FSS:MVZ117 U. S. Foreign Policy-Actors - Course Information

MVZ117 U. S. Foreign Policy-Actors

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petr Vilímek, 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 U43

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

there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course focuses on the role of the most important and influential actors in the process of formulation of the U.S. foreign policy and various factors influencing this process.

Syllabus (in Czech)

• 1. Úvod do předmětu 2. Historie zahraniční politiky USA a role globálního prostředí Perkins, D.: The Broad Picture. In: Perkins, D.: The American Approach to Foreign Policy. Cambridge, MA, Harvard 1962, 1-28. Van Alstyne, R. W.: The American Empire. Ústava USA. (http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml) 3. Prezident a jeho role při vytváření zahraniční politiky Hilsman, R.: Policymaking Is Politics. In: Rosati, J. A.: Readings in the Politics of United States Foreign Policy. Harcourt Brace 1998, s. 1-10. Rosati, J.; Twing, S.: The Presidency and U.S. Foreign Policy after the Cold War. In: Scott, J. M.(ed.): After the End. Making U.S. Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War World. Duke University Press 1998, s. 29-56. 4. Prezident a NSC Mulcahy, K. V.: The Secretary of State and the National Security Adviser: Foreign Policymaking in the Carter and Reagan Administrations. In: Rosati, J. A.: Readings in the Politics of United States Foreign Policy. Harcourt Brace 1998, s. 79-98. Cameron, F.: US Foreign Policy After the Cold War. London 2003, s. 41-45. 5. Státní department Clarke, D. C.: Why State Can't Lead. In: Rosati, J. A.: Readings in the Politics of United States Foreign Policy. Harcourt Brace 1998, s. 104-114. 6. Vojenský establišment Jones, D. C.: What's Wrong with Our Defense Establishment. In: Rosati, J. A.: Readings in the Politics of United States Foreign Policy. Harcourt Brace 1998, s. 114-128. 7. Tajné služby Treverton, G. F.: Reshaping National Intelligence for an Age of Information. CUP 2003, s. 1-61. 8. Zahraniční ekonomická politika Wildavsky, B.: Under the Gun (At The National Economic Coouncil). In: Rosati, J. A.: Readings in the Politics of United States Foreign Policy. Harcourt Brace 1998, s. 199-208. 9. Vývoj a proměna vztahů mezi legislativou a exekutivou Olson, W.C.: The US Congress: An Independent Force in World Politics, International Affairs, Jul 91, Vol. 67, Issue 3, s. 547-563. 10. Přednáška amerického kariérního diplomata: Cameron Munter; Zástupce vedoucího mise, Velvyslanectví USA v Praze (29. 11. 2006) 11. Veřejnost a zahraniční politika; Huntington, S. P.: The Erosion of American National Interests. In:Wittkopf, E. R. a McCormick, J. M. (eds.): The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy:Insights and Evidence. Rowman&Littlefield 1999,s. 11-21. Holsti, O. R. a Rosenau, J. N.: The Political Foundations of Elites Domestic and Foreign Policy Beliefs. In: The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy:Insights and Evidence. Rowman&Littlefield 1999,s. 33-50. 12. Vliv společenských hnutí a zájmových skupin na zahraniční politiku 13. Zápočtový test (20. 12. 2006)

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Předmět je ukončen zápočtem. Podmínkou jeho získání je úspěšné absolvování zápočtového testu.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

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