MVZ804 History of International Relations 1914-1991

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zinaida Bechná, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Fri 27. 11. 12:00–13:40 exP24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Základním předpokladem je umět číst v českém a anglickém jazyce.
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
Course objectives
The course deals with the basic approach of the historical development of international relations in 1914-1991. The course gives an overview of the periodization of the international relations development in the observed period and the characteristics of the international system and its actors in defined stages. In addition to the history of diplomacy as such, which constitutes the core of the course, the history of economics is taken into account to the necessary extent as well (especially the development of the international economy and the international trade). Thus, the course offers an essential data and interpretation basis of the development of international relations since the outbreak of the World War I up to the disintegration of the bipolar world order created during the Cold War (a symbolic milestone is the disintegration of the Warsaw Pact in the summer of 1991) and provides a factual basis necessary to manage a primary orientation in history of diplomacy and international relations with regard to the overall needs of the field study. The lectures are amended by a an elaboration of a formal essay, that will check the ability of a student to orientate himself/herself in a given issue, to work with the available Czech as well as foreign literature and to interpret the issue appropriately. Detailed syllabus will be provided at the beginning of the semester.
Educational goals: understanding the main trends in the international relations development during the observed period, acquirement of the relevant data basis, knowledge of basic trends of the world economy development and of the impact of wars on the system of international relations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Diplomacy and the World War I.
  • 2. The creation and conception of the Versailles system.
  • 3. The Versailles system and its design.
  • 4. Break-up of the Versailles system.
  • 5. The World War II.
  • 6. Transformations of relations between powers.
  • 7. The formation of the bipolar system in 1945-1949.
  • 8. The outbreak of the Cold War.
  • 9. The Cold War in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • 10. The process of releasing tensions in the 1970s.
  • 11. The development of world economy after the World War II.
  • 12. Selected international armed conflicts.
  • 13. The collapse of détente policy and the end of the Cold War.
Literature
  • NÁLEVKA, Vladimír. Studená válka. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2003, 234 s. ISBN 807254327X. info
  • NÁLEVKA, Vladimír. Světová politika ve 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aleš Skřivan ml., 2000, 287 s. ISBN 80-902261-6-7. info
  • NÁLEVKA, Vladimír. Světová politika ve 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aleš Skřivan ml., 2000, 271 s. ISBN 80-902261-4-0. info
  • PLECHANOVOVÁ, Běla and Jiří FIDLER. Kapitoly z dějin mezinárodních vztahů 1941 - 1995. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1997, 240 s. ISBN 80-85241-79-X. info
  • KISSINGER, Henry. Umění diplomacie :od Richelieua k pádu Berlínské zdi. 2., opr. vyd. Praha: Prostor, 1997, 946 s. ISBN 80-85190-59-1. info
  • KENNEDY, Paul. Vzestup a pád velmocí :ekonomické změny a vojenské konflikty v letech 1500-2000. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1996, 806 s. ISBN 80-7106-173-5. info
Assessment methods
Examination test
- only those students are admitted to take the test who have received 12 and more points for the individual tasks (essay and the ongoing correspondence test of knowledge)
- the test will include lectures and compulsory literature within the range of all course topics
- the length of the test is 60 minutes
Teaching methods: consultations, self-study of the literature, ongoing correspondence test, elaboration of an essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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