ESSn4002
Energy
in the Region: Czech Republic and its Neighbours
Syllabus
Course
Information
Class
day/time Spring semester,
Tuesday, 8:00 – 9:40, room P24b
Fields
of study Energy Policy Studies (Eng.) (programme FSS, N-MS)
Energy
Security Studies (programme FSS, N-EPS)
Number
of credits 8
Type
of completion zk (examination)
Readings 1,032 pages
Class
type Lectures (2/0/0)
Instructors doc. PhDr.
Tomáš Vlček, Ph.D.
Mgr.
Martin Jirušek, Ph.D.
Guaranteed
by doc. PhDr.
Tomáš Vlček, Ph.D.
Contact tomas.vlcek@mail.muni.cz
Office
Hours Tuesday 9:00 – 9:45, room 4.48
Course
Description
The aim of the course is to provide
students with comprehensive understanding of the energy sector of the Czech Republic
within regional context as it also aims at acquainting students with the
situation in the energy sectors of countries in Central and Eastern Europe,
with special emphasis on the issues related to natural gas, oil and nuclear
energy. The course is based on a structure offering its graduates a
comprehensive look on the energy sector of the Czech Republic and other
countries in the region, taking into account historic development, foreign policy discourse,
economic trends, and geopolitical position. The particular topics include coal,
nuclear, oil, gas, RES and other energy sectors, as well as energy policies in
their broader sense. Attention is paid both to the historical background and
recent issues.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course
students will be able to understand the role of energy commodities in the
examined region, and to analyze current issues, structure and logic of
reasoning in particular energy sectors of the Czech Republic and other
countries in the region. They will also be able to critically assess
contemporary energy policies of mentioned countries not only in domestic, but
as well as in foreign policy. The graduates will also be able to explain the
nexus between energy and foreign policy discourse of Russia and examined
countries. The graduates will be able to analyze and evaluate energy-specific
interests and dilemmas of the Central European countries and thus be able to
perform their energy-related work duties within the whole region.
Course Requirements
1) Students are
expected to read required readings for each lecture. Compulsory readings for
the course are to be found in Study Materials folder of Information System.
2) Students are expected to attend each lecture, with
exceptions stated by the
Masaryk University Study and Examination Regulations.
3) Students must pass mid-term test
and final oral exam based on required readings and class presentations.
4) Students must prepare and hand
in a policy brief in a group work of two students.
5) Presented PowerPoint
presentations will be provided in the Study Materials folder of the Information
System after each lecture.
6) The teacher has the
right to adjust the course requirements during the semester.
Grading
The final grade will be calculated
as a sum of two parts. The maximum is 50 points; the minimum to complete the
course is 30 points. The mid-term test stands for 10 points, the policy brief
for 10 points, and the final oral exam for another 30 points. The grade will be
calculated as follows:
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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50-47
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46-43
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42-38
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37-34
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33-30
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30>
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Mid-term Test and Final Written Exam
The on-site mid-term test has a
single term and cannot be repeated. It consists of ten test questions; for each
test question, there is only one correct answer for a maximum of one point. The
mid-term test’s duration is 3 minutes; the highest possible score is 10 points.
The final exam will be
an oral examination. The student will have to prove his/her knowledge by
answering two questions (each for 15 points maximum) in a discussion with the instructors.
Policy Brief (Policy Paper)
The policy brief will be a joint work of two students.
The students will prepare policy paper of maximum 11,000 characters (+/- 10%)
including references and all formalities. The text must be a policy brief; i.e.
the material will outline the rationale for choosing a particular policy
alternative or course of action in a current policy debate. The goal is to
persuade the reader on short space about the rightness of the proposed
procedure. See the text “The Policy Brief” in the Information System for
further information on the structure of this genre.
The
students can receive up to 10 points for the policy brief (up to 2 points for
the formal aspects of policy brief genre; up to 7 points for the quality and
logic of argumentation; up to 1 point for the factual accuracy of the text).
The
material must be handed in according to the course schedule; late submissions
will not be considered. It is highly advisable to consult the topic of the
policy brief beforehand.
