MVZ211 Energy Security: Base and Implications for Functioning of International System

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Hedvika Koďousková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Osička, 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.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 P52
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 96 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/96, only registered: 0/96
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce students the issue of energy security in the international relations and to familiarize them with its various definitions and dimensions. Following completion of the course students will understand the specific nature of energy security and acquire an appropriate way of thinking. They will be able to clarify specific issues related to particular dimensions of energy security including those not so frequented; understand how the situation in world energy markets looks like; distinguish between basic theoretical concepts, which are reflected in the energy policies of consuming countries, and further work with them; and get a valuable insight into specific aspects of energy security related to security of supply as well as security of demand.
Syllabus
  • 1) Course introduction 2) Energy security and its dimensions 3) Contemporary developments in energy markets: world on the edge of crisis? 4) History of energy commodity trade: from seven sisters to nationalization 5) Strategic versus market approach to energy security: energy policies of consumer countries 6) The diversification dimension of energy security 7) The social dimension of energy security: energy and poverty 8) Midterm test 9) Warming planet: the world after Kyoto 10) The economic versus the environmental dimension of energy security 11) Energy efficiency and resource scarcity: was M. K. Hubbert right? 12) Reverse side of energy resources production 13) New technologies saving energy welfare?
Literature
  • BAHGAT, Gawdat. Energy security : an interdisciplinary approach. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley, 2011, xxvii, 226. ISBN 9780470689042. URL info
  • YERGIN, Daniel. The quest : energy, security and the remaking of the modern world. New York: Penguin Press, 2011, ix, 804. ISBN 9781594202834. info
  • The Routledge handbook of energy security. Edited by Benjamin K. Sovacool. New York: Routledge, 2011, xviii, 436. ISBN 9780203834602. info
  • PASCAL, Carlos and Jonathan ELKIND. Energy Security: Economics, Politics, Strategie and Implications. Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 2009, 279 pp. info
  • Energy security challenges for the 21st century : a reference handbook. Edited by Gal Luft - Anne Korin. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Praeger Security International, 2009, xv, 372. ISBN 9780275999971. info
  • MULLER-KRAENNER, Sasha. Energy Security : Re-measuring the World. London: Earthescan, 2008. info
Teaching methods
The teaching is based on lectures. Students should take active part in debates during and after the lecture.
Assessment methods
The final grade will be calculated as a composite evaluation consisting of following three parts: (1) attendance; (2) mid-term exam; (3) final exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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