MVE431 Selected Issues of International Relations Theory

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Fiala, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:30 U27
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
This course is constructed as a reading seminar, i.e. it is focused on the reading of complex texts. Its aim is to inform the students about present problems in the theory of IR and the major literature concerning the problems. Through extensive reading the students should acquire good knowledge of the geneses of these problems and of the outlined trends in their developments.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1) Seznámení s cíli kursu, zadání referátů, úvodní diskuse (18.10.) 2) Postpositivistické vlivy v teorii MV (25.10.) Literatura: Weaver, Ole, The rise and fall of the inter-paradigm debate, in Smith, Booth, Zalewski (1996), s.149-185, 32 s.; Cox, Robert W., Social Forces, States and World Orders: Beyond International Relations Theory, in Keohane (1986), s.204-254, 51 s.; Smith, Steve, Positivism and beyond, in Smith, Booth, Zalewski (1996), s.11-44, 28 s. 3) Kenneth Waltz, neorealismus, jeho kritika a konkurence (8.11.) Literatura: Waltz, Kenneth N., Theory of International Politics, McGraw-Hill, New York 1979, s.1-78, 78 s.; Ashley, Richard K., The Poverty of Neorealism, in Keohane (1986), s.255-300, 45 s.; Brooks, Stephen G., Dueling Realisms, International Organization 2/98, 26 s. 4) Alexander Wendt a problematika konstruktivismu (22.11.) Literatura: Wendt, Alexander, Anarchy is what States Make of it: The Social Construction of Power Politics, International Organization 2/92, 35 s.; Wendt, Alexander, Social Theory of International Politics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2001, s.1-40, 40 s.; Ruggie, John Gerard, What makes the world hang together? Neo-utilitarianism and the social constructivist challenge, International Organization 4/98, 31 s. 5) Problém vztahu agent-structure v teorii MV (6.12.) Literatura: Wendt, Alexander, The Agent-Structure Problem in International Relations Theory, International Organization 3/87, 36 s.; Dessler, David, What's at Stake in the Agent-Structure Debate?, International Organization 3/89, 33 s.; Wendt, Alexander, Social Theory of International Politics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2001, s.139-190, 52 s. 6) IPE a teorie MV - hegemonie, režimy (13.12.) Literatura: Krasner, Stephen D., Structural causes and regime consequences: regimes as intervening variables, in Krasner (1983), s.1-21, 21 s.; Haggard, Stephan, Simmons, Beth A., Theories of International Regimes, International Organization 3/87, 28 s.; Strange, Susan, Cave! Hic Dragones: A Critique of Regime Analysis, International Organization 2/82, 18 s.; Keohane, Robert O., After Hegemony: Co-operation and Discord in the World Political Economy, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 1984, s.31-48, 18 s.; Brown, Chris, Understanding International Relations, Palgrave, Londýn 1997, s.166-185, 18 s. Další literatura: Keohane, Robert O. (ed.), Neorealism and its Critics, Columbia University Press, New York 1986 Krasner, Stephen D. (ed.), International Regimes, Cornell University Press, Ithaca 1983 Smith, Steve, Booth, Ken, Zalewski, Marysia (eds.), International Theory: Positivism and Beyond, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1996
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2004, recent)
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