FSS:MVZn5013 Issues of History of IR - Course Information

MVZn5013 Selected Issues of History of International Relations in the 20th and 21st Century

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Adriana Ilavská, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, 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

Wed 18:00–19:40 U32

Prerequisites

! MVZ413 Issues of History of IR && !NOW( MVZ413 Issues of History of IR )
Students are expected to be able to study Czech and English written literature.

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 67 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 23/67, only registered: 0/67

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course deals with the history of international relations from the 19th century to the present. It focuses on the rise of non-European powers, its causes, course and implications for world politics. It shows how these powers gradually adopted and modified the institutions born in Europe and used them to strengthen their position in the system of international relations.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able: understand the institutional and ideological context of IR in 19th and 20th century. understand the influence of Western institutions out of Europe.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the subject, acquaintance with the scope of the subject, assignment of literature. The rise of Western power and its causes 2. The political, economic and power rise of the USA in the 19th century. 3. From the Ottoman Empire to modern Turkey 4. China in world politics from the early 19th century to the end of World War I 5. The birth of modern Japan and its implications for world politics up to the end of World War I 6. Sino-Japanese rivalry 1918-1945 7. The birth of the Soviet Union 8. The USSR's path to position as a superpower 9. The role of the USSR in World War II 10. The role of the USA in World War II or the rise of a global superpower 11 Japan 1945-1991 and its foreign policy: under American supervision 12 Soviet-Chinese relations as a competition for leadership in the communist world 13 China and its foreign policy since the 1970s. The birth of a superpower for the 21st century?

Literature

required literature
• Dějiny Ruska 20. století. Edited by Andrej Borisovič Zubov, Translated by Libor Dvořák - Zuzana Soukupo. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2015, 769 s. ISBN 9788025709641. info
• FERGUSON, Niall. Civilizace : Západ a zbytek světa. Translated by Emanuel Geissler. Vyd. 1. Praha: Dokořán, 2014, 347 s. ISBN 9788073636067. info
• CROZIER, Brian. Vzestup a pád sovětské říše. Translated by Nina Vrbovcová. 1. vyd. v čes. jazyce. Praha: BB art, 2004, 679 s. ISBN 8073413493. info
• WANNER, Jan. Spojené státy a evropská válka, 1939-1945. Díl I., Pevnost Amerika : Pevnost Amerika (Variant.). Praha: Dokořán, 2001, 229 s. ISBN 80-86569-01-1. info

not specified
• FAIRBANK, John F. Dějiny Číny. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1998, 656 s. ISBN 9788074220074. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, class discussions, reading literature to broaden and deepen the knowledge acquired during lectures, utilization of position papers to analyze a subject within the course, utilization of presentations to improve presentation skills of students.

Assessment methods

1. elaboration and presentation of two papers (10 minutes, in the structure of introduction of the author of the study, the main thesis of the text, own opinion on the text). 2. passing a credit written examination. This will be in the form of 5 open-ended questions graded 0-3 in the  credit week. You must achieve at least 60% of the points. 3. attendance at seminars of 60% or more.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

Teacher's information

For more detailed info please see syllabus in folder study materials.

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