BSS157 Military Policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D. (lecturer), prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Karel Zetocha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 M117
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
there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, 2. Military policy definition, 3. Modern state military 4. Civil direction and democratic control of armed forces, 5. Military personal and professional army, 6. Military economy and planning-strategic documents of the Czech army, 7. Military acquisition and defense industry, 8. Private military companies, 9. Future armies, 10. Czech defense policy and military transformation I, 11. Czech defense policy and military transformation II, 12. Seminar thesis assessment, 13. Written exam
Literature
  • extended valid list of literature is in the IS (study materials)
  • Detailní rozpis zadané literatury bude upřesněn na úvodní hodině a zpřístupněn ve složece studijní materiály předmětu.
  • Obranné zdroje České republiky 2007. Edited by Karel Zetocha. Vyd. 1. Brno: Univerzita obrany, 2007, 92 s. ISBN 9788072313068. info
  • PERNICA, Bohuslav. Profesionalizace ozbrojených sil : trendy, teorie a zkušenosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo obrany - Agentura vojenských informací a služeb, 2007, 247 s. ISBN 9788072783816. info
  • SIMON, Jeffrey. Central European civil-military relations and NATO expansion. Honolulu: University press of the Pacific, 2004, 157 s. ISBN 1410218171. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, homework (essays)
Assessment methods
Students can obtain 36 points total. They will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components: 6 points seminary thesis; 30 points final written exam. Grading: 34-36: A; 31-33: B; 28-30: C; 25-27: D; 22-24 E; 23-0: F.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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