OVc007 Theory and Practise of International Relations

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.3. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marta Goňcová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Fri 26. 10. 8:00–12:50 učebna 41, Fri 7. 12. 8:00–12:50 učebna 41, Fri 14. 12. 13:00–17:50 učebna 41
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to bring students to international conflicts in historical context.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theory of International Relations. Idealism, realism, scientism. 2. Europe in the years 1918-1939. 3. World War II and its consequences. 4. Germany in 1945-2016. 5. Development in Russia (1917-1953; 1953-1985; 1985-2016). 6. Foreign Policy of France 1918-2016 (Indochina, Algeria, Africa). 7. Great Britain and its foreign policy activities; Internal political problems (Ireland, Scotland). 8. Central Europe after 1945. Events of 1956, 1968, 1989. War in Yugoslavia. The breakup of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. Visegrad Group. 9. American Political System. American electoral system. Presidential election. US foreign policy after 1945. 10. Civil war in China (1945-1949). Big Jump and Soviet-Chinese Rift (1958-). Cultural Revolution (1966-70), fighting on the Ussuri River (1969). China and Tibet. China and India. China and the USA. China and the EU. 11. International Organizations.
Literature
    required literature
  • DRULÁK, Petr. Teorie mezinárodních vztahů. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2010, 220 s. ISBN 9788073677213. URL info
  • NÁLEVKA, Vladimír. Světová politika ve 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aleš Skřivan ml., 2000, 287 s. ISBN 80-902261-6-7. info
  • ROMANCOV, Michael. Mezinárodní organizace. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2011, 190 s. ISBN 9788073803100. info
    recommended literature
  • DRULÁK, Petr. Politika nezájmu : Česko a Západ v krizi. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2012, 323 s. ISBN 9788074191152. info
  • PROROK, Vladimír and Aleš LISA. Teorie a praxe řešení politických konfliktů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2011, 156 s. ISBN 9788024730271. URL info
  • NÁLEVKA, Vladimír. Čas soumraku : rozpad koloniálních impérií po druhé světové válce. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2004, 199 s. ISBN 8072544950. info
  • NÁLEVKA, Vladimír. Studená válka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2003, 234 s. ISBN 807254327X. info
Teaching methods
Consultation.
Assessment methods
Preparation of presentation. Colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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