A World in Flames. Military Conflicts of the 21st Century and their Political Consequences 2751-OG-SPKM

War as a political phenomenon in the 20th and 21st centuries. Definition of war and armed conflict.
2. the law of armed conflict.
3. The collapse of the communist system and its political consequences.
4. Determinants and specificities of wars of the 21st century.
5. Faces of wars of the 21st century.
- Conventional wars.
- Hybrid conflicts.
- Information wars - essence and forms.
6. Technological and economic aspects of military conflicts of the 21st century.
7. Major military conflicts in the 21st century.
- Dimensions and areas of the war on terrorism - genesis, course and consequences.
- Military conflicts in the Balkans and their political implications.
- Military conflicts in the post-Soviet area.
- Armed conflicts in the Middle and Near East - origins, course and consequences.
- Military conflicts in 21st century Africa.
- Asia as an area of military conflicts in the 21st century.
8. Russian-Ukrainian war 2014 - 2023 - sources, stages and course, political, economic and social consequences.
9. Armed conflicts in the politics of world and regional powers.
10. Armed conflicts of the 21st century and changes in security policy.
11. the North Atlantic Alliance and its role in the 21st century.
12. Characteristics of contemporary military conflicts - a summary attempt.

Total student workload

Hours carried out with teachers (hrs): - participation in lectures - 30 h - consultations with the academic teacher: 15 h Time devoted to individual student work (hrs): - lecture preparation: 15 h - writing papers, projects: 30 h - reading literature: 30 h Total: 120 h ( 4 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

At the end of the course, students: - W 1: know and understand the issues of contemporary armed conflicts in their theoretical dimension; - W 2: understand the determinants, mechanisms of development and course of contemporary armed conflicts; - W 3: know the historical, political, economic, social and cultural causes of the main armed conflicts in the 21st century.

Learning outcomes - skills

At the end of the course, students: - U 1: recognise the complexity and multifaceted nature of contemporary military conflicts; - U 2: define the relationships between major military conflicts in the 21st century; - U 3: have the ability to independently perceive and analyse the multiple dimensions of 21st century wars.

Learning outcomes - social competencies

At the end of the course students - K 1: are aware of the complexity of contemporary armed conflicts and the processes leading to them; - K 2: are ready to carry out a critical analysis of armed conflicts of the 21st century; K 3: are able to express independent judgements concerning the mechanisms, course and consequences of contemporary armed conflicts - K 3: are able to express independent judgements on the mechanisms, course and consequences of contemporary armed conflicts;

Teaching methods

Didactic methods giving : - informative (conventional) lecture; - problem-based lecture with elements of demonstration; - description.

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture
- problem-based lecture
- description

Type of course

elective course

Prerequisites

Knowledge of 20th century general history at secondary school level.

Course coordinators

Michał Strzelecki

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
- written assignment
- activity
Assessment criteria:
Credit on the basis of written work (paper)
F - 0 - 9 points (0 - 45%)
Dst - 10 - 12 pts (50 - 60%)
D plus 13 - 14 pts (65 - 70%)
db - 15 - 16 pts (75 - 80%)
db plus 17 - 18 pts (85 - 90%)
B-G - 19 - 20 pts (95 - 100%)

Practical placement

N/A.

Bibliography

- Antczak-Barzan A., Śliwa Z., Zaniewski R., Wojna XXI wieku. The beginnings of war ``third wave'', Warsaw 2016.
- Bezpieczeństwo Europy, bezpieczeństwo Polski, vol. 5: Metamorphoses of Security. Teraźniejszość i przeszłość, eds E. Maj, W. Sokół, A. Szwed-Walczak, Ł. Jędrzejski, Lublin 2017.
- International Security in the 21st Century, ed. E. Cziomer, Kraków 2010.
- Chwalba A., Historia powszechna 1989 - 2011, Warsaw 2011.
- Jarecka Urszula, Visual Propaganda of the Just War. Media wizualne XX wieku wobec konfliktów zbrojnych, Warsaw 2008.
- Judt T., Powojnie. A History of Europe since 1945, Poznań 2013.
- Kiwerska J., The World in 1989-2004, Poznań 2005.
- Kopeć R., Mazur P., Military deterrence in the 21st century. Poland - NATO - Russia, Krakow 2017.
- Malendowski W., Doktryna wojenna Federacji Rosyjskiej w XX I XXI wieku. Objectives - action - directions of action, Strategic Yearbook 2017, pp. 55-94.
- Ostaszewski P., International political relations. Zarys wykładów, Warsaw 2010.
- Proninska K., Balcerowicz B., Armed conflicts, "Strategic Yearbook" 2013/2014, pp. 138-159.
- Reginia-Zacharski J., War in the modern world. Participants, goals, models, theories, Łódź 2014.
- The Role of the Media in Contemporary Armed Conflicts and Terrorist Acts, ed. T. Bak, Rzeszów - Szczecin - London 2020.
- Żebrowski A., Konflikty zbrojne XXI wieku - próba prognozy, "Bezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Polityka" 2008, no. 1-2.

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