BSS461 Collapse of states

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Tomáš Šmíd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Alexandra Šmídová (seminar tutor)
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
Mon 9:45–11:15 U41
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
Course objectives
At the end of course students should be able to understand topic of weakeness of state´s power and explain indicators leading to the state failure. Informations and knowledges shlould be useful for analysis of events in some countries in so called Second and Third World. Knowledkes and informations could be applicated in non academic professions (diplmacy, journalism, intelligence,humanitarian help etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. Definitions, terminology, development of subdidciline and research of state failure 2. Methodological approaches- basic trends 3. Theoretical Approahces of Research of State failure I. 4. Theoretical Approahces of Research of State failure II. 5. Analytical frameworks for case studies 6. Case study of weak state - Macedonia 7. Case study of weak state - Armenia 8. Case study of failed state - Tadjikistan 9. Case study of state "in dynamic progression" - Georgia 10. Case study of collapsed state - Afghanistan 11. Case study of virtual state - Somalia 12. Questions of de facto states - Nagorno Karabakh, Pridnestrovie, Abkhazia 13. Final discussion
Literature
  • Building a new Afghanistan. Edited by Robert I. Rotberg. Cambridge, Mass.: World Peace Foundation, 2007, ix, 242. ISBN 9780815775690. info
  • When states fail : causes and consequences. Edited by Robert I. Rotberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004, x, 335. ISBN 0691116725. info
  • State failure and state weakness in a time of terror. Edited by Robert I. Rotberg. Cambridge: World Peace Foundation, 2003, viii, 354. ISBN 0815775733. info
  • State failure, collapse and reconstruction. Edited by Jennifer Milliken. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell, 2003, x, 325. ISBN 1405105364. info
  • Collapsed states : the disintegration and restoration of legitimate authority. Edited by I. William Zartman. Boulder: L. Rienner Publishers, 1995, vii, 303. ISBN 1555875602. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars, discussions, short analyses and seminar papers
Assessment methods
running (maintained) test, oral exam, short analyses with presentations, seminar paper. Participation in seminars is obligatory!
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
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