HIA112a General History of the Twentieth Century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Vladimír Goněc, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:50–12:25 KOM 409
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIA109u Introduction to Modern History
Pro kurs je bezpodmínečným předpokladem schopnost plně samostatné prácee s odbornou literaturou v angličtině nebo francouzštině nebo němčině. (Srv. poznámka v bodě "Informace učitele".)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Interest in a joint European foreign and security policy and the integration of defence. Differences in the perceptions of problems in particular periods. Blocking treaties from the EDC to the Treaty of Nice and specific activities of European states.
Syllabus
  • The Brussels Pact. Implication, opportunities, reality. The Pleven Plan. Discussions behind the Treaty for a European Defence Community. The ratification process, discussions on new appendices and the “crime of August 30th 1954”. The establishment of a West European union, its reserved role. The search for a European dimension to NATO. De Gaulle on French defence and European defence. France and NATO. “European political co-operation”. . The signposting of joint foreign and security policies in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Discussions on joint foreign and security policies as appropriate “pillars” of the European Union. Joint foreign and security policies when faced with the reality of European conflict (Yugoslavia, etc). Swedish, Irish and Austrian neutrality and their positions towards joint foreign and security policies. A move towards joint foreign, security and defence policies, their strengthening through the Treaty of Nice. The first European military structures. Visions, projects, institutions.
Literature
  • Aybet, G.: The Dynamics of European Security Cooperation (1949-1991). Baden-Baden 1996
  • Weske, S.: Deutschland und Frankreich - Motor einer Europäischen Sicherheits und Verteidigungspolitik? Baden-Baden 2006
  • White, B.: Understanding European Foreign Policy. Basingstoke-New York, 2001
Teaching methods
homeworks on project, its presentation; class discussion over the projects of colleagues
Assessment methods
Oral presentation or written text; Oral examination based on one of the texts explained and discussed during seminars.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Ke zkoušce se posluchač může přihlásit po absolvování Úvodu do moderních dějin, a dvou ze tří kursů dějin 20. století + 1. výběr. kursu z dějin 19. stol.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016.
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