POL422 Foreign Policy of the Czech Republic

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will focus on the development and principles of the foreign policy of the independent Czech Republic. The students will learn about theoretical background of the Czech foreign policy, its practical form, and about the foreign policy conceptions of the Czech political parties. The teaching involves a series of seminars.
Syllabus
  • 1) Prolegomena, theoretical background of the foreign policy research 2) Geopolitical position of the CR, Czechoslovak foreign policy in the 20th century 3) Shift in the foreign policy strategy in 1989-1992, impact of the division of Czechoslovakia 4) Foreign policy of the CR after 1992 (Visegrád etc.) 5) Ekonomical aspects of the foreign policy of the CR - EU, CEFTA, OECD 6) Security aspects of the foreign policy of the CR - NATO 7) Foreign policy of the CR and global international organisations (UN etc.) 8) Foreign policy of the CR in relation to the neighbouring states 9) Foreign policy of the CR as seen by the Czech political parties of the right 10) Foreign policy of the CR as seen by the Czech political parties of the left
Literature
  • Dančák, Břetislav (ed.), Integrační pokusy ve středoevropském prostoru I., MPÚ, Brno 1998
  • Dančák, Břetislav (ed.), Integrační pokusy ve středoevropském prostoru II., MPÚ, Brno 1999
  • Eichler, Jan, Janda, Jaroslav a kol., Bezpečnostní politika České republiky, ÚMV, Praha 1996
  • Kotyk, Václav a kol., Česká zahraniční politika - úvahy o prioritách, Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, Praha 1997
  • Česká republika v bezpečnostní architektuře Evropy. Praha: Ministerstvo obrany ČR-AVIS, 1998, 129 s. info
  • KLIMEK, Antonín and Eduard KUBŮ. Československá zahraniční politika 1918-1938 :kapitoly z dějin mezinárodních vztahů. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1995, 115 s. ISBN 80-85241-88-9. info
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, a 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.
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