UJ_60b Home and Foreign Policy of the Contemporary Ukraine

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Aleš Ziegler (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 L11
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to make students aware of the domestic and foreign politics of the contemporary Ukraine (after 1991). As regards the domestic politics, the course deals with the political system of the Ukraine, with the relations between the centre and periphery etc. As regards the foreign politics, the course concentrates on the international position of the Ukraine in the world, diplomatic relations not only with the neighbouring states, geopolitical position of the country etc.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- to orientate in the major events of domestic and foreign policy of an independent Ukraine;
- analyze problems, threats and opportunities in the domestic and foreign policy of an independent Ukraine;
- describe the advantages and disadvantages of the political system of an independent Ukraine;
- identify important topics in Czech-Ukrainian relations since 1991.
Syllabus
  • 1. The path to independence of Ukraine (1985-1991)
  • 2. Ukraine in 1991-2004
  • 3. Ukraine in 2004-2012
  • 4. Euromaidan: Ukraine in 2013-2014
  • 5. Ukraine after Euromaidan (2014-2021)
  • 6. Constitutional development of Ukraine
  • 7. Separation of powers in Ukraine
  • 8. Party system in Ukraine
  • 9. Elections and electoral systems in Ukraine
  • 10. State administration and self-government in Ukraine
  • 11. Economic and security policy of Ukraine
  • 12. Foreign policy of Ukraine
  • 13. Czech-Ukrainian relations
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BAŇOUCH, Hynek and Martin FEDORKO. Mezinárodní organizace (International Organizations). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Brno; Mezinárodní politologický ústav, Brno, 2000, 254 pp. Studie, sv. 15. ISBN 80--210-2474-7. info
  • BOJKO, Oleksandr Dmytrovyč. Ukrajina 1991-1995 rr. : tìnì mynuloho čy kontury majbutn'oho? : (narysy z novìtn'oji istorìji). Kyjiv: Mahìstr-S, 1996, 207 stran. ISBN 9665570005. info
  • Civil war? Interstate war? Hybrid war? : dimensions and interpretations of the Donbas conflict in 2014-2020. Edited by Andrew Wilson - Jakob Hauter. Stuttgart: Ibidem-Verlag, 2021, 224 stran. ISBN 9783838213835. info
  • Democratic changes and authoritarian reactions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Edited by Karen Dawisha - Bruce Parrott. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-521-59245-3. info
  • DULEBA, Alexander, Vladimír BENČ and Vladimír BILČÍK. Policy impact of the Eastern partnership on Ukraine : trade, energy, and visa dialogue. Bratislava: Research center of the Slovak foreign policy association, 2012, 92 stran. ISBN 9788089645008. info
  • DULEBA, Alexander. Koniec súčasnej strednej Európy? : Ukrajina a Slovensko po prvej vlne rozšírenia NATO : geopolitické scenáre budúceho vývinu neintegrovanej strednej Európy a alternatívy pre Slovensko. Bratislava: Inštitút pre verejné otázky, 1998, 167 s. ISBN 8096773968. info
  • DULEBA, Alexander. Ukrajina a Slovensko : geopolitické charakteristiky vývinu a medzinárodné postavenie Ukrajiny : implikácie pre Slovensko. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Veda, 2000, 402 s. ISBN 8022406562. info
  • FORRÓ, Tomáš. Donbas : reportáž z ukrajinského konfliktu. Translated by Ondřej Mrázek. Vydání první. V Praze: Paseka, 2020, 414 stran. ISBN 9788076370487. info
  • GONĚC, Vladimír and O. BOJKO. Nejnovější dějiny Ukrajiny (The Most Recent History of the Ukraine.). Brno: Jota, 1997, 268 pp. ISBN 80-7217-031-7. info
  • KUBÁT, Michal. Politické a ústavní systémy zemí středovýchodní Evropy. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2004, 434 pp. ISBN 80-86432-92-0. info
  • KUBOVÁ, Olga. Politický systém Ukrajiny. 2001, 83 l. info
  • KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Petra and Tomáš ŠMÍD. Rusko jako geopolitický aktér v postsovětském prostoru. Brno: IIPS, 2006. ISBN 80-210-4171-4. info
  • KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Petra and Petr SUCHÝ. Vývoj a výsledky procesů kontroly zbrojení a odzbrojování. Marnost nad marnost? (Evolution and Results of Arms Control and Disarmament.). 1st ed. Brno: IIPS, 2005, 235 pp. Studie. ISBN 80-210-3881-0. info
  • KUZIO, Taras. Ukraine : state and nation building. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1998, xiii, 298. ISBN 0415171954. info
  • LARYŠ, Martin. Ukrajina opět v oranžové (Ukraine in orange color, again). Mezinárodní politika. Ústav mezinároních vztahů, 2007, XXXI, 12/2007, p. 31-34, 3 pp. ISSN 0543-7962. info
  • OLSAŃSKI, Tadeusz A. A quarter-century of independent Ukraine : dimensions of transformations. Warsaw: Ośrodek studiów wschodnich im. Marka Karpia, 2017, 152 stran. ISBN 9788365827159. info
  • RYCHLÍK, Jan, Bohdan ZILYNSKYJ and Paul R. MAGOCSI. Dějiny Ukrajiny. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2015, 524 stran. ISBN 9788071064091. info
  • SNYDER, Timothy. Cesta k nesvobodě : Rusko, Evropa, Amerika. Translated by Martin Pokorný. V českém jazyce vydání p. Praha: Prostor, 2019, 355 stran. ISBN 9788074329814. info
  • STRMISKA, Maxmilián and Lubomír KOPEČEK. Regionální rozrůzněnost, teritoriální cleavages a utváření stranicko-politických soustav: ukrajinský případ (Regional Diversity, Territorial Cleavages and the Making of Party Arrangements: The Ukrainian Case). Středoevropské politické studie. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2001, vol. 3, No 3, p. 39-47, 18 pp. ISSN 1212-7817. URL info
  • SYRUČEK, Milan. Rusko-ukrajinské vztahy : mýty a skutečnost. Czech edition. V Praze: Grada Publishing, 2015, 319 stran. ISBN 9788024758435. info
  • ŠÍR, Jan. Ruská agrese proti Ukrajině. První vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2017, 345 stran. ISBN 9788024637112. URL info
  • ŠMÍDOVÁ, Alexandra. Anti-Government Non-State Armed Actors in the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine.Donbas Conflict Local and Comparative Perspectives. 24th ANNUAL WORLD CONVENTION MAY 2019. HARRIMAN INSTITUTE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NY,USA. 2019. info
Teaching methods
One 2 hour lecture per week.
Assessment methods
Requirements for the completion of the course are the following: 1) attendance at the course at least 70%, 2) review of a scholarly article or publication on a selected topic (2 - 3 pages) or a written test. Completion: credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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