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Lecturer(s)
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Pernica Bohuslav, Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Actors of the international security environment 2. The term international security and international relations 3. Actors of the international security environment and their regulation by international law 4. United Nations (UN): history and organization 5. United Nations (UN): international migration (UNHCR), public health protection (WHO), International Labour Organization (ILO), and International Criminal Court (ICC) 6. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): history and organization 7. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): collective security 8. The European Union (EU): security policy and institutions 9. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Visegrad group (V4); Convergence in the international security environment: 10. Intelligence services and diplomacy as a part of security policy 11. International humanetarian/development aid 12. Comphrensive approach in complex environment: security sector reconstruction/nation building/social re-development
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Skills training
- Team project
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact teaching
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation of a presentation (report)
- 10 hours per semester
- Independent critical reading
- 12 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 14 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 52 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to gain knowledge (theoretical framework) about the current international system, significant actors determining the shape of the international system, and to provide knowledge about an involvement of the Czech Republic into the international system by diplomacy, intelligence, military power, and international aid.
Student gets basic knowledge in the field of international environmental security policy, in particular, he/she gains knowledge about the international system as well as the international society and their capabilities for responsing to international crisis.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Student performance assessment, Creative work analysis, Discussion, Presentation
In a regular term, an assignement is awarded on the level of activity presented by the student during the workshops. In order to get the assignement, five points are the obligation and a term essay has to be work out. The exam is oral. In a term affected by the Covid-19 crisis, an assignement is awarded on the level of activity presented by the student during the Teams workshops. In order to get the assignement, there is the obligation to fullfil tasks given in a Moodle course. The exam is oral via Teams/Skype, optional face-to-face one.
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Recommended literature
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Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice.
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OSCE Hanbook. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Vienna: OSCE, 2007.
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Reliefweb of Glossary of Humanitarian Terms. Reliefweb, 2008.
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The North Atlantic Treaty.
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BAYLIS, J., SMITH, S., OWENS, P. The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-873985-2.
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JACKSON, R. SORENSEN, G. Introduction to International Relations. Theories and Approaches.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-870755-4.
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