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International Organizations in Crisis Management

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Course ID: WSM.INP-ISDDU-29
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: International Organizations in Crisis Management
Name in Polish: International Organizations in Crisis Management
Organizational unit: Centre for International Studies and Development
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: English

Classes in period "2023/2024 summer semester" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-26 - 2024-06-16
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Sławomir Raszewski
Group instructors: Sławomir Raszewski
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Examination: Course - Examination
Goals of education:

From escalating tensions in North Korea to deadly hurricanes in Central America, todays global risk environment presents profound challenges for individuals, states and organisations. Climate change, globalized communication technologies, cyber dependencies, urbanization and growing wealth disparities reflect just some of the global trends that contribute to uncertainty, deep interdependencies and rising vulnerabilities. One of the most profound challenges for mitigating such risks and responding to disasters is in the inherent complexity of today’s risk environment. Risk and disasters lie at the intersection of the physical and social; they are intimately connected to psychosocial, cultural and political processes as well as economic, engineering and environmental practices and policies. This course provides an introduction to international crisis management with an emphasis on understanding how risk and disasters are constructed and how we might best manage disasters and disaster risk in a globalized world.
Learning outcomes of a component:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the main concepts of disaster risk and crisis management

2. Understand and clearly articulate the social construction of disaster risk and disaster resilience

3. Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the main issues, challenges and debates in international crisis management

4. Evaluate and apply different types of theories for explaining or understanding international crisis management
Conditions of gaining credit:

Seminar presentations and participation – 10%; individual presentations – 20%; final essay– 70% - student is required to pass each component.
Assessment methods and criteria for this course:

In-class discussion, group and individual presentations, final essay
Syllabus of the course for students commencing study programme from 19/20 academic year or later:

(in Polish) International Security and Development, studia stacjonarne drugiego stopnia, rok 2
Full description:

1. Lecture: Course introduction

This introductory lecture provides an overview of the course structure and introduces student to international disaster studies and crisis management. Key terms are also discussed as a central starting point for thinking about international disaster management.

2. Seminar: Terminology

TASK: In this seminar students will be exposed to, discuss and actively apply key concepts in the field of disaster studies, including ‘Disasters’, ‘Vulnerability’, ‘Disaster Risk Reduction’, ‘Disaster Resilience’, ‘Crises’, ‘transboundary crises’, etc. Specific instructions for this seminar task will be provided in-class. The only preparation required is to read the readings!

READINGS:

• Ansell, C., Boin, A., & Keller, A. (2010). Managing Transboundary Crises: Identifying the Building Blocks of an Effective Response System. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 18(4), 195-207.

• Hollis, S. (2020). Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific and the Caribbean Islands: The Promise of Resilience. Routledge. Ch. 2 (p.1-7)

• O'Keefe, P., Westgate, K., & Wisner, B. (1976). Taking the naturalness out of natural disasters. Nature 260, 566-567.

• Perry, R. W. (2006). What is a Disaster? In H. Rodriguez, E.L. Quarantelli & R.R. Dynes, eds. Handbook of Disaster Research (p.1-15). Springer. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265842756_What_is_a_Disaster

• Tierney, K. (2019). Disasters: A Sociological Approach. Cambridge: Polity. Chapter 1 (p.1-15)

3. Lecture/ Seminar: International Management

of Disasters: Expectations

TASK: After a short introduction, this seminar will focus on international agreements and global strategies on disaster management. In groups of 3-4, you will be required to analyze and discuss a selected excerpt from an international agreement on disaster management with attention to its underlying aims and purpose.

READINGS:

• Hannigan, J. (2012). Disasters without Borders. Cambridge: Polity., Chapters 2-4 (p.18-97)

• Hollis, S. (2014). The global standardization of regional disaster risk management. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 27(2), 319-338.

