BSSb1151 Arms Policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Bundzíková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
! BSS151 Arms Policy && !NOW( BSS151 Arms Policy )
Students should be able to understand basics of military terminology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 21 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide general overview of the armament policy problematic. Students should be able to explain and to understand three main topics: 1. armament of armed forces, 2. defense industry of the Czech Republic and world wide, 3. defense material trade and its regulation.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the most important phenomenon in fields of arms policy, defense industry and defense material trade and its regulation. Students should be able to analyze a particular issue within above mentioned fields connected to the Czech or Slovak Republic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, 2. Armament policy definition, 3. Defense industry (general aspects), 4. Arms export (general aspects), 5. Armed forces armament, 6. Arms reduction, 7. EU armament policy, 8. NATO armament policy, 9. Czech Republic defense industry, 10. Czech armed forces armament, 11. Seminar thesis assessment, 12. Czech Republic arms export and NGO’s activities, 13. Written examination
Literature
  • extended valid list of literature is in the IS (study materials)
  • MAREŠ, Miroslav. Vymezení a analytický rámec zbrojní politiky Evropské unie (Definition and Analytical Framework of the Armament Policy of the European Union). In MAREŠ, Miroslav. Zbrojní politika Evropské unie. 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, Masarykova univerzita, 2006, p. 7-19, 12 pp. Studie. ISBN 80-210-4120-X. info
  • IVÁNEK, Ladislav, Miroslav KRČ and Josef PROCHÁZKA. Český (československý) zbrojní průmysl v transformačním procesu. In Obranný průmysl České republiky po rozpadu bipolarity. Brno: VA Brno, 2003, p. 11-20. část 1. ISBN 80-85960-67-2. info
  • BUZAN, Barry and Eric HERRING. The arms dynamic in world politics. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1998, xiii, 325. ISBN 1555875963. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, homeworks.
Assessment methods
Each week: lectures, class discussions. Students can obtain 36 points total. They will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components: 0-20 points for seminary thesis; 40 points final written exam. Grading: A; 60 - 56 points B; 55 – 51 C; 50 – 46 D; 45 – 41 E; 40 – 36 F; less than 35 points
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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