Cheating
and plagiarism
Teaching
at FSS MU presupposes students know the study regulations and that they do not
commit fraudulent fulfillment of study obligations, especially copying at exams
and plagiarism, i.e., publishing other people's own ideas and taking over the
ideas of other authors without mentioning authorship. Plagiarism is one of the
most serious ethical offenses in the academic environment, it denies the
mission of the university and the meaning of study. From a legal point of view,
plagiarism is the theft of someone else's intellectual property.
Under no circumstances can fraudulent fulfillment of
study obligations be tolerated at FSS. Cases of fraudulent behavior will be
punished according to their severity by a range of penalties, from deduction of
points, non-recognition of adequate obligations in the course, expulsion from
the course to the strictest sanction, namely unconditional expulsion from the study.
We encourage students to acquaint themselves with the problem of plagiarism and
ways to avoid it.
Course Schedule
1)
14. 2. 2023 Introductory
Session (T. Vlček)
2)
21. 2.
2023 Energy
as a Policy Tool: Introduction to the Region, Topics and Relations (M.
Jirušek)
Readings: Kundera 1984 (5 pages);
Högselius 2013, p. 1-8 (8 pages); Luft and Korin 2009 (14 pages); Smith Stegen
2011 (9 pages); Henderson and Pirani 2014 (33 pages); Jirusek 2017 (6 pages);
Jirusek, Vlcek, Kodouskova, Robinson, Leshchenko, Lehotsky and Zapletalova
2015, p. 52-56 (5 pages)
3) 28. 2.
2023 Energy Sectors, History and Economic Development in Post-Communist
European Countries (M. Jirušek)
Readings: Högselius 2013 (19 pages); Jirusek, Vlcek, Kodouskova,
Robinson, Leshchenko, Lehotsky and Zapletalova 2015, p. 377-397 (21 pages);
Sivek, Kavina, Jirasek and Maleckova 2012 (7 pages); Balmaceda 2013 (19 pages);
Stern 2014 (32 pages); Jirusek 2017, p. 56-64 (9 pages); Kovacevic 2009 (19
pages)
4) 7. 3.
2023 Coal Sector in the Czech Republic and Central Europe (T. Vlček)
Readings: Vanek, Bora, Maruszewska and Kasparkova 2017 (6
pages); Maruszewska, Vanek and Vilamova 2014 (9 pages); Vlcek and Jirusek 2015
(9 pages); Vlcek, Prokopova, Zapletalova and Bendlova 2019 (22 pages); Tvrdon
2010 (13 pages); Szpor and Ziolkowska 2018 (21 pages); Reckova, Recka and
Scasny 2017 (21 pages)
5) 14. 3.
2023 Natural Gas Sector in the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe
I (M. Jirušek)
Readings: Vlcek and Cervinkova 2019 (21 pages); Dudzinska 2015
(2 pages); Jirusek, Vlcek, Kodouskova, Robinson, Leshchenko, Lehotsky and Zapletalova
2015, p. 506-533, 548-561 (43 pages); Bryza and Tuohy 2013 (12 pages); Center
for European Policy Analysis 2016 (16 pages)
6) 21. 3.
2023 Natural Gas Sector in the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe
II (M. Jirušek)
Readings: Jirusek 2017, p. 86-100, 150-159, 168-176, 204-214 (47
pages); Jirusek, Vlcek, Kodouskova, Robinson, Leshchenko, Lehotsky and
Zapletalova 2015, p. 455-505, 578-606 (80 pages)
7) 28. 3.
2023 Oil Sector in the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe (T.
Vlček)
Readings:
ILF Consulting
Engineers and Purvin & Gertz 2010 (42 pages); Vlcek 2015 (61 pages); Vlcek,
Bodisova and Cervinkova 2019 (17 pages)
8) 4. 4.
2023 Nuclear energy in the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe (T.
Vlček)
Readings: Vlcek and Stasakova 2019 (25 pages); Getzner 2003 (76
pages); Jirusek, Vlcek, Kodouskova, Robinson, Leshchenko, Lehotsky and
Zapletalova 2015, p. 106-130, 141-162, 206-224, 243-261 (85 pages)
9) 11.
4. 2023 Reading Week
10) 18. 4.
