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Lecturer(s)
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Podzimková Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Picek Dominik, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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- colonialism in the Middle East and its consequences - The Middle East after the World War II - important conflicts, solutions, consequences - international organizations, alliances of actors - democracy and Middle East - demographical aspects of the contemporary region - Islamic movements and programmes - roles of powers in the contemporary Middle East - Izraeli-Palestinian conflict - The Arab Spring
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Collaborative instruction, Cooperative instruction, Project-based instruction, Discussion, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 14 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 30 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 27 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 104 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - to define key concepts from the thematical areas of globalization and development - to identify different theoretical approaches to the study of topics in the framework of development and globalization - to explain concept of colonialism and neocolonialism - to characterize colonial activities of Wester powers in Middle East and Africa - to define geographically and culturally Middle East region - to characterize different types of development cooperation |
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| - to interprete various perspectives and approaches to the study of colonialism and postcolonialism - to critically analyze discussions over colonial heritage in developing countries - to explain and use concrete theoretical frameworks for explanation of current social phenomena in former colonies - to classify different possibilities of the measurement of development - to define key security threats on the basis of an analysis of political situation in particular region - to evaluate on his/her own the signficance of development cooperation for the international system on the basis of acquired knowledge - to work independently with study materials - to use effectively modern ICT |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to explain historical development of the region in post-colonial era - to identify and characterize important soci-political and economical problems in contemporary Middle eastern societies - to identify and explain specific social and political trends in the region - to differentiate various causes of specific problems and also consequences |
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| - to analyze critically political, social, and economic development in postcolonial Middle East - to interpret multiple theoretical approaches to the study of postcolonial Middle East - to explain and use concrete theoretical framworks for the study of current social phenomena in Middle East - to design solutions in case of specific problems |
| Competences |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Discussion |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Students' portfolio |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Lecture |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Individual study |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Test |
| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Combined exam |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Bazoobandi, S. (ed.). The New Regional Order in the Middle East: Changes and Challenges.. Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
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Brown, N. J., Shahin, E. (eds.). The Struggle over Democracy in the Middle East: Regional Politics and External Policies.. London and New York: Routledge, 2013.
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Černý, Karel. Instability in the Middle East structural changes and uneven modernisation 1950-2015. 2017. ISBN 978-80-246-3191-2.
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JAMES L. GELVIN. The new Middle East: what everyone needs to know.. Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0190653989.
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Kamrava, Mehran. The modern Middle East : a political history since the First World War. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. ISBN 0-520-24150-9.
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Mabon, Simon. Saudi Arabia and Iran: soft power rivalry in the Middle East. 2016. ISBN 978-1-78453-466-0.
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Phillips, Christopher. The battle for Syria : international rivalry in the new Middle East. 2016. ISBN 978-0-300-21717-9.
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Rauch, J. The Economics of the Middle East: A Comparative Approach.. Oxford: Oxford University Press., 2019.
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