MVZ418 German Foreign and Defence Policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, 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
Mon 14:00–15:40 U43
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Schopnost číst německou odbornou literaturu a porozumět jí. Aktivní znalost němčiny na komunikativní úrovni.
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 48 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/48, only registered: 0/48
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on the interpretation and analysis of German foreign and security policy. Emphasis is in particular placed on the German foreign and security policy after the reunification, whereby certain attention is paid to historical themes as well. In the analysis of German foreign and security policy, students will learn to utilize theoretical concepts of “power”, “civil power” and “trading state”. In terms of methodology, they will learn to use the method of historical description and comparative analysis. On successful completion of the course, students will get a data basis relating to the German foreign policy, they will strengthen their understanding of the historical context of Germany's foreign policy, they will be able to define the main differences in comparison with other European powers, and to analyze its basic current trends on the basis of the theory of international relations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory lesson, introduction of the literature, assignment of the presentations.
  • 2. German foreign and security policy until 1945.
  • 4. Basic trends of German foreign and security policy during the Cold War era.
  • 5. Theoretical concept of a civilian power in the analysis of German foreign and security policy.
  • 6. Basic trends of German foreign and security policy after the reunification of the country.
  • 7. German foreign and security policy of the red-green coalition in 1998-2005.
  • 8. German foreign and security policy in the view of the opposition in 1998-2005.
  • 9. Deployment of the Bundeswehr in military operations in the framework of crisis management.
  • 10. Reform of the Bundeswehr - the course, international political aspects, military aspects, and the context.
  • 11. Perspectives of the foreign and security policy of Germany.
  • 12. Presentation of remaining presentations and general consultation.
  • 13. Credit written test.
Literature
  • EHLER, Tomáš. USA a znovusjednocení Německa : diplomatický proces v letech 1989-1990. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2006, 132 s. ISBN 802104067X. info
  • MÜLLER, Helmut, Karel Friedrich KRIEGER, Hanna VOLLRATH and Ivona ŘEZANKOVÁ. Dějiny Německa. Translated by František Kubů. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 609 s. ISBN 80-7106-188-3. info
  • Unipolar politics : realism and state strategies after the cold war. Edited by Ethan B. Kapstein - Michael Mastanduno. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999, x, 525 s. ISBN 0-231-11308-0. info
  • MANN, Golo. Dějiny Německa, 1919-1945. Praha: Český spisovatel, 1993, 245 s. ISBN 80-202-0441-5. info
  • JANSEN, Thomas. Abrüstung und Deutschland-Frage : die Abrüstungsfrage als Problem der deutschen Außenpolitik. Mainz: Hase & Koehler Verlag, 1968, 206 s. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as both lectures and seminars, involving class discussions. Position papers aim to improve the ability of students to summarize an issue in the field of German foreign and security policy and to evaluate it critically. Readings serve to broaden and deepen the spectrum of knowledge students acquire during lectures. Presentations serve among others to improve presentation skills of students.
Assessment methods
Compulsory-elective course - B, completed by credit. The course is completed by a written test. To pass the course, it is necessary to submit a presentation on a chosen topic, to elaborate a “position paper” on the given topics and to pass a credit written test with the success rate of 60 % points.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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