2023 Renewable
Energy Sources Development in the Czech Republic and Central Europe (T. Vlček)
Mid-term test
Readings: Vlcek and Trmalova 2019 (18 pages); Vlcek and
Brhlikova 2019 (19 pages); Magda, Bozsik and Meyer 2019 (12 pages)
11) 25. 4.
2023 Current Trends: Nuclear Energy Developments in CEE and the Business Strategy
of Rosatom State Nuclear Corporation (T. Vlček)
Readings: Jirusek, Vlcek, Kodouskova, Robinson, Leshchenko,
Lehotsky and Zapletalova 2015, p. 338-362 (25 pages); Oxenstierna 2014 (19
pages); Thomas 2018 (12 pages); The European Centre of Excellence for
Countering Hybrid Threats 2019 (31 pages); Schepers 2019 (16 pages); Vlcek 2016
(9 pages)
12) 2. 5. 2023 Current Trends: Energy Crisis and the Czech
Reaction (T. Vlček)
Readings: IEA 2022a (5
pages); IEA 2022b (9 pages); IEA 2022c (12 pages)
Policy brief hand-in
13) 9. 5.
2023 Geopolitical Trends on
the Global Level: Main Topics and Impacts on CEE (Martin Jirušek)
Readings:
Balmaceda 2021 (32 pages)
Required Readings
Balmaceda, M. (2013). The Politics of Energy Dependency: Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania
between Domestic Oligarchs and Russian Pressure. Toronto: University of
Toronto Press. ISBN 978-14-426-4533-2, p. 42-60. (19 pages)
Balmaceda, M. (2021). Russian Energy Chains: The
Remaking of Technopolitics from Siberia to Ukraine to the European Union.
Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231197496, p. 228 – 250.
Bryza, M. J. and Tuohy, E. C. (2013). Connecting the Baltic States to Europe's Gas
Market. Talinn: International Centre for Defence Studies. ISBN
978-9949-9174-3-3, ISSN 2228-0529. https://icds.ee/wp-content/uploads/2013/Bryza,%20Tuohy%20-%20Connecting%20the%20Baltic%20States%20to%20Europe's%20Gas%20Market.pdf
(12 pages)
Center for European Policy Analysis. (2016). Thinking Outside of the Russian Box: A way
ahead for Poland’s gas sector. Washington, DC: Center for European Policy
Analysis. https://cepa.ecms.pl/files/?id_plik=2432
Dudzinska, K. (2015). A System of Unconnected Vessels:
The Gas Market in the Baltic States. Bulletin
of the Polish Institute of International Affairs, no. 56 (788), 2 June
2015.
https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/191636/Bulletin%20PISM%20no%2056%20(788)%202%20June%202015.pdf
(2 pages)
Getzner, M. (2003). Nuclear Policies in Central Europe. Environmental Policy and
Enlargement of the European Union: Austria`s Policies towards Nuclear Reactors
in Neighboring Countries. Frankfurt
am Main: Peter Lang GmbH, p. 11-86 (76 pages)
Henderson, J. and Pirani, S. (2014). The Russian Gas Matrix: How
markets are driving change. New York: Oxford University
Press, p. 6–38. ISBN 978-0-198-70645-8 (33 pages)
Högselius,
P. (2013). Red Gas: Russia and the
origins of European energy dependence. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-8,
217-235. ISBN 978-1-137-28615-4 (27 pages)
ILF Consulting Engineers, and Purvin & Gertz.
(2010). Study on the Technical Aspects of
Variable Use of Oil Pipelines - Coming into the EU from Third Countries. Overall Report, p. 1-42 (42 pages).
