MVZ444 Energy Security of the Czech Republic

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Břetislav Dančák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Ocelík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 U33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with energy security of the Czech Republic. The course is structured to provide comprehensive picture of Czech energy sector, its historical development, and geopolitical position of the Czech Republic. Topics covered include detailed analysis of coal, nuclear, oil, gas and renewables sectors, the influence of EU’s energy and environmental policies, and chosen contemporary energetics issues. Thanks to successful completion of the course students will be able to analyze actors and characteristics of energy -security policies of the Czech Republic, both in relation to the EU and to the other major actors, such as Russian Federation. In addition, the excursion into the chosen facility of one of the energy sectors is part of the course. The aim of the excursion is to allow participants to examine functioning of chosen strategically important energetic facility.
Syllabus
  • • 1) Introduction to the course • 2) Development of energetics in Czechoslovakia until 1993 • 3) Development of energetics in the Czech Republic since 1993 • 4) Coal sector • 5) Nuclear sector • 6) Oil sector • 7) Gas sector I • 8) Gas sector II • 9) Electricity sector I • 10) Electricity sector II • 11) Renewables • 12) EU energy policy and the Czech Republic • 13) Geopolitics of energy: challenges to the Czech Republic • 14) Contemporary issues of the Czech Republic energetics
Literature
  • Státní energetická koncepce České republiky. Praha, MPO, 2004
  • YOUNGS, Richard. Energy security : Europe's new foreign policy challenge. New York: Routledge, 2009, xiv, 230. ISBN 9780203882627. info
  • ČERNOCH, Filip and Břetislav DANČÁK. Energetická bezpečnost v Evropě a pozice České republiky. 1st ed. Praha: CEVRO, 2008. ISSN-1801-376. info
  • WAISOVÁ, Šárka. Evropská energetická bezpečnost. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008, 203 s. ISBN 9788073801489. info
Teaching methods
Lectures involve class discussions and require active participation; position papers improve the ability of students to summarize an issue in the field of energy policy of the Czech Republic and to evaluate it critically; seminar papers improve the ability of students to analyze particular issues; readings serve to broaden and deepen the spectrum of knowledge students acquire during lectures.
Assessment methods
Written test (midterm and final); composition of position papers; composition of a seminar paper; active participation in class.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
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