MVZ123 NATO and European Security

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zinaida Bechná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Polišenský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:30 U33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MVE132 NATO and European Security && ! POL125 NATO and European Security
Jediným předpokladem pro absolvování předmětu je schopnost číst materiály v anglickém jazyce.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is the interpretation of the North Atlantic Alliance in connection with the security architecture of Europe. Thanks to the successful completion of the course, students will be able to clarify the historical circumstances of the creation of NATO, to describe and explain organizational structures of NATO, to characterize decision-making mechanisms and to analyze changes of the North Atlantic Alliance in the context of the end of the bipolarity. Next to it, students get the ability to assess the role of other security institutions in Europe, especially Western European Union, and to evaluate the process of building the ESDP within the European Union.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into the study, presentations, study literature. Security and security policy, development and reflection, basic terminology.
  • 2. Historical circumstances of the emergence of NATO. The emergence and evolution of NATO.
  • 3. Institutional structure and decision-making mechanism of NATO.
  • 4. Rebellion of France.
  • 5. The creation, evolution and disappearance of the Warsaw Pact.
  • 6. NATO's strategic concepts.
  • 7. Transformations of the Alliance in the new strategic environment, relationship towards Central and Eastern Europe.
  • 8. NATO and the Czech Republic.
  • 9. The Alliance and crisis regions.
  • 10. Trends in the development of military capabilities of NATO.
  • 11. Credited discussion, presentation and defense of presentations about NATO which were not presented to the given topic I.
  • 12. Presentation and defense of presentations about NATO which were not presented to the given topic II.
  • 13. Consultations to the written test.
Literature
  • HODGE, Carl Cavanagh. Atlanticism for a new century : the rise, triumph, and decline of NATO. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005, xi, 145. ISBN 0130481297. URL info
  • NORRIS, John. Collision course : NATO, Russia, and Kosovo. London: Praeger Pub., 2005, xxv, 333. ISBN 0275987531. URL info
  • HLOUŠEK, Vít and Zbyněk PAVLAČÍK. (eds.): Pět let v NATO. Vojenské, politické a společenské aspekty členství České republiky v NATO (Five years in the NATO. Military, political, and societal aspects of the Czech membership in the NATO). 1st ed. Brno - Ostrava: Mezinárodní politologický ústav MU v Brně a Jagello 2000, 2004, 203 pp. Ediční řada Sborníky, svazek č. 20. ISBN 80-210-3428-9. info
  • DANČÁK, Břetislav and Petr SUCHÝ. Členství České republiky v NATO a summit v Praze 2002. (Czech Membership in the NATO and the Prague Summit). In Summit NATO v Praze 2002: výsledky, dokumenty a projevy. 1st ed. Brno: MPÚ MU Brno, 2003, p. 7-16. ISBN 8021030445. info
  • FIDLER, Jiří and Petr MAREŠ. Dějiny NATO. Praha: Paseka, 1997, 243 s. ISBN 8071851450. info
Teaching methods
lectures; essays to improve the ability of students to analyze the problem of North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to work with primary and secondary sources; readings to broaden and deepen the spectrum of knowledge students acquire during lectures; presentations to improve presentation skills of students
Assessment methods
The course is completed by an examination. To pass the exam, it is necessary to present or hand over a presentation, to elaborate an essay, and pass a written test (with the success rate of 60 % points) on the compulsory literature and the presented matter.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nemohou zapisovat studenti, kteří již absolvovali kurs POL125 nebo MVE132
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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