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/oil/studies/doc/2010_reporting_technical_aspects.pdf
International Energy Agency (2022a). Coal
2022, p. 5-9. Available on-line at
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/91982b4e-26dc-41d5-88b1-4c47ea436882/Coal2022.pdf
International Energy Agency
(2022b) Coping with the Crisis: Increasing Resilience in Small Businesses in
Europe through Energy Efficiency. Available on-line at
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/237dd801-f170-4c56-abd9-69d52951f26b/CopingwiththeCrisis_IncreasingResilienceinSmallBusinessesinEuropethroughEnergyEfficiency.pdf
International Energy Agency
(2022c). Never Too Early to Prepare for Next Winter. Europe’s gas balance
for 2023-2024. Available on-line at
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/cdabad3c-e8c6-4654-b7a8-ba9d5c454461/NeverTooEarlytoPrepareforNextWinter.pdf
Jirusek,
M. (2017). Politicization in the natural gas
sector in South-Eastern Europe: thing of the past or vivid present? Brno: Masaryk
University, p. 48-53, 56-64, 86-100,
150-159, 168-176, 204-214. ISBN 978-80-210-8881-8 (62
pages)
Jirusek,
M., Vlcek, T., Kodouskova, H., Robinson, R., Leshchenko, A., Lehotsky, L. and
Zapletalova, V. (2015). Energy Security
in Central and Eastern Europe and the Operations of Russian State-Owned Energy
Enterprises. Brno: Masaryk University, p. 52-56, 106-130, 141-162, 206-224,
243-261, 338-362, 455-505, 506-533,
548-561, 578-606.
ISBN 978-80-210-8048-5. https://munispace.muni.cz/library/catalog/book/790 (238
pages)
Kovacevic, A. (2009). The Impact of the Russia–Ukraine Gas Crisis in South Eastern Europe. Oxford: Oxford
Institute for Energy Studies. ISBN 978-1-901795-86-8, p. 1-19.
https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/NG29-TheImpactoftheRussiaUkrainianCrisisinSouthEasternEurope-AleksandarKovacevic-2009.pdf
(19 pages)
Kundera, M. (1984). The Tragedy of Central Europe. The Ney Work Review of Books, April
26, 1984, p. 33-38. http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/materiellekultur/ag/migrationgender/download/zu_Annex_3_1_Kundera.pdf
(5 pages)
Luft, G. and Korin, A. (2009). Realism and Idealism in the
Energy Security Debate. In Luft, G. and Korin, A.
(eds.). Energy Security Challenges for
the 21st Century: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara: Praeger Security
International, p. 335-348. (14 pages)
Magda, R., Bozsik, N., and Meyer, N. (2019). An
Evaluation of Gross Inland Energy Consumption of Six Central European
Countries. Journal of Eastern European
and Central Asian Research. Vol. 6, no. 2, p. 270-281. DOI:
10.15549/jeecar.v6i2.291.
https://www.ieeca.org/journal/index.php/JEECAR/article/view/291 (12 pages)
Maruszewska, E. W., Vanek, M., and Vilamova, S.
(2014). Economic situation of hard coal
mining industry in Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Acta Montanistica Slovaca.
Vol. 19, no. 2, p. 70-78. https://actamont.tuke.sk/pdf/2014/n2/3maruszewska.pdf
(9 pages)
Oxenstierna, S. (2014). Nuclear power in Russian Energy Policy. In. Oxenstierna, S. and
Tynkkynen, V. (eds.). Russian Energy
Security up to 2030, Abigdon & New York: Routledge, p. 150-168. ISBN
978-0-415-63964-6. (19 pages)
Reckova, D., Recka, L. and Scasny M. (2017). Coal
Transition in the Czech Republic. Paris: Climate Strategies and The Institute
for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), p. 2-22. (21
pages)
Schepers, N. (2019). Russia's Nuclear Energy Exports: Status, Prospects and Implications.
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Papers No. 61, February 2019. EU
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium. https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-02/eunpdc_no_61_final.pdf
(16 pages)
Sivek, M., Kavina, P., Jirásek, J. and Malečková, V.
(2012). Factors Influencing the Selection
of the Past and Future Strategies for Electricity Generation in the Czech
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Transformation of the Polish Coal Sector. GSI Report. Winnipeg:
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Thomas, S. (2018). Russia´s
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Vlcek, T. (2015). Alternative
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Vlcek, T. (2016). Critical
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Vlcek, T. and Brhlikova, P. (2019). Chapter 8: The Electric Power Industry.
In: Vlcek, T. (ed.). The Energy Sector
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Vlcek, T. and Trmalova, E. (2019). Chapter 7: Renewables. In: Vlcek, T.
(ed.). The Energy Sector and Energy
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Vlcek, T., and Cervinkova, J. (2019). Chapter 5: The Natural Gas Sector. In:
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Bendlova, P. (2019). Chapter 3: The Coal
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