, International Peacekeeping, International Security, International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Mezinárodní vztahy, Pacific Review, Survival, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, The Adelphi Papers, The Economist, Third World Quarterly. Newspapers Students are strongly encouraged to read at least one quality international news source on a regular basis. In addition to this news source, students are encouraged to examine media from a variety of countries. Recommended are US dailies such as the New York Times or the Washington Post, European dailies such as the Times of London, the Financial Times (UK), Deutsche Welle (Germany), Le Monde (France, in French), and El Pais (Spain, in Spanish) will widen students? perspectives, as will non-Western media sources such as Pakistan?s Dawn, Saudi Arabia?s ArabNews, India?s The Hindu, Kenya?s Daily Nation, China?s People?s Daily, Singapore?s Straits Times, and Israel?s Jerusalem Post. World Press Review carries a selection of articles in English from publications around the world. A good source for monitoring the European Union is the EU Observer. Links for many other newspapers from around the world are available at :http://www.worldnews.com/. Current issues and media coverage of those issues will be the subject of regular discussion in class so bring the newspaper with you to every class! Useful essay writing hints: How to write good papers from University of Notre Dame Professor Lindley and from MIT's Professor Van Evera: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/handouts/writingtips.html How to make a theoretically informed argument by Professor Lindley: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/handouts/howtomakeanargument.html Diagnosis/list of common paper problems by Professor Lindley: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/handouts/paperproblems.html An exemplar summary/roadmap introduction from U. of Notre Students. See how it's done: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/handouts/roadmapintro.html Here are two more from students: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/handouts/moresummaryintros.htm How to Start and Conduct Research for Research Papers (aka: get thee to the library) by Professor Lindley: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/handouts/howtoresearch.html Advice on the relationship of the head to the heart when doing policy analysis by Professor Lindley: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/handouts/headheart.html Useful reading hints: WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT GET CAUGHT IN THE MENTAL TRAP OF "IF I CAN NOT DO ALL OF THE READING, I WILL NOT DO ANY." Always do as much as you can. Some hints on reading efficiently are on the following handout: ? What Causes What? How to Read a Book or Article from University of Notre Dame Professor Lindley: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/handouts/howtoread.html

Požadavky

Final grade will be assigned based on: Active and competent class participation: maximum of 20 points Questions and comments on required readings: maximum of 20 points Group presentation: maximum of 25 points; Written ?take-home? final exam: maximum 35 points.The grading standard will be as follows:? A (=1): 88-100 points? B (=2): 74-87 points ? C (=3): 50-73 points? F (=Failed, no zápočet/Credit Course Unit earned): 0-49 pointsImportant Note: You can not pass the course unless you complete all of the assignments listed above. You can not pass the course if (for example) you have A's on all your assignments and then skip the final exam. Failure to complete the major paper(s), presentation(s) and the exam(s) is grounds for failure in the course, regardless of the percentage weights of each assignment. Attendance to all classes is mandatory. If more than one class is missed by a student without a prior excuse, Credit Course Unit will not be signed and no grade will be given. Active and competent student participation is an essential part of this course!Students are responsible for reading the assigned literature before coming to class. Prior to every class meeting, each student is required to prepare one written question and/or comment about the issues that s/he found interesting, controversial, and/or thought provoking in EACH of the required readings for the given seminar (e.g. 4 readings = 4 questions, 5 readings = 5 questions etc.). These questions and comments should be succinct 5-10 sentences long. They MUST be computer-typed and printed. They will be collected at the beginning of every class. Failure to turn in properly written questions & comments will be penalized by an automatic deduction of up to five points from the final class participation grade. Personal Integrity Policy: This instructor believes academic honesty is the foundation of the entire enterprise of a university. The personal integrity policy works for both students and teachers. Students can expect that the instructor will treat them in a fair, honest, and impartial manner. The instructor also expects students to deal with him and with one another honestly. Plagiarism* and cheating are violations of academic honesty because they steal from the original creator of the work. In addition, they violate the relationship of honesty between student and teacher as the student attempts to pass off work as his or her own which was produced by another. Further, plagiarism and cheating violate the bond of honesty among students themselves. Students who produce their assignments through long, hard work are being violated by those taking a shortcut through the misappropriation of another?s work or knowledge. Most sadly, students who violate academic honesty cheat themselves of the chance to learn. Only in an environment of honesty can genuine learning occur and good citizenship be fostered. Because academic honesty is treated as a serious matter, the course policy is one of zero tolerance for academic dishonesty. Cheating and plagiarism* will not be tolerated. If you are caught cheating at any point during the course, you will automatically fail the course. PLAGIARISM ? The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one?s own original work. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd ed. (New York: Random House, 1993).Small group presentation guidelines: You are a member of a small group of UN peacekeeping experts. Together with 3-4 colleagues, you are going to attend an EU-sponsored conference entitled ?Peacekeeping: Lessons Learned from the Field.? You are a specialist on one of the post-Cold War UN peacekeeping operations (you will be assigned one of the three listed below in the syllabus). Your task is to brief the other attending delegations on the following themes:1. Background of the conflict in the country where ?your? peacekeeping operation (PKO) took place? Who are/were were the major factions in the conflict? What was the conflict about? How has the conflict evolved over time and at what point in the conflict did the UN PKO force arrive? 2. What was the mandate of ?your? PKO? Has it changed over time? Did it address all major issues in the conflict?3. Was the UN force the only intervening force in the area? Who else intervened in the conflict? How well did the interveners cooperate?4. How big was your mission? Who contributed troops? Was there a civilian component to the UN PKO force? How much did the mission cost?5. How did the UN mission go? How long did last? Was the mandate fulfilled? If not, why? What were some of the biggest challenges that the Blue Helmets faced in ?your? PKO?6. What was the attitude of the local parties towards your PKO? How successful was the mission in terms of facilitating conflict resolution between the local parties? Would you say your mission was a success? Why yes? Why not?7. What lessons can be learned from your PKO? What worked best? What did not work? Why?The conference will take place in class scheduled for seminar no. 5 during our regular class meeting time. It is your responsibility to meet as a group well before your presentation is due and decide who will present what. It is not necessary for all members of the group to present at the conference but all group members must actively participate in the preparation of a presentation in the MS PowerPoint format (All group members will get the same grade for the presentation). Each group will have 25 minutes to present (you will be penalized for going over time). After your presentation, other conference participants will be invited to ask intriguing questions. Literature for small group presentations: At the very minimum, you must read the articles listed for your country in the course syllabus. If you want a good grade for your presentations, however, you need to do some extra research on your own. I especially recommend browsing the official UN web-page of your operation and checking the university library?s e-journal resources for scholarly articles on your operation.

Garant

doc. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D., M.A.

Vyučující

doc. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D., M.A.