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Lecturer(s)
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Hajšmanová Astrid, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Security Studies and Conflict Resolution as sub-fields in International Relations Basic terms of the security analysis - the development of the concept of security, basic terms (threat, risk, peace) The concept of conflict, types of conflicts in IR, causes of conflicts, new forms of combat, conflict cycle (phases of conflict) The development of international security environment in the 20th and 21st centuries Instruments of conflict resolution, game theories as an instrument of conflict resolution, conflict prevention (early warning system and disarmament mechanisms), post-conflict reconstruction and state building United Nations and its role in maintaining international security and in conflict resolution - instruments of conflict resolution according to the UN Charter and specific examples Role of regional security organizations in conflict resolution (NATO, EU, OAS, ECOWAS, ASEAN, GCC etc.)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 54 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| recognize and classify basic topics of international relations |
| characterize sub-disciplines of international relations |
| distinguish the basic stages of the development of the international system |
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| use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field of study in English |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| explain concepts of national security, international security and human security |
| characterize different types of conflicts |
| explain theoretical models of security systems |
| evaluate the importance of international institutions in conflict resolution |
| define the transformations of the definition of security depending on changes in the international system |
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| demonstrate a particular conflict cycle and conflict resolution of a selected international conflict |
| choose an appropriate theoretical-methodological tool to analyze the specific conflict |
| evaluate the concept of national security of a particular actor and its impact on international security |
| analyze the form of solving the particular conflict |
| teaching methods |
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| Self-study of literature |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
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| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Written exam |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Buzan, B. - de Wilde, J. - Waver, O. Security. A new framework for analysis. Boulder: London, 1995.
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Carlsnaes, Walter; Risse, Thomas; Simmons, Beth A. Handbook of international relations. London : SAGE Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-7619-6305-7.
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Nye, Joseph S. Understanding international conflicts : an introduction to theory and history. 4th ed. New York : Longman, 2003. ISBN 0-321-08987-1.
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Wallensteen, Peter. Understanding conflict resolution : war, peace and the global system. 2nd ed. London : Sage, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4129-2859-5.
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