PdF:Ze2RC_PGK5 Political Geography - Course Information

Ze2RC_PGK5 Political Geography

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Ing. Libor Lněnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Ing. Libor Lněnička, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education

Prerequisites

Knowledge about political area in Czech republic and EU. Survey of states on the world.

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

• Extension of Teaching Qualification for another subject (programme PdF, C-CV, specialization Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Geography)

Course objectives

Main objectives this cource are follows: - to get basic survey of actual political situation in world. - to get basic survey of history process in world integration and questions about world migration of people. Actual problems in course: - The consecutive survey and interactive analysis of contemporary global and regional problems of society and forms of theirs didactics transformation in a tuition. - In this framework to develop the ability of running evaluation of the position of Czech republic in the processes of its integration into international structures in the newly constituting world geopolitical situation; - Teritory states in international partnership. Intergation procession of world; Geography of terorism; Geography of election; - Aktual questions in political partnership.

Syllabus

• The Fundamental Themes of Lectures: 1. Introduction to study of political geography.
• 2. State, his territory and frontier. Polity approach i case study
• 3. International migration.
• 4. Politicy world map.
• 5. Geopolitics aspects of regional problems.
• 6. Intergation procession of world.
• 7. Geography of election.
• 8. Geography of terorism.
• 9. Partnership between Czech adn Slovak republic - Benefits/disadvatiges.
• 11. Actual politicy situation in world.

Literature

• LNĚNIČKA, Libor. Vybrané texty z politické geografie. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
• BAAR, Vladimír. Hospodářský zeměpis : regionální aspekty světového hospodářství. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství České geografické společnosti, 2002, 111 s. ISBN 808603450X. info
• BAAR, Vladimír. Národy na prahu 21. století :emancipace nebo nacionalismus? Vyd. 2. v Šenově u Ostravy: Tilia, 2002, 415 s. ISBN 80-86101-66-5. info
• MEZIHORÁK, František. Evropská integrace. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1992, 81 s. ISBN 80-7067-194-7. info
• MEZIHORÁK, František. Evropská integrace. II. Vyd. 1. Olomouc: Rektorát Univerzity Palackého, 1992, 95 s. ISBN 80-7067-198-X. info
• MAREŠ, Miroslav. České politické strany a evropská integrace (Czech Political Parties and European Integration). Současná Evropa a Česká republika. Praha: Centrum evropských studií VŠE v Praze, 2003, VIII, No 2, p. 167-182, 15 pp. ISSN 1211-4073. info
• BAAR, Vladimír, Petr RUMPEL and Petr ŠINDLER. Politická geografie. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita Ostrava, 1996, 91 s. ISBN 807042737X. info
• ŠINDLER, Petr and Vladimír BAAR. Regionální geografie světadílů a oceánů : Afrika, Asie, Austrálie, Oceánie. 1., II. část. 1. vyd. Ostrava: Pedagogická fakulta v Ostravě, 1988, 296 s. info

Teaching methods

Konsultation to the actual political situation in the world throught lectures.

Assessment methods

Examination consists oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin konzultací.

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