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Peace Support Operations

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Course Description

The aim of the course is to define the concepts of international and collective security, collective defence. The emphasis is on collective security, its forms, organizations and mechanisms. The idea, establishment, development and implementation of peace support operations, especially UN operations will be studied. The impact of operations on Croatian security policy will also be studied.

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Military Leadership and Management - study
(5. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the concept of collective security and the importance of maintaining world peace and security
  2. Identify collective security mechanisms and actions of contemporary states in achieving world peace and security
  3. Describe the development and design of security organizations and their mechanisms in the preservation of peace and security on the global and regional levels
  4. Prepare qualitative and quantitative research on various types of peace support operations
  5. Analyze the effectiveness of UN, NATO, EU and other regional organizations' peace support operations
  6. Analyze Croatian participation in peace support operations and their impact on security policy

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Two hours of lectures weekly.

Seminars and workshops

Two hours of seminars weekly.

Independent assignments

Presentation

Work with mentor

Mentoring the preparation of presentations.

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lecture: Method of work during the course, student obligations, review of literature Seminar: Introduction to seminar
  2. Lecture: Concept and institutionalization of international security Seminar: Preparation for conducting the seminar
  3. Lecture: International organizations and peace operations Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  4. Lecture: UN peace support operations Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  5. Lecture: Peace support operations of the UN and regional organizations in the territory of the former Yugoslavia Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  6. Lecture: Crisis response operations of the NATO Alliance Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  7. First colloquium
  8. Guest lecturer: UN peacekeeping missions/NATO peace support operations Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  9. Guest lecturer: UN peacekeeping missions/NATO peace support operations Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  10. Lecture: European Union crisis response operations Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  11. Lecture: Cooperation of the UN and the EU with the African Union in the implementation of peace support operations in Africa Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  12. Lecture: NATO operations of enhanced forward presence Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  13. Lecture: Participation of the Republic of Croatia in UN, NATO and EU peace support operations Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  14. Lecture: Peace support operations and the transformation of the defense system of the Republic of Croatia Seminar: Seminar related to the topic of the lecture
  15. Second colloquium

Literature

Jakešević, R. (2012.), Hrvatska i mirovne misije ujedinjenih nacija, Zagreb: Politička kultura
LeRoy, A., Bennett, J. i Oliver, K. (2004.), Međunarodne organizacije, Zagreb: Politička kultura
Mikac, R. i Luketić, H. (2020.), Osnove protupobunjeničkih operacija: Studija slučaja Afganistana, Zagreb: Jesenski i Turk
Luketić, H. (2018.), Operacije odgovora na krize, Zagreb: Hrvatsko vojno učilište „Dr. Franjo Tuđman”
Mikac, R. (2008.), Afganistan: Nikad završen sukob, Zagreb: Jesenski i Turk

For students

General

ID 282225
  Winter semester
4.0 ECTS
L0 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
30 Seminar

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