MVZ806 International Institutions

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vendula Šobáňová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Richard Turcsányi, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Kozubík (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Základním předpokladem je schopnost porozumění česky a anglicky psanému odbornému textu.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 25 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Main objectives: to provide students with knowledge concerning main international organizations; to elaborate their capabilities to use this knowledge to analyze recent political processes; to comprehend the recent system of international organizations.
Syllabus
  • 1. IMF and OECD.
  • 2. World Bank and WTO.
  • 3. NAFTA and OPEC.
  • 4. UN - history and the Charter of the UN.
  • 5. UN - recent development.
  • 6. OSCE
  • 7. European Union I. - history.
  • 8. European Union II. - recent development.
  • 9. Council of Europe
  • 10. WEU
  • 11. Warsaw pact.
  • 12. NATO - history.
  • 13. NATO - recent development.
Literature
  • Defending Europe : the EU, NATO and the quest for european autonomy. Edited by Jolyon Howorth - John T. S. Keeler. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2003, xii, 247. ISBN 1403966907. info
  • PITROVÁ, Markéta and Petr FIALA. Evropská unie (Europen union). Brno: CDK, 2003, 737 pp. mimo edice, svazek 1. ISBN 80-7325-015-2. info
  • BAŇOUCH, Hynek and Martin FEDORKO. Mezinárodní organizace (International Organizations). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Brno; Mezinárodní politologický ústav, Brno, 2000, 254 pp. Studie, sv. 15. ISBN 80--210-2474-7. info
  • PITROVÁ, Markéta. Institucionální struktura Evropské unie : vliv integračních paradigmat na výstavbu institucí ve Společenství. Edited by Petr Fiala. Brno: [s.n.], 1999, 213 s. info
  • FIDLER, Jiří and Petr MAREŠ. Dějiny NATO. Praha: Paseka, 1997, 243 s. ISBN 8071851450. info
Assessment methods
Teaching methods: lectures, reading, consultations, elaborating paper. Course requirements: 1. The final examination, students have to obtain at least 60% score. 2. To qualify for the final examination students have to elaborate a seminar paper on one of proposed topics. The paper should be approximately 12 pages in length.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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