MVZ188 Australia and New Zealand in International Politics

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Tatiana Červená, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
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 6. 10. 14:00–15:40 P22, Tue 7. 10. 8:00–9:40 exP21, Wed 8. 10. 12:00–13:30 exP52, Thu 9. 10. 16:00–17:40 exP21, Fri 10. 10. 10:00–11:40 exP52
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
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.
Syllabus
  • 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
Literature
  • 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.
Assessment methods
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,…)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
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