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Poslední úprava: JUDr. PhDr. Tomáš Bruner, Ph.D. (01.10.2020)
Human Security JPM 705
Teaching platform (room): Google Meets (links to the Google meeting will be distributed prior to every lecture)
Convenor: Prof. PhDr. RNDr. Nik Hynek, M.A., PgDip Res, Ph.D. (Bradford) (NH) office hours: upon request e-mail: hynek@fsv.cuni.cz
Teaching Assistants: PhDr. Katarína Svitková, Ph.D. (KS) office hours: upon request email: katarina.svitkova@fsv.cuni.cz
JUDr. et PhDr. Tomáš Bruner, Ph.D. (TB) office hours: upon request email: bruner@fsv.cuni.cz
AVAILABILITY OF THE COURSE: This is a compulsory, second-year master-level course (the security studies program). Due to current restrictions the course combines online lectures with various interactive tasks and exercises for students. Online lectures are compulsory. The expected maximum number of enrolled students is 20. The course can also be chosen by first-year master-level students of the program as well as an elective course by other students, including Erasmus and exchange students. However, the second-year students have absolute priority in the enrolment process to all other students regardless of the order/date of the latter’s enrolment. PREREQUISITES: None. CO-REQUISITES: None. ANNOTATION AND COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course aims at achieving three broad objectives. Firstly, it establishes a knowledge pool enabling an understanding of the main concepts, issues, and contours of the paradigm of human security. Secondly, it is designed to encourage enrolled students in developing critical thinking and transferable skills. Finally, since the course is organised and taught entirely in English, it intends to improve students’ abilities connected to academic skills in this language. The online lectures and tasks assigned to students during those lectures cover the conceptual part. The conceptual part of this course is rooted in the field of security studies with its emphasis on different takes on humanitarian emergencies, it also offers an examination of the development of the human security paradigm in the UN, Canada and Asian countries as well as in providing insights into transformations in state sovereignty. The second part of this course comprises case studies which the students work on during their research projects. It offers an interdisciplinary perspective on key issues. Students’ research projects should cover the immediate causes of human insecurity (weapons, environment), tackle the topics of the sociology and psychology of post-war reconstruction (the role of women in this) or other issues related to human security which the students find relevant. TEACHING METHODS: The course consists of online lectures (Google Meets), tasks assigned to students and assessed by the teachers (per email), and independent students’ group work on research projects with regular feedback from the teachers. Although lectures usually confer all activity to the lecturer and students listen passively and take notes, it is not going to be the case in this course. Students are encouraged to actively participate as much as the online platforms allow, ask questions and challenge some of the concepts and views (directly or per email). During each lecture, the lecturer may ask the students to do small tasks and interactive exercises. Moreover, students will work on their research projects during the entire semester. Students will receive feedback concerning each of the step in their research projects. LEARNING OUTCOMES: After completing this course, students should be able to bridge relevant concepts with empirical evidence as far as the analysis of the most pressing humanitarian topics in world politics is concerned. PREPARATION FOR CLASSES: Active knowledge of required literature. CREDIT REQUIREMENTS: ATTENDANCE: Attendance in the lectures is compulsory. Students’ active participation will be supported by chosen teaching methods and assigned tasks or activities (e.g. debates, simulations, problem-solving etc.). Potential absences from online lectures in addition to two allowed (accepted are: illness – MD proof is required; serious personal circumstances, activities related to one’s future professional career in the field) will be sent to bruner@fsv.cuni.cz ASSESSMENT: The following structure of assessment with three weighted elements ensures continuous active participation of students during the term and aims to decrease the usual level of stress resulting from one dominant assignment (typically an examination) at the end of the term. The Structure of Assessment: 1. Active involvement (20 %): Your active involvement in discussions is strongly encouraged, you will be required to prepare small tasks and conduct exercises. Your performance in this regard will be reflected by 20 % in the composition of your overall mark. 2. Project (40 %:choice of topic + designing the research + research report): Students are expected to select one theme that arises from or is inspired by and related to the course for the preparation of their group research project (3-4 students = a research group). The choice of topic must be approved by the course leader/assistants. Students are