BSS151 Arms Policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Dyčka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Maďar (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 13:30–15:00 U43
Prerequisites
Students should be able to understand basics of military terminology.
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide general overview of the armament policy problematic. Students should be able to explain and to understand three main topics: 1. armament of armed forces, 2. defense industry of the Czech Republic and world wide, 3. defense material trade and its regulation.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the most important phenomenon in fields of arms policy, defense industry and defense material trade and its regulation. Students should be able to analyze a particular issue within above mentioned fields connected to the Czech or Slovak Republic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, 2. Armament policy definition, 3. Defense industry (general aspects), 4. Arms export (general aspects), 5. Armed forces armament, 6. Arms reduction, 7. EU armament policy, 8. NATO armament policy, 9. Czech Republic defense industry, 10. Czech armed forces armament, 11. Seminar thesis assessment, 12. Czech Republic arms export and NGO’s activities, 13. Written examination
Literature
  • extended valid list of literature is in the IS (study materials)
  • MAREŠ, Miroslav. Vymezení a analytický rámec zbrojní politiky Evropské unie (Definition and Analytical Framework of the Armament Policy of the European Union). In MAREŠ, Miroslav. Zbrojní politika Evropské unie. 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, Masarykova univerzita, 2006, p. 7-19, 12 pp. Studie. ISBN 80-210-4120-X. info
  • IVÁNEK, Ladislav, Miroslav KRČ and Josef PROCHÁZKA. Český (československý) zbrojní průmysl v transformačním procesu. In Obranný průmysl České republiky po rozpadu bipolarity. Brno: VA Brno, 2003, p. 11-20. část 1. ISBN 80-85960-67-2. info
  • BUZAN, Barry and Eric HERRING. The arms dynamic in world politics. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1998, xiii, 325. ISBN 1555875963. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, homeworks.
Assessment methods
Each week: lectures, class discussions. Students can obtain 36 points total. They will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components: 0-20 points for seminary thesis; 40 points final written exam. Grading: A; 60 - 56 points B; 55 – 51 C; 50 – 46 D; 45 – 41 E; 40 – 36 F; less than 35 points
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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