EVS124 European Union and Islamic World

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Yvona Novotná, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Zdeněk Sychra, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Tue 8. 3. to Fri 20. 5. each even Tuesday 14:00–17:40 U33
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 58 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/58, only registered: 0/58
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the Arabic/Islamic world, Arabic culture, Islamic religion and its connection to the Europe. On successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand the historical evolution of the Arabic/Islamic states and illustrate their internal policy development with the accentuation on the present day. Moreover, students will be able to analyze foreign policy of selected states with the alignment to Europe. In particular, they will be able to characterize the development of the relations among the European Communities/European Union and the individual Arabian/Islamic states, Euro-Mediterranean partnership.
Syllabus
  • 1.-2. Islam – Arabian/Islamic culture, its valuable paradigms, legacy of the Arabian culture, Islam as a religion, rise, evolution
  • 3.-4.Geographical-political determination Arabic/Islamic states, the view of the historical evolution, the period of colonialism, rise of the individual Arabic/Islamic states
  • 5.-6. The development of the internal policy of the Arabic/Islamic states up to the present
  • 7.-8. Foreign policies of the Arabic/Islamic states including the Arab-Israeli wars
  • 9.-10. Development of the Euro–Arabic relations, juridical–institutionally settlement of the EC/EU relations with the Arabic/Islamic states, mutual economic, financial, political, cultural, social and other cooperation, Euro-Mediterranean partnership-Barcelona process
  • 11.-12. Integration groupment of Arabic/Islamic states, membership in international, regional, governmental and non governmental organizations
  • 13. The notion of democracy of the states, citizen societies in Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, jihad, terrorism, role of the women in society
Literature
  • Tiby, B.: The crisis of Modern Islam, Utah University 1998.
  • Esposito, J. L.: Islam and Civil Society, San Domenico 2000.
  • GOMBÁR, Eduard. Dramatický půlměsíc. Sýrie, Libye a Írán v procesu transformace. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 216 pp. ISBN 80-246-0370-5. info
  • HUNTINGTON, Samuel P. Střet civilizací :boj kultur a proměna světového řádu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Rybka Publishers, 2001, v, 447 s. ISBN 80-86182-49-5. info
  • BARŠA, Pavel. Západ a islamismus :střet civilizací, nebo dialog kultur? 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2001, 188 s. ISBN 80-85959-96-8. info
  • LEHMANNOVÁ, Zuzana. Kulturní pluralita v současném světě. Vydání první. V Praze: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2000, 142 stran. ISBN 8024500736. info
  • GOMBÁR, Eduard. Moderní dějiny islámských zemí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1999, 427 s. ISBN 807184599X. info
  • MENDEL, Miloš. Džihád : islámské koncepce šíření víry (Jihad: Islamic concepts of spreading the faith). 1. vyd. Brno: Atlantis, 1997, 231 pp. ISBN 80-7108-151-5. info
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Islámský fundamentalismus. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1996, 263 s. ISBN 8070211687. info
  • MENDEL, Miloš. Islámská výzva : z dějin a současnosti politického islámu (Islamic challenge: from the history and presence of political Islam). 1. vyd. Brno: Atlantis, 1994, 230 pp. ISBN 80-7108-088-8. info
  • MUZIKÁŘ, Josef. Islám v politice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1987, 217 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures involve class discussions and require active participation of students. Seminar papers improve the ability of students to analyze issues of Arabic/Islamic world in connection to Europe and to work with primary and secondary sources. Readings serve to broaden and deepen the spectrum of knowledge students acquire during lectures.
Assessment methods
The subject will be ended by the exam. The requirements for passing the subject is based on the evaluation up to 100 points, (seminar work 40 points and final test 60 points). It is needed to prepare the seminar work to the extent of 10 pages with all essentials: links to the bibliography, the schedule of the used literature etc. The themes for the seminar works will be given either during the first lecture or choosed in consultations. In order to complete the course it is needed to collect at least 70 % points of 100 %.
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 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012.
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