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Lecturer(s)
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Orna Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Pílniková Tereza, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Basic concepts of foreign and security policy 2. Discussions about foreign and security policy of the EC and the EU - historical overview 3. Common foreign and security policy of the European Union - instruments and operation 4. The relation between CFSP EU and NATO - development and current state of affairs 5. Defence policy of the EU - historical overview and current state of affairs 6. Foreign and security