Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie - Centralny System Uwierzytelniania
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Border and Transportation Security

Informacje ogólne

Kod przedmiotu: WSM.CSMIR-EL-6
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: (brak danych) / (brak danych)
Nazwa przedmiotu: Border and Transportation Security
Jednostka: Centrum Studiów Międzynarodowych i Rozwoju
Grupy:
Punkty ECTS i inne: 3.00 Podstawowe informacje o zasadach przyporządkowania punktów ECTS:
  • roczny wymiar godzinowy nakładu pracy studenta konieczny do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się dla danego etapu studiów wynosi 1500-1800 h, co odpowiada 60 ECTS;
  • tygodniowy wymiar godzinowy nakładu pracy studenta wynosi 45 h;
  • 1 punkt ECTS odpowiada 25-30 godzinom pracy studenta potrzebnej do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się;
  • tygodniowy nakład pracy studenta konieczny do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się pozwala uzyskać 1,5 ECTS;
  • nakład pracy potrzebny do zaliczenia przedmiotu, któremu przypisano 3 ECTS, stanowi 10% semestralnego obciążenia studenta.
Język prowadzenia: angielski

Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr letni 2023/2024" (w trakcie)

Okres: 2024-02-26 - 2024-06-16
Wybrany podział planu:
Przejdź do planu
Typ zajęć:
Wykład z elementami konwersatorium, 20 godzin, 15 miejsc więcej informacji
Koordynatorzy: Arabinda Acharya
Prowadzący grup: Arabinda Acharya
Lista studentów: (nie masz dostępu)
Zaliczenie: Przedmiot - Zaliczenie na ocenę
Efekty kształcenia:

(tylko po angielsku) Knowledge:

1. Assess general vulnerabilities and risks in transportation and border security systems

2. Understanding of different modes of transportation and related industries as they may impact security

3. Comprehend emergency management and response concepts, phases, and procedures across a range of homeland security challenges.


Skills

1. Outline the primary agencies and ministries responsible for border and transportation security and the operational and ethical parameters in which they function

2. Evaluate environmental conditions that have the potential to destabilize the national economy, governmental infrastructure, and resources of the nation.


Social competences

1. Compare and contrast private sector and governmental responsibilities related to critical infrastructure identification and protection

2. Understand human security aspects in control and management of border security issues



Forma i warunki zaliczenia:

(tylko po angielsku) Group Presentation - 30%

Graded Assessment,Paper/ Memo - 40%

Class Reading, Presentation/Notes - 20%

Class Participating - 10%
Metody dydaktyczne:

(tylko po angielsku) Based on the classic seminar format, the course involves a critical discussion of Required Readings and core issues introduced by the course instructor.
Bilans punktów ECTS:

(tylko po angielsku) Participation in classes – 20 h

Study of books and other resources, preparation for classes, assignments – 40 h

Preparation for a graded assessment – 30 h

Total – 90 h (3 ECTS)
Skrócony opis: (tylko po angielsku)

The course offers an opportunity to comprehend the strategic, political, and economic importance of national borders. It exposes the students to various risks and threats in terms of crime and terrorism and the need for cooperative against competitive management of borders. Specific issues covered in this course are Aviation, Maritime, Ports, and Refugees.
Pełny opis: (tylko po angielsku)

1. Introduction to border and transportation security issues

Reading:

• Mariya Polner, Coordinated border management: from theory to practice, World Customs Journal, https://www.wcoomd.org/-/media/wco/public/global/pdf/topics/research/research-paper-series/19_cbm_polner_en.pdf?db=web

• Taavet Hinrikus, The fall and rise of global borders, World Economic Forum, 2017

• Beatrix Haselsberger (2014) Decoding borders, Appreciating border impacts on space and people, Planning Theory & Practice, 15:4, 505-526

2. Borders and the Geography

Reading:

• National Geographic, Border, Encyclopedic Entry, Border (nationalgeographic.org)

• Chris Wayne, Borders and Barriers: The Geography of Boundaries, Geospatial Newsletters, https://www.directionsmag.com/article/11932

• van Dijk, H. State Borders in Geography and History. In: Knippenberg, H., Markusse, J. (eds) Nationalising and Denationalising European Border Regions, 1800–2000. The GeoJournal Library, vol 53. Springer, Dordrecht. 1999. (Library Access)

• Małgorzata Markowska, The Assessment Of Geographical Borders In Economic Research, Comparative Economic Research Central and Eastern Europe 19(5), 2016

• Peter Andreas, "A Tale of Two Borders: The U.S.-Mexico and U.S.- Canada Lines After 9-11," 2003, xx, https://ccis.ucsd.edu/_files/wp77.pdf

3. Movement of people and cargo across borders: passports to biometrics

Reading:

• OSCE, Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings –A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective 2012, https://unece.org/DAM/trans/bcf/publications/OSCE-UNECE_Handbook.pdf

