MVE701 Introduction into International Relations

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
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 course focuses on introduction of notions and terms that are in use in the discipline of IR; it also aims at explaining the positions of the main actors in the international domain, characterising the most frequently employed approaches to international relations and offering the students a survey of the development and trends within the discipline.
Syllabus
  • 1) Nature, subject, approaches and methods of the discipline of IR 2) Actors - (national) state 3) Actors - IGOs, MNCs, NGOs 4) Basic general terms - power, BoP, conflict, crisis, war 5) International system I. - anarchy, multipolarity, bipolarity, hegemony, collective security 6) International system II. - history, development 7) IR as a science - development, characterization, some theoretical problems (LOAP), different methodological approaches (holism, individualism) 8) Foreign policy, geopolitics and national interest - theoretical conception 9) Final test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Studenti, kteří si zapisují tento kurs, souhlasí s tím, že jejich zápočtové a zkouškové výsledky budou veřejně vyvěšeny s uvedením jejich jména. V opačném případě před vykonáním zkoušky či zápočtu oznámí vyučujícímu, že si zveřejnění nepřejí.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001.
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