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Lecturer(s)
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Čermák Volodymir, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Šafařík Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The British Empire - periodization of formation and development, political structure and territorial expansion Commonwealth - the extent and types of membership Commonwealth - the organizational structure and areas of cooperation Relations between the Commonwealth and the major actors in the international system (the US, China, Russia, European Union, etc.). The United Kingdom and its role in the Commonwealth Commonwealth and Australia and New Zealand Commonwealth and Canada Commonwealth and the Union of South Africa - South Africa Commonwealth and Caribbean Commonwealth and Asia
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Seminar
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 25 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize the processes that influence the internal and foreign policies of the state |
| to classify individual types of political-geographical regions |
| to describe the formation of the political-geographical structure of individual regions of the world |
| Skills |
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| to analyze and interpret the influence of political-geographical factors on the internal and foreign policies of the state |
| to evaluate the position of a particular state within the region |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe the main features of the development of Commonwealth countries |
| to compare the main features of the development of the Commonwealth countries |
| to identify the country's foreign policy guidelines for the Commonwealth |
| to describe the position of individual Commonwealth countries on a regional and global scale |
| to describe the structure and organisation of the Commonwealth |
| to distinguish between Commonwealth membership types |
| Skills |
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| to critically interpret the importance of a particular political event on the position of the selected Commonwealth Member State |
| to evaluate the influence of objective geographical factors on political processes and relations within the Commonwealth |
| to independently interpret the ethnic, linguistic and religious situation within the Commonwealth |
| to identify conflict situations within the Commonwealth and analyze their causes |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Glassner, Martin Ira; Fahrer, Chuck. Political geography. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN 978-0-471-35266-2.
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Judd, Denis. Impérium : Britská imperiální zkušenost od roku 1765 do současnosti. Praha : BB art, 1999. ISBN 80-7257-046-3.
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Šanc, David; Ženíšek, Marek. Commonwealth : z perspektivy politické vědy. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-146-5.
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Valkoun, Jaroslav. Na cestě k Westminsterskému statutu : Velká Británie, dominia a proměna Britského impéria v letech 1907-1931. Vydání první. 2015. ISBN 978-80-7308-557-5.
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Ženíšek, Marek,; Šanc, David. Commonwealth : politické systémy. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-078-9.
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