MVE114 Foreign Policy of Great Britain

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will deal with the foreign policy positions and approaches of the Great Britain in the 20th century with, especially after 1918. The students will learn about foreign policy activities of the Great Britain, its participation in various pacts and alliances, and doctrines. The course also looks at the standpoint of the Great Britain towards the integration trends within Europe.
Syllabus
  • 1) Prolegomena, position of the Great Britain in the beginning of the 20th century 2) Great Britain and the formation of the Versailles system 3) Appeasement 4) From Munich to Potsdam 5) Attlee and Churchill 6) Foreign policy in the period of decolonization (Macmillan, Suez ...) 7) The sixties 8) The seventies 9) Realism in the era of Margaret Thatcher 10) The nineties
Literature
  • Donald Maclean, British foreign policy since Suez: 1956-1968, Hodder and Stoughton, Londýn 1970
  • Reynolds, P.A.: British Foreign Policy in the Inter-War Years, Londýn 1954
Assessment methods (in Czech)
zápočet - písemný test : Zpracování a předložení semestrální práce v rozsahu max. 10 stran na téma zvolené ze seznamu, který poskytne přednášející; úspěšné absolvování zápočtového testu.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2002.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2001, recent)
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