BSS163 Resources Conflicts

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Tomáš Šmíd, 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
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 11:30–13:00 P22
Prerequisites
No prerequisites and co-requisites demanded.
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 course aims to introduce the most important conflicts connected to strategic resources, such as oil, water, gas, precious metals and minerals, etc. Moreover, the students will be introduced to basic theoreties and typologies connected to the study of this phenomenon.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the most important types of resources conflicts and chosen case studies related to them. Students should be able to analyze chosen resources conflict. All based on their knowledge of theoretical background and proper methodology.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction (Vaďura) 2. Resource security – term, definition, terminology, origin and evolution of the issue (Šmíd) Klare, Michael T.: Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict. 2002, Henry Nolt & Company. s. 1 - 26. 3. Natural resources and violent conflict (Vaďura) Alao, A. – Olonisakin, F.: Economic Fragility and Political Fluidity: Explaining Natural Resources and Conflict. In: Adebajo, A. – Sriram, Ch. (eds.): Managing Armed Conflict in the 21st Century. London 2001, Frank Cass & Co.Ltd. p. 23 – 36. 4. Conflicts of water - basic definition, case study Persian gulf (Šmíd) Klare, M., T.: Resource Wars The New Landscape of Global Conflict. 2002, Nenry Holt & Company. strany budou doplněny 5. Conflicts of oil – case study Russia and Caspian region (Šmíd) Litera, B. a kol.: Ruské produktovody a Střední Evropa. Praha 2003, Eurolex Bohemia. s. 47 – 101 6. Conflicts of oil – case studies Nigeria and Sudan (Vaďura) – 25. 3 Ikelegbe, Augustine: The Economy of Conflict in the Oil Rich Niger Delta Region in Nigeria. University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol14num2/ikelegbe.pdf Murawih, Musa A.: The Civil War in Sudan. 7. Conflicts of oil – case study South-China Sea (Müller) 8. Conflicts of gas – case studies ex-Soviet Union (Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine) and Iran (Šmíd) Litera, B. a kol.: Ruské produktovody a Střední Evropa. Praha 2003, Eurolex Bohemia. s. 47 – 101. 9. Conflicts of water – basic terms and theories, case study Syrian-Turkish disputes (Šmíd) 10. Conflicts of water – case studies Izrael & Palestine and Indus basin (Vaďura) Klare, M., T.: Resource Wars The New Landscape of Global Conflict. 2002, Nenry Holt & Company. s. 163-173 11. Conflicts of water – Nile basin (Šmíd) 12. Conflicts of precious metals – basic terms and theories, case study Liberia and Sierra Leone (Vaďura) 13. Conflicts of precious wood – basic terms and theories, case studies Barma and Borneo (Vaďura)
Literature
  • Ruské produktovody a střední Evropa. Edited by Bohuslav Litera. 1. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2003, 241 s. ISBN 8086432475. info
  • KLARE, Michael T. Resource wars : the new landscape of global conflict. 1st ed. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2001, 289 s. ISBN 0805055762. info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar paper
Assessment methods
The course will have the form of lectures, the attendance to which is not obligatory, but we can strongly recommend it. The lecturers postulate the right to give the students informations about the course only during the lectures, thus it is not necessary to send all the students an email afterwards. Each student will work out a seminary paper of 10-15 pages length, which will be classified by 0 - 20 points. Each student will choose his/her issue for the seminary work till 11th March. If he or she doesn't choose his/her issue till this term, he/she will not be classified in this course. The seminary paper will be worked out and handed in the Information system till 29th April, 23:59, otherwise the student is not classified. It is not possible to make a seminary paper anew. The areas classified on this paper will be originality, resource relevance and richness (we strongly recommend not to use internet encyclopedies without any responsible editor etc.), the quality of the issue, paper structury, stylistics and orthography and the quality of the outcome. Formal quality of the paper is also an important aspect; the paper without proper annotation will not be accepted. The classification of seminary paper is an integral part of overall classification of the student! The written test will consist of 10 questions, each by 4 points maximum, so the overall maximum is 40 points. The overall classification will be like this: Maximum - 60 points. A - 60-56 B - 55-51 C - 50-46 D - 45-41 E - 40-36 F - 35 and less.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
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