responsible for formation of their respective groups and will report a group composition and a topic to katarina.svitkova@fsv.cuni.cz by October 6, 2020. A failure to do so might result in the exclusion from the course. After that, the students prepare a research design for their project. The research design is a powerpoint presentation consisting of no more than 8 slides. It must include (1) a Research Question, (2) theory or concept(s) used to address the RQ, (3) employed method and (4) data (sources) that will be analysed. The slides with the research design should be submitted by November 10, 2020. Each group of students will submit it to their consultant assigned to them after the choice of the topic. Each group shall receive feedback afterwards. By January 16, 2021 at midnight CET, each research group will submit the final report (2000 words/student). In respect of information sources for the project, students are encouraged to utilise the university pre-paid electronic sources as well as familiarise themselves with so-called “grey literature” (working and discussion papers of various research institutes, international organisations and think-tanks). Each presentation will have to include additional ten sources per person found by students. Please, note that plagiarism is a serious academic offence and is strictly prohibited. All reports will be sent by students to the Urkund (katarina.svitkova1.fsvcuni@analysis.urkund.com) and to katarina.svitkova@fsv.cuni.cz Examples of research areas for students’ projects: - the campaign to regulate small arms and light weapons - the campaign to ban cluster munitions - child soldiers - state failure - role of unorthodox actors in HS promotion (NGOs, the Holy See, the SMOM etc.) - environmental security, environmental degradation and resource-triggered/sustained conflicts - IDPs, migration, refugees - Women and Human Security/Peacebuilding - Human Security in Light of Wider Transformations of Diplomacy - The International Criminal Court: Human Rights meet Human Security - Human security and cities: issues, policies, actors - critical reflection 3. Examination (40 %): The final written examination will consist of questions from the required reading and lectures. Three questions will be offered and each student will have to select two according to his/her preferences and answer them (i.e. one will be left unanswered). Questions will be open and the student is expected to give sufficiently detailed, clear, and logically coherent answers, which can contain diagrams and bullet points. The exam will be held online. Students will receive the questions on their emails. They will have 40 minutes to send back the answers. Students may choose from the following exam dates according to their preferences: January 5, 2021 between 4 and 4.40 pm or January 19, 2021, between 4 and 4.40 pm. The minimal threshold for students to qualify themselves for completing the course is 51 % of the overall mark. Student must complete all four assignments in order to be marked (i.e. all elements need to be over 65 %). Enrolled students are expected to have sufficient knowledge of English for the purposes of this course. Grading:
COURSE STRUCTURE – AN OVERVIEW: The schedule of lectures is tentative as there might be changes due to the availability of the lecturers. Students shall be notified in advance about all changes.
29. 9. 2020, 17:00 – 18:30 Session 1: Introduction, Organisation of the course International Humanitarian Law: protection of people during armed conflicts (TB) Required reading: 1. Sassoli, Marco et al. (2011). How does the Law Protect in War? Volume I. Outline of International Humanitarian Law. Geneva: ICRC. 3rd Edition. Accessible online: < http://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/publications/icrc-0739-part-i.pdf >; CHAPTER 1 (Pp. 3 – 11) and 3 (Pp. 50 – 59).
6. 10. 2020, 17:00 – 18:30, Session 2: Human Rights in International Relations (TB) Required Reading: 1. Forsythe, David P. 2012. Human Rights in International Relations. 3rd Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. CHAPTER 2 (pp. 23-59). 2. Moravsczik, Andrew. 1998. Explaining the Emergence of Human Rights Regimes: Liberal Democracy and Political Uncertainty in Postwar Europe. Working Paper Series 98-17 (December 1998), Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University. 3. Council of Europe. Respecting democracy, rule of law and human rights in the framework of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis. Available online: https://rm.coe.int/sg-inf-2020-11-respecting-democracy-rule-of-law-and-human-rights-in-th/16809e1f40 Optional Reading: 1. Chandler, David (ed.). (2002). Rethinking Human Rights. Critical Approaches to International Politics. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. 2. Rancharan, Bertrand. (2011). The Fundamentals of International Human Rights Treaty Law. Boston: Leiden. Accessible through the Online Gateway of the Library of Faculty of Social Sciences. < available through the university library distant access gateway > 3. Sikkink, Kathryn. Transnational Politics, International Relations Theory, and Human Rights. Political Science and Politics, Vol. 31, No. 3, (September 1998). Pp. 516-52.
13. 10. 2020, 17:00 – 18:30, Session 3: Humanitarianism: Taking a Long View (NH) Required Reading: 1. Hynek, Nik (2010): “Rethinking Human Security: History, Economy, Governmentality”. In Chandler, David and Hynek, Nik (eds): Critical Approaches to Human Security: Rethinking Emancipation and Power in International Relations. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 157-171. 2. Paris, Roland (2001): "Human Security - Paradigm Shift or Hot Air?", International Security, Vol. 26, pp. 87-102. 3. Kaplan, Robert D. 1994. “The Coming Anarchy,” Atlantic Monthly (Summer 1994), pp. 44-76. 4. Axworthy, Lloyd. 2001. “Human Security and Global Governance: Putting People First,” Global Governance 7 (2001), pp. 19-23. 5. Hampson, Fen O. et all. 2002. Human Security and World Disorder. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press (Chapter 1: “Introduction: Madness in Multitude,” pp. 1-13) 6. Welsh, Jenifer (2004) (ed.): Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Chapters 3 and 10)
20. 10. 2020, 17:00 – 18:30, Session 4: Resilient cities? Limits of urbanization, globalization, and development (KS) Required reading: 1. Vale, Lawrence J. (2014). The politics of resilient cities: Whose resilience and whose city? Building Research & Information, 42:2, pp. 191-201. 2. UN-HABITAT (2007). “Current Threats to Urban Safety and Security: A Human Security Perspective” in Enhancing Urban Safety and Security. Global Report on Human Settlements. London: Earthscan, pp. 7-22. 3. Canadian Consortium on Human Security (2007). “The Human Face of Urban Insecurity” in Human Security for an Urban Century: Local Challenges, Global Perspectives. Human Security and Cities Project, pp. 45-59. Recommended reading: Pelling, Mark (2003). Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience. London: Earthscan.
27. 10. 2020, 17:00 – 18:30, Session 5: The Asian Approaches to Human Security; UN Politics of Human Security (NH) Required reading: 1. Hynek, Nik (2008): “Japanese Human Security: A Conceptual and Institutional Analysis.” Ritsumeikan Annual Review of International Studies, Vol. 7, pp, 1-20. ISSN 1347-8214. 2. Hynek, Nik (2012): "The Domopolitics of Japanese Human Security", Security Dialogue, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 119-137. 3. Hynek, Nik (2012): “Japan’s Return to the Chequebook? From Military Peace Support to Human Security Appropriation”, International Peacekeeping 19:1, pp. 62-76
3. 11. 2020, 17:00 – 18:30: Session 6: Disrupted cities: natural and man-made disasters in urban environment (KS) Required reading: 1. Coaffee, Jon and Pete Fussey (2015). Constructing resilience through security and surveillance: The politics, practices and tensions of security-driven resilience. Security Dialogue, 46:1, pp. 86-105 2. Godschalk, David (2003). Urban Hazard Mitigation: Creating Resilient Cities. Natural Hazards Review, August 2003, pp. 136-43. Recommended reading: Graham, Stephen (2006). Cities and the ‘War on Terror‘. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 30:2, pp. 255-276. Walker, Jeremy and Melinda Cooper (2011). Genealogies of resilience: From systems ecology to the political economy of crisis adaptation. Security Dialogue, 42:2, pp. 143-160.
10. 11. 2020, 17:00 - 18:30, Session 7: The Canadian Approach to Human Security; UN Politics of Human Security (NH) Required reading: 1. United Nations Development Program. 1994. Human Development Report. New York: UN Press (Chapter 2: “New Dimensions of Human Security,” pp. 22-46) 2. Hynek, Nik and David Bosold (2009): “A History and Genealogy of the Freedom-from-Fear Doctrine.” International Journal Vol. 64, No. 3 (Summer 2009), pp. 143-158. ISSN 0020-7020. 3. Hynek, Nik. 2008. “Conditions of Emergence and Their Effects: Political Rationalities, Governmental Programs and Technologies of Power in the Landmine Case,” Journal of International Relations and Development 11:2, pp, 93-120.
17. 11. 2020, Holiday – no session
24. 11. 2020, 17:00 – 18:30, Session 8: TBC – GUEST LECTURE 1 (International Criminal Court) Required reading: 1. Case Study - International Criminal Court (read and think about it) + Chosen articles from Rome Statute of International Criminal Court (just skim read) 2. Schabas, William A. (2004). An Introduction to International Criminal Court. New York: Cambridge University Press. CHAPTER 1 (pp. 1 – 25).
1. 12. 2020, 17:00 – 18:30, Session 9: TBC – GUEST LECTURE 2 (Development Aid: Case of Afghanistan) Session materials and assignments will be e-mailed to the students on the day of the lecture. Students are encouraged to organize further online meetings in December themselves to discuss and prepare the research projects. |