4. Seminar: International Management of

Disasters: Capabilities

TASK: This seminar will focus on international humanitarian aid and development contributions to the management of disasters. We will discuss the literature with a specific focus on capabilities: such as, Disaster Risk Reduction; Cash-Transfer Programming; The Cluster Approach; Meaning Making; etc.

READINGS:

• Watson, S. D. (2020). International Order and the Politics of Disaster. Routledge., Chapter 3, (p.61-93); Chapter 4, (p.93-124)

• Hollis, S. (2020). Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific and the Caribbean Islands: The Promise of Resilience. Routledge. Ch. 2

• [re-read] Ansell, C., Boin, A., & Keller, A. (2010). Managing Transboundary Crises: Identifying the Building Blocks of an Effective Response System. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 18(4), 195-207.

5. Lecture: International Management of

Disasters: Capabilities to expecations

Based on my most recent book, this lecture examines implementation issues related to the global advocacy of Disaster Risk Reduction

6. Lecture : Thinking about disasters

This lecture introduces the students to a variety of theoretical positions from which to analyze and ‘think’ about disasters in an international context

7-8. Seminars: Thinking about disasters I-II

TASK: The main task of these two seminars is to apply a theoretical approach to an empirical case. Students are advised to use this as preparation for writing their essay as well as their individual presentations on Friday. Each student will choose a theory and an empirical case and will be given a 1 hour ‘shut up and write session’ followed by a collective discussion and peer review process.

READINGS:

• Tierney, K. (2019). Disasters: A Sociological Approach. Cambridge: Polity. Chapter 4 (p.65-99)

• Hollis, S. (2020). Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific and the Caribbean Islands: The Promise of Resilience. Routledge. Ch. 1 (p.7-20)

• Hannigan, J. (2012). Disasters without Borders. Cambridge: Polity., Chapter 2 (p.97-115)

• Watson, S. D. (2020). International Order and the Politics of Disaster. Routledge. Chapters 1 & 2 (p.1-59)

• Wisner, B., et al. (1994). At Risk: Natural hazards, people’s vulnerability and disasters. 2nd Ed. Routledge., Chapter 2 (p.49-87).

9. Individual Presentations:

TASK: This examined ‘teach the teacher’ exercise consists of a ten-minute presentation followed by a five-minute questioning period. Each student is expected to individually present a specific phenomenon related to disaster management (such as the Australian forest fires, the Anthropocene, Disaster Risk Reduction, Southeast Asia Tsunami, etc.) and anlayse it from a theoretical position discussed in the course (such as resilience, disaster diplomacy, the vulnerability thesis, polyarchy, disaster ethics, sense making, etc.)

10. Individual Presentations, cont.:

TASK: See above.
Bibliography:

COURSE READINGS:

• Ansell, C., Boin, A., & Keller, A. (2010). Managing Transboundary Crises: Identifying the Building Blocks of an Effective Response System. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 18(4), 195-207.

• Hannigan, J. (2012). Disasters without Borders. Cambridge: Polity., Chapter 2 (p.18-42); Chapter 6 (p.97-115)

• Hollis, S. (2014). The global standardization of regional disaster risk management. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 27(2), 319-338.

• Hollis, S. (2020). Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific and the Caribbean Islands: The Promise of Resilience. Routledge.

• Perry, R. W. (2006). What is a Disaster? In H. Rodriguez, E.L. Quarantelli & R.R. Dynes, eds. Handbook of Disaster Research (p.1-15). Springer. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265842756_What_is_a_Disaster

• Tierney, K. (2019). Disasters: A Sociological Approach. Cambridge: Polity.

• Watson, S. D. (2020). International Order and the Politics of Disaster. Routledge.

• Wisner, B., et al. (1994). At Risk: Natural hazards, people’s vulnerability and disasters. 2nd Ed. Routledge., Chapter 2 (p.49-87).

• O'Keefe, P., Westgate, K., & Wisner, B. (1976). Taking the naturalness out of natural disasters. Nature 260: 566-567
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