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| Course name | Armed Conflicts of the 20th and 21st Centuries |
| Course ID | 05.5-WP-Poli2P-AC-21 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Field of study | WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Politologia |
| Education profile | - |
| Level of studies | First-cycle Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2022/2023 |
| Semester | 1 |
| ECTS credits to win | 5 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
| Author of syllabus |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Tutorial | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the essence of international disputes and conflicts, methods of their prevention and the reasons for their occurrence. Getting to know basic knowledge in the field of war science and armed conflicts of the modern world. Acquiring knowledge about the diversity of armed conflicts at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries in global, regional and local terms.
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1. The issues of conflict and international dispute - a contribution to the discussion; 2. The causes and nature of the Great War; 3. The causes, nature and essence of World War II; 4. Stages of the "Cold War"; 5. The Korean War 1950-1953; 6. The Vietnam War; 7. Conflicts after the collapse of the Soviet empire; 8. Wars in the former Yugoslavia; 9. Wars in Afghanistan; 10. War with Iraq; 11. NATO and the European Union in the face of armed conflicts; 12. Tensions and conflicts in Central and Eastern Europe
Multimedia presentations; work with texts; work with audiovisual material; individual work; work in groups.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
In order to pass the course, you must:
1) prepare presentations;
2) participate actively in classes.
Gaddis L. J., The Cold War: A New History, New York 2005
Calvocoressi P., World Politics since 1945, 2008
Nau H., Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions, and Ideas,
Lunestad G., East, West, North, South: International Relations since 1945,
McWilliams W., H. Piotrowski, The World since 1945: A History of International Relations,
Grenville J., A History of the World from the 20th to the 21st Century
Consistent with the presentation topics.
None.
Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 25-04-2022 13:03)
