Course: Security, Conflict and Development

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Course title Security, Conflict and Development
Course code MRS/WSCD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Dušková Lenka, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
In the course of the semester the following topics will be explored: the inherent causes of insecurity as a barrier for the development, the dynamics of the conflict and its changing character, potential tools for working in and on conflict, the "DO NO HARM" concept, etc. Particular role of development cooperation and the multiple functions it could serve in the field of security will also be also introduced: the course will focus on the current theoretical debate on different challenges for development cooperation as a factor of prevention, early warning or reconstruction.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The main aim of the course is to provide the grounding for critical exploration of the range of ways of the possible linkages between development and conflict.
Upon completion of the course students shall be able to analyze the causes of insecurity as barriers for development and as well to analyze the possible direct and indirect impacts of the development interventions both on the relationships and also on the dynamics of the existing or latent conflicts. They shall also learn about the strategies to include the conflict prevention and transformative components to development interventions.
Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

For succesful completion of the course, students are required to complete final written exam, actively and competently participate in the class, including the assigned simulations, training excercises and case studies.
Recommended literature
  • Anderson, M. (1999). DO NO HARM. How Aid Can Support Peace or War. Boulder. Boulder, Co. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
  • Barbolet, A., Goldwyn, R., Groenewald, H., and Sherriff, A. (2005). The Utility and Dilemmas of Conflict Sensitivity. Berghof Research Centre for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin.
  • Duffield, M. (2001). Global Governance and New Wars. Zed Books.
  • Ho-Won Jeong. (2017). Peace and Conflict Studies. An Introduction. London: Routledge.
  • Paffenholz, T. (2005). Peace and Conflict Sensitivity in International Cooperation: An Introductory Overview, International Politics and Society.
  • Schirch, L. (2013). Conflict Assesment and Peacebuilding Planning. Kumarian Press.
  • Stewart, Frances. (2004). Development and Security. Conflict, Security and Development 4/3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in International Development Studies (2020) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer