POL726 Security Studies

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Martinovský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Petříková
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
pol705 Czech Political System I.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is intended as an introduction into the security studies. Main objective of the course is to explain the substance of contemporary security studies and their research interests and to analyze important security issues of contemporary world. Students should be able to use the basic approaches of security studies.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course. 2. Security studies as a scientific discipline. 3. Conceptualization of security. 4. Terminology of security studies. 5. Methodology of security studies. 6. Security policy. 7. Startegy and tactics. 8. Contemporary global state of security. 9. Security policy of powers. 10. International security organizations and regimes. 11. Security policy of the EU. 12. Security policy of the CR.
Literature
  • Extended valid list of literature is in the IS (study materials)
  • BUZAN, Barry, Ole WAEVER and Jaap de WILDE. Bezpečnost : nový rámec pro analýzu. Translated by Ivo Lukáš. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum strategických studií, 2005, 267 s. ISBN 8090333362. info
  • WAISOVÁ, Šárka. Současné otázky mezinárodní bezpečnosti (Contemporary Questions of International Security). Dobrá Voda u Pelhřimova: Aleš Čeněk, 2003, 1432 pp. -. ISBN 80-86473-42-2. info
  • Česká bezpečnostní terminologie : výklad základních pojmů. Edited by Petr Zeman. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2002, 186 s. ISBN 8021030372. info
Assessment methods
Two sessions, each week study of literature: Students will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components: 1/3 seminary thesis, 2/3 final written exam. Grading: 56-60: A; 51-55: B; 46-50: C; 41-45: D; 36-40 E; 35-0: F.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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