European Security System

The purpose of the course is to present the European Security System and its key elements. Consequently, the following problems will be presented and discussed: the development of the European Security System, the role of the main organizations - NATO, the European Union and the OSCE - and their relationships, new challenges facing them in the 21st century etc.

The course focuses on issues related to the functioning of the European Security System - so instead of static the dynamic approach will be applied. As a result, we will discuss the changes that have taken place in the wake of the end of the Cold War period and new threats to international security emerged at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. The course will also cover key issues related to the functioning of NATO and the European Security and Defense Policy, including the rather complex issue of relations between them. The European Security Strategy and its implementation will be discussed in detail. Finally, specific actions undertaken by NATO and the European Union in combating international terrorism and against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

1. Hauser G, Kernic F. (eds.), European security in transition, Burlington: Ashgate, 2006.

2. Mérand F., Foucault M., Irondelle B. (eds.), European security since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011

3. Reichard M., The EU-NATO relationship: a legal and political perspective, Burlington: Ashgate, 2006.

4. Aybet G, Moore R. (eds), NATO in search of a vision, Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2010.

Assessment methods:

1. presence and activity of the students during meetings, including participation in the discussion on the given topics (basic materials in English will be given by the lecturer and they should be read before classes) (30 points, 3 points are given for the activity during one meeting) – S2, S3, SC1

2. preparation of a presentation discussed during the meeting (40 points) – S1, S3, SC1, SC2, SC3

3. short final test (30 points): K1, K2, K3

Assessment criteria:

systematic assessment of the activity during classes, assessment of the presentation and the final test

The students will get points for all these tasks and they will be added at the end.

There will be a range of points for the proper marks:

fail (2)- 0-51 pts (51 %)

satisfactory (3) - 52-60 pts (52-60 %)

satisfactory plus (3+)- 61-69 pts (61-69 %)

good (4) – 70-82 pts (70-82 %)

good plus (4+)- 83-91 pts (83-91 %)

very good (5) – 92-100 pts (92-100%)

Not applicable