MVZb1004 Czech Foreign Policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Michal Kořan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Vlček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Jirušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Denis Janšta (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Vlček, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Prerequisites
! MVZ104 Czech Foreign Policy && !NOW( MVZ104 Czech Foreign Policy )
Ability to read in English
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to cover the basic trends of the Czech foreign policy from 1989 till present. The main attention is focused on the position of the Czech Republic as a medium state on the European and World political map. Bilateral relations with the neighboring countries in the context of the Central European region will be analyzed in detail, followed by the bilateral relations between the Czech Republic, the US and the Russian federation as well as the participation of the Czech Republic within the NATO and the European Union. At the end of the course, students should be able to have adequate date basis to study the Czech foreign policy. Students should understand priorities and aspirations of the Czech Republic during certain stages from the establishment of the individual state.
Learning outcomes
Students will understand priorities and aspirations of the Czech Republic during certain stages from the establishment of the individual state. They will understand the process of Czech foreign policy formulation, its priorities and interests. The students will acquire critical capabilities to evaluate foreign policy challenges and about their possible solutions.
Syllabus
  • I. Detailed introduction in the course and its requirements.
  • II. Political context and actors of the CFP.
  • III. National holiday.
  • IV. Czechoslovak diplomacy from the fall of the Iron Curtain to the collapse of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the beginnings of integration into Western structures.
  • V. Visegrad cooperation (Slovakia, Poland and Hungary): from escaping from the "East" through a significant partnership to European queuing; Germany and Austria in Czech foreign policy: from dealing with the past to (multilateral) cooperation.
  • VI. The United States of America in Czech foreign policy.
  • VII. The Russian Federation in Czech foreign policy from the 1990s to the present.
  • VIII. The Eastern Dimension of Czech Foreign Policy from the 1990s to the Present.
  • IX. China and other powers in Czech foreign policy.
  • X. Economic and multilateral dimension of the Czech Foreign Policy.
  • XI. Energy in Czech foreign policy.
  • XII. The Czech footprint in Brussels, the Brussels footprint in the Czech Republic, the security and defense dimension of the Czech Foreign Policy.
  • XIII. Values and future challenges of Czech foreign policy.
Literature
    required literature
  • Kizeková, Alica (ed.): Czech Foreign Policy in 2017: Analysis. Prague: IIR.
  • KOŘAN, Michal (a kol.). Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2015: Analýza ÚMV. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 2016.
  • KOŘAN, Michal (a kol.). Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2013: Analýza ÚMV. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 2014.
  • KOŘAN, Michal (a kol.). Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2014: Analýza ÚMV. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 2015.
  • VLČEK, Tomáš and Martin JIRUŠEK. Na vlnách změny : Česká energetika a geopolitický zlom (On the waves of change : Czech Energy and Geopolitical Turning Point). 1. vyd. Brno: Books & Pipes, 2023, 158 pp. ISBN 978-80-7485-272-5. URL info
  • HOLZER, Jan, Miroslav MAREŠ, Tomáš ŠMÍD, Martin JIRUŠEK, Petra KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Lucie COUFALOVÁ, Libor ŽÍDEK, Tomáš VLČEK, Jiří GAZDA, Josef ŠAUR, Pavel BOČEK and Radomír VLČEK. Czech Security Dilemma : Russia as a Friend or Enemy? 1st ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, 235 pp. New Security Challenges. ISBN 978-3-030-20545-4. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20546-1. URL info
  • KOŘAN, Michal, Veronika BÍLKOVÁ, Michal KOLMAŠ and Šárka KOLMAŠOVÁ. Česká republika v mezinárodních organizacích: mezi teorií a praxí. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, v.v.i., 2015, 159 stran. ISBN 9788087558232. info
  • KOŘAN, Michal. Česká zahraniční politika. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 129 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6549-9. Čítárna Munispace info
  • VLČEK, Tomáš and Filip ČERNOCH. Energetický sektor České republiky (Energy Sector of the Czech Republic). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 504 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5982-5. info
  • Regional and international relations of Central Europe. Edited by Zlatko Šabič - Petr Drulák. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xv, 322. ISBN 9780230360679. info
  • KOŘAN, Michal (a kol.). Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2009: Analýza ÚMV (Czech Foreign Policy in 2009: An Analysis of the IIR). Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 2010, 380 pp. ISBN 978-80-86506-89-0. info
  • Česko a Rakousko po konci studené války : různými cestami do nové Evropy. Edited by Gernot Heiss. Ústí nad Labem: Albis International, 2008, 517 s. ISBN 9788086971957. info
  • Zahraniční politika České republiky 1993-2004 : úspěchy, problémy a perspektivy. Edited by Otto Pick - Vladimír Handl. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 2004, 268 s. ISBN 8086506398. info
  • SUCHÝ, Petr. Zahraniční politika USA v devadesátých letech dvacátého století (U. S. Foreign Policy in 1990s'). 1st ed. Brno: MPÚ, 2001, 121 pp. Studie 20. ISBN 80-210-2644-8. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, regular tests, group seminar work, discussions, exam essay
Assessment methods
Grading is based upon the continuous point evaluation throughout the course. To pass the course, students must collect at least 70 points from regular tests, seminar group work and exam essays.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Cheating on a written exam or in any other part or aspect of the course will result in the reduction of the final grade to an F. Plagiarism is the use of material written by another person without referencing the source. Plagiary will receive no points and the final grade will be an F. The Disciplinary Commission will be notified about any cases of plagiarism.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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