BSSb1157 Military Policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Zwiefelhofer (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 P24a
Prerequisites
! BSS157 Military Policy && !NOW( BSS157 Military Policy )
Students should be able to understand basics of military terminology and reality.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide general overview of the military policy problematic. Students should be able to understand and to explin three main topics: 1. theoretical conceptions of armed forces role in a democracy, 2. analysis of chosen segments of the military policy (recruiting of personal, military planning, economy of armed forces), 3. Czech armed forces transformation.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the most important phenomenon in fields of military policy, defence planning and building of armed forces. Students should be able to analyze a particular issue within above mentioned fields connected to the Czech or Slovak Republic.
Syllabus
  • Introductory lesson, specification of the requirements for the seminar paper, Theoretical definition of military policy, Military organization, division and structure, Post-Soviet development of the Armed Forces, challenges, planning, development Defence policy of the Czechoslovak Republic and the Czech Republic and transformation Civilian management and control of the armed forces Strategic Communication and Armed Forces Building Active Reserves and their role in the Armed Forces The army in authoritarian regimes The dual-track nature of the armed forces Private military companies, Modern military policy trends of global players Defence policy of the Czech Republic in the medium term The war in Ukraine and the reflection of the conflict in the military policy of the Czech Republic
Literature
    required literature
  • Pernica, Bohuslav. 2007. Profesionalizace ozbrojených sil-trendy, teorie a zkušenosti, Praha: AVIS,
  • Techau, Jan. 2011. What Makes Communication Strategic? – Preparing Military Organizations for the Battle of Ideas. Research Paper 65. NATO Defense College.
  • Závěšický, Jan. Postavení a role Bezpečnostní rady státu jako součásti bezpečnostního systému České republiky. Vojenské rozhledy, Praha: AVIS, vol. XIII, no. 2, s. 92-108.
  • Strategie a strategická studia, in. Galatík, Krásný, Zetocha (eds.) Vojenská strategie
  • STACH, Stanislav, SARVAŠ, Štefan: Demokratická kontrola bezpečnostní politiky a ozbrojených sil. 1997. Mezinárodní politika.
  • Eichler, Jan, Strategie a strategická kultura na počátku 21. století, Vojenské rozhledy, 2014, roč. 23 (55), č. 4, s. 142-151, ISSN 1210-3292
  • Byman, Daniel. 2001. Iran´s Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionary Era, RAND, Santa Monica,
  • Bureš, O. (2013): Inherentní funkce státu a oblasti další možné privatizace bezpečnosti v České republice, Obrana a strategie 1/2013
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, homework (essays)
Assessment methods
Each week: lectures, class discussions. Students can obtain 36 points total. They will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components: 0-20 points for seminary thesis; 40 points final written exam. Grading: A; 60 - 56 points B; 55 – 51 C; 50 – 46 D; 45 – 41 E; 40 – 36 F; less than 35 points
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
As part of the requirements for successful completion of the course, a seminar paper of 20,000 - 25,000 characters, including spaces and footnotes, must be prepared and accepted. The seminar paper will be written on the topic "Current issues in the military policy of the Czech Republic (or Slovakia)". In justified cases it may be allowed to elaborate another country. The thesis will be evaluated on the student's inventiveness, ability of analytical thinking, quality of processing, logical structure of the seminar paper, whether the form of processing corresponds to the assignment, the scope and quality of the range of sources on which the thesis is based - work with specialized literature.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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