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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Development of current economic and political international systém International Monetary Fund World Bank World Trade Organization Critique of the contemporary system in the IR theory Links between economic interdependence and changes in security theory Links between economic interdependence and changing role of the state International organizations and regimes International development Contemporary topics
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Students' self-study, Textual studies, Seminar
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 54 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize the geographical distribution of wealth in the international system |
| to describe the main power and economic centers of the current system |
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| to create formally acceptable written output |
| to actively use Czech or English academic journals |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to explain political connotations of the development in international trade |
| to describe the evolution of trade policies and trade regulating organizations and their policy implications |
| to link the economic and political rise of the new powers |
| to characterize the development of the monetary system in connection with and changes in the nature of international relations |
| to evaluate the role of multinational corporations as actors in international relations |
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| to classify different types of states according to their economic development |
| to assess the role of specific corporations in the selected region |
| to evaluate the weaknesses and strengths of a particular state in political-economic international ties |
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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 |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Textual studies |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
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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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Gilpin, Robert. The political economy of international relations. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1987. ISBN 0-691-02262-3.
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KRPEC, Oldřich; HODULÁK, Vladan. Politická ekonomie mezinárodních vztahů. Brno: Masaryková univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2011. ISBN 978-80-210-5481-3.
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Lewis, Peter. Africa : dilemmas of development and change. Boulder : Westview Press, 1998. ISBN 0-8133-2755-5.
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Strange, Susan. The Retreat of the state : the diffusion of power in the world economy. New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-521-56440-9.
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