Strategic themes:
Internationalisation,
Sustainable development
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the study unit, students will be able to understand how international institutions work for peace and security and how they have answered to both local and global challenges. Students will be able analyze and evaluate critically their functioning in the field of peace and security.
Contents
Peace, collective security, international and regional organizations, challenges for peace operations/crises management.
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Written exam
In
Finnish
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
In
English
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Option
2
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Korvaava opetusParticipation in course work
In
Finnish
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
Thakur (2006), The United Nations, Peace and Security. From Collective Security to the Responsibility to Protect. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. (e-book) (3 ECTS)
and one of the following:
Richmond, The Transformation of Peace. Palgrave Macmillan 2007. (e-book) (2 ECTS)
Tavares, Regional security: the capacity of international organizations. Routledge 2009. (e-book) (2 ECTS)
Daniel – Taft – Wiharta (ed.), Peace Operations: Trends, Progress and Prospects. Georgetown University Press 2008. (e-book) (2 ECTS).