MVZ188 Australia and New Zealand in International Politics

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2008
Rozsah
1/1/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
PhDr. Tatiana Červená, Ph.D. (přednášející), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Rozvrh
Po 6. 10. 14:00–15:40 P22, Út 7. 10. 8:00–9:40 exP21, St 8. 10. 12:00–13:30 exP52, Čt 9. 10. 16:00–17:40 exP21, Pá 10. 10. 10:00–11:40 exP52
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This course is a part of international relations course and it introduces the students the Pacific region, especially Australia and New Zealand and their foreign policies and position within international politics. The course is organized into five lectures and some specific subfields connected with discussion of current foreign policy of Australia and New Zealand. At the end of the course students should be able to orient themselves in the developments, contents and priorities of foreign policies of Australia and New Zealand and the roles they play in the international system. They should also be able to improve their analytical and writing skills on issues related to the focus of the course.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction 2.-3. Development of Australia and New Zealand relations 4.-5. New Zealand foreign policy and its political leaders 6.-7. Australia and New Zealand as important Pacific actors 8.-9. Regional organizations within the Pacific region 10.-11. Australia and New Zealand in the world economy and politics 11. wrap up of the course
Literatura
  • Sinclair, K.: Tasman relations. Auckland University Press 1987. ISBN 1 86940 018 6. pp. 142-182.
  • Palmer. G., Palmer. M.: Bridled Power. New Zealand’s Constitution and Government. 4. edition. Oxford University Press, Wellington 2004.
  • Capie, D.: Constructing New Zealand in the World. In: Miller. R.: Political leadership in New Zealand. Auckland University Press 2006.
  • Smith, G.-Cox, D. – Burchill, S.: Australia in the World. An Introduction into Australian Foreign Policy. Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-19-553477-8.
  • Smith, G.-Cox, D. – Burchill, S.: Australia in the World. An Introduction into Australian Foreign Policy. Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-19-553477-8.
Metody hodnocení
40% of the final grade will be based on a final test. The other 60% will be the result of other (seminar) activities as: Quizzes – 30% Active participation at the seminar– 30% Specification: - Final test - mostly a multiple-choice test that requests students to show their familiarity with the material covered by the given lectures (40%) - Quizzes: Students are expected to prepare for every lecture/seminar, so each class will start with a short 5-10-minute quiz of five short questions each worth 1 point. Questions will deal with some issues discussed within the lecture before. - Active participation at the seminar – how the student has fulfilled the given tasks for the following seminar (team work is possible in case of higher number of students; e.g. prepared/found newspaper articles on specific topic, power point presentations,…)
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Contact: tokolyova@fses.uniba.sk
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Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován jednorázově.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2009, podzim 2010, podzim 2011.