Globalization and Regionalization of Security 2751-BN-S1-3-GRB

1. Globalisation, regionalisation and International Security: Introduction
2 The crisis of globalisation? The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Globalisation/Regionalisation Processes and International Security
3. Global political order: the Democracy Index, the changing international order, the so-called Global South vs. the Global North
4. The USA vs. the PRC: rivalry between global powers, implications for global and regional security
5. Migration: regional and global trends, climate migration, migratory pressures as a tool of destabilisation.
6. Transnational corporations: threat to the role of nation states, interdependence versus sovereignty of states.
7. Eenergy security: global interdependence, regional challenges, the prospect of an energy revolution
8. Climate change: security implications
9. Privatisation of war: global and regional dimensions, PMCs, outsourcing of military services, modern mercenarism, private companies - involvement in armed conflicts
10. AI, social media and cognitive warfare - global tools of regional revisionist powers (Russia, PRC)

Total student workload

Class participation - 30 hours Individual work, including preparation for class, preparation of presentations, preparation of literature for discussion - 40 hours. Consultations with the teacher - 15 hours.

Learning outcomes - knowledge

BN_W06 - the mechanisms of change in the processes of shaping the various dimensions of security and their impact on the participants in social life.

Learning outcomes - skills

BN_U06 - make a critical analysis of existing solutions to a typical security problem and propose appropriate variants (options) to solve the problem. BN_U8 - participate in the debate by formulating positions on selected issues in the field of security and defence, using basic theoretical approaches based on various sources of information and the opinions of practitioners, and leading debates on security issues.

Learning outcomes - social competencies

BN_K6- critically appraise own knowledge and received information, opinions in the field of national security and recognise the importance of knowledge and use expert opinions in solving difficult practical problems in this field. BN_K04- adapt to changing social and civilisational conditions.

Teaching methods

Lecture.

Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture
- problem-based lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- SWOT
- case study
- situational
- expert panels

Online teaching methods

- methods referring to authentic or fictitious situations
- exchange and discussion methods
- content-presentation-oriented methods

Prerequisites

Non.

Course coordinators

Agnieszka Bryc

Assessment criteria

Oral/written exam.

Practical placement

No.

Bibliography

Elisabeth Braw, Goodby globalization, Yale University Press 2024.
Global Challenges. Social, Economic, Environmental, Political and Ethical, Katarzyna Podhorodecka, Tomasz Wites (eds.) Springer 2024.
Global Governance in a World of Change, Michael N. Barnett (ed.), Cambridge University Press 2021.
Strategies for Chinese Enterprices Going Global, Huiyao Wang, Lu Miao (eds.) Springer 2023.
Understanding Global Politics, Klaus Larres, Ruth Wittlinger (eds.), Routledge 2020.
Dani Rodrik, Paradoks globalizacji, Zysk i S-ka, 2024.
Zygmunt Baumam, Globalizacja, PIW 2000.
Matthew C. Klein, Michael Pettis, Wojny handlowe to wojny klasowe, Prześwity 2024.

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