• United Nations, Good Practices in the Area of Border Security and Management in the Context of Counterterrorism and Stemming the Flow of “Foreign Terrorist Fighters,” 2018, https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/sites/www.un.org.counterterrorism/files/goodpractices_bsm_english_2018_0.pdf

• United Nations, Compendium of Recommended Practices For the Responsible Use Sharing of Biometrics in Counter Terrorism, United Nations Compendium of recommended practices

4. Controlling borders: Security and Management

Reading:

• United Nations: Handbook On Human Rights and Screening in Border Security and Management, 1806953-en-ctitf-handbookhrscreeningatborders-for-web2.pdf (un.org)

• THE Council of the European Union, Council conclusions on Terrorism and Border Security, 2014, 143107.pdf (europa.eu)

• WCO, Coordinated Border Management, An Inclusive Approach for Connecting Stakeholders, https://www.wcoomd.org/-/media/wco/public/global/pdf/topics/facilitation/instruments-and-tools/tools/safe-package/cbm-compendium.pdf?db=web

• The Future of Border Management: Maintaining security; facilitating prosperity, PWC, www.pwc.com

5. Aviation and Security

Reading:

• John Harrison, International Aviation and Terrorism: Evolving Threats, Evolving Security, (New York & London: Routledge, 2009)

• Kathleen M. Sweet, Aviation and Airport Security: Terrorism and Safety Concerns, (CRC Press, 2008)

• Andrew R. Thomas, Aviation Security Management [3 volumes], Praeger Security International, 2008

• Paul Wilkinson and Brian Jenkins (ed.), Aviation Terrorism and Security, (London: Frank Cass, 1999)

• Joseph S. Szyliowicz, “Aviation Security: Promise or Reality, “in Russell Howard, James Forest and Joanne Moore, Homeland Security and Terrorism: Readings and Interpretations (The Mcgraw-Hill Homeland Security Series: 2005)

6. Surface Transport and Security

Reading:

• Brian Michael Jenkins Larry N. Gersten, Protecting Public Surface Transportation Against Terrorism and Serious Crime: Continuing Research on Best Security Practices, Mineta Transportation Institute, College of Business, San Jose, 2001

• Brian Michael Jenkins & Bruce R. Butterworth, Terrorist Vehicle Attacks on Public Surface Transportation Targets, Mineta Transportation Institute, 2017

• Arabinda Acharya, “After London: Securing Public Transport Systems Against Terrorist Attacks,” IDSS Commentaries, No.42 (Singapore: Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies 12 July 2005

7. Maritime Transport and Security Reading:

• Sam J. Tangredi, Globalization and Maritime Power, National Defence University, 2002

• J. Liao and Arabinda Acharya, “Transshipment and Trade-Based Money Laundering,” Journal of Money Laundering Control, 14:1 (January 2011)

• Edgerton, Michael, Practitioner's Guide to Effective Maritime and Port Security. Somerset: Wiley, 2013

• Poland ports map https://maps-poland.com/maps-poland-transports/poland-ports-map

• S.E Flynn, “Port security is still a house of cards”, Far Eastern Economic Review; Jan/Feb 2006; 169, 1;

• Port security risks: Challenges and how to build resilience, RUSI Europe, 2023, (27) Port security risks: Challenges and how to build resilience | LinkedIn
Literatura: (tylko po angielsku)

Obligatory reading:

• Beatrix Haselsberger (2014) Decoding borders, Appreciating border impacts on space and people, Planning Theory & Practice, 15:4, 505-526

• OSCE, Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings –A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective 2012, https://unece.org/DAM/trans/bcf/publications/OSCE-UNECE_Handbook.pdf

• Joseph S. Szyliowicz, “Aviation Security: Promise or Reality, “in Russell Howard, James Forest and Joanne Moore, Homeland Security and Terrorism: Readings and Interpretations (The Mcgraw-Hill Homeland Security Series: 2005)

• Luke Ritter, J. Barrett and Rosalyn Wilson, Securing Global Transportation Networks, (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2006)

• Ana Uzelac, Migration and Security, Strategic Monitor, 2018-2019

• UN Office of Drugs and Crime, The Globalization of Crime: A Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment (Vienna, Austria: UNODC, 2010).

Recommended reading:

• Brian M. Jenkins, “Improving Public Service Transportation Security: What Do We Do Now?” “in Russell Howard, James Forest and Joanne Moore Homeland Security and Terrorism: Readings and Interpretations (The Mcgraw-Hill Homeland Security Series: 2005)

Supplementary reading:

• Nelson, Gary, “Mass transit: Target for Terror”, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 68, No. 1, January 1999, Department of Justice, Washington, pp. 19-25

• Adam Dolnik, “Countering the threat of land transport terror,” RSIS Commentaries, (31 March 2004), http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/IDSS082004.pdf
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