MVZn5087 Responding to crises with measures short of force

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Chovančík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Chovančík, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 20. 2. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 27. 2. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 5. 3. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 12. 3. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 19. 3. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 26. 3. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 2. 4. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 9. 4. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 23. 4. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 30. 4. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 7. 5. 12:00–13:40 U41, Thu 14. 5. 12:00–13:40 U41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MVZ487 Responding to crises && !NOW( MVZ487 Responding to crises )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will introduce students to both multilateral and unilateral contemporary responses to crises and conflict short of the use of force. Focusing on gradually rising levels of coercion the course is designed to introduce both theory and practice of these foreign policy instruments, including mediation, foreign aid, economic suasion, and especially sanctions. The course aims to provide a deeper understanding of said measures and their current evolution.
Learning outcomes
-Comprehend the non-military context of crisis management, understand the options available when engaging conflict -Discern the uses and pitfalls of individual instruments -Distinguish the links between mediation/negotiation efforts and foreign aid/economic instruments and sanctions -Learn how to analyze the appropriateness and interplay of individual instruments in current crises
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction 2. Management and resolution – meeting mediation and negotiation 3. The power of foreign aid 4. Economic statecraft beyond nation states 5. The logic of sanctions 6. Types of sanctions and their specific impacts 7. Targeting dissuasion and coercion 8. The paradoxes of arms embargoes 9. Side effects of the sanctions pill 10. Analyzing the effectiveness of sanctions 11. Forceful conclusions to measures short of force 12. Prominent case studies among current crises 13. Lessons learned – institutional capacity building
Literature
    required literature
  • Louis Kreisberg. 2012. Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, 4th edition
  • Tierney, D., 2005. Irrelevant or malevolent? UN arms embargoes in civil wars, Review of International Studies, Vol. 31, No. 4, 645–664.
  • Doxey, M.P., 2007. United Nation Sanctions: Trends and Problems, Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Halifax
  • CHARRON, Andrea. UN sanctions and conflict : responding to peace and security threats. New York: Routledge, 2011, xvii, 226. ISBN 9780415598354. info
  • HUFBAUER, Gary Clyde. Economic sanctions reconsidered. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2009, xiii, 233. ISBN 9780881324310. URL info
  • CORTRIGHT, David, George A. LOPEZ and Linda GERBER. Sanctions and the search for security : challenges to UN action. Boulder: L. Rienner Publishers, 2002, xii, 249. ISBN 158826078X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, presentations, and PP
Assessment methods
Students are to give presentations on assigned case studies following the course syllabus and complementing designated literature as well as submit 1 short PP focusing on the flaws of current measures employed by the UN, EU, AU, or US to be specified individually. The course is concluded by a final exam. The final grade shall consist of an average of grades where the exam is counted twice.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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