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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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1. Stages of development of British foreign policy 2. Basic orientations of British foreign policy 3. Comparison of the British and other empires 4. Decolonization of British empire and the Suez crisis 5. British internal politics 6. Conservative vs. Labour 7. Great Britain and the EU in foreign policy issues 8. Metamorphoses of the British Empire - from Empire to Commonwealth
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Seminar classes, Students' self-study
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 54 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe significant historical events in English-speaking countries and explain their significance |
| to characterise important cultural-historical epochs of English-speaking countries in the first half of the 20th century with regard to Great Britain |
| to identify the fundamental turning points that had a major impact on the events structure of the international system |
| to identify and characterise individual key actors in various stages of the international system |
| Skills |
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| to interpret historical and political events on the basis of knowledge of the system characteristics of the international system in individual stages |
| to collect the necessary data from academic English sources, adequately analyse them and subsequently interpret them in written or oral form |
| to critically evaluate the role of actors in the contemporary international system |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to distinguish the various stages in the development of British foreign policy |
| to evaluate the basic directions and goals of foreign policy in various stages of development |
| to explain the causes of Britain's economic and political rise or decline |
| to assess the UK's ties to the former dependent territories |
| to explain changes in Britain's power position in the international system |
| to characterise the role of Great Britain in shaping international systems |
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| to critically assess the UK's influence over a particular dependent territory |
| to independently analyse the role and strategy of the United Kingdom in a particular international conflict |
| to independently analyse British foreign policy in a certain period or in relation to a certain actor |
| to critically evaluate the impact of a particular major political event on the shape of British foreign policy |
| to analyse and interpret the linguistic and religious map of the world in relation to the imperial activities of Great Britain |
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| N/A |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Self-study of literature |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Skills |
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| Textual studies |
| Individual study |
| Seminar |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Hlaváček, Pavel. Zahraniční politika a strategie Velké Británie ve 20. století. Brno : Václav Klemm, 2012. ISBN 978-80-904083-3-3.
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Churchill, W. Dějiny anglicky mluvících národů I - II. Praha, 1996.
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Churchill, Winston. Dějiny anglicky mluvících národů. [Díl 4.], Velké demokracie. Praha : Argo, 1999. ISBN 80-7203-236-4.
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Churchill, Winston. Dějiny anglicky mluvících národů. Věk revoluce. Praha : Argo, 1999. ISBN 80-7203-102-3.
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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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Kennedy, Paul. Vzestup a pád velmocí : Ekonomické změny a vojenské konflikty v letech 1500-2000. Praha : Lidové noviny, 1996. ISBN 80-7106-173-5.
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Kissinger, H. Umění diplomacie. Od Richelieua k pádu Berlínské zdi. Praha, 1999. ISBN 80-7260-025-7.
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Marr, Andrew. A history of modern Britain. London : MacMillan, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-0538-8.
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Morgan, Kenneth O. Dějiny Británie. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999. ISBN 80-7106-347-9.
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