ENS268 Environmental Organizations in the Czech Republic

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jan Krajhanzl, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 13:30–15:00 M117
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 33 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/33, only registered: 0/33, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/33
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to give students informations and possible interpretations of the evolution of Czech environmental movement and to present them strong and weak sides of it. Every participant of the course should be able to analyze evolution and recent state of five most important czech environmental organzations and to interpret their history.
Syllabus
  • I. Used terms and posible interpretations.
  • II. History of czech environmnetal movement - until 1989.
  • III. History of czech environmnetal movement - until 1999.
  • IV. History of czech environmnetal movement - until recent times.
  • V. Comparison of the evolution of czech environmental movement and movement in the western countries.
  • VI. Case study - Hnutí Duha.
  • VII. Case study - Nesehnutí.
  • VIII. Case study - Děti Země, Arnika.
  • IX. Case study - Greenpeace.
  • X. Case study - zoocentrism.
  • XI. What is and what is not main stream of environmentalism?
  • XII. Protheans.
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, homework readings, case studies. Position papers.
Assessment methods
Written tests with multiple choice and open questions. 1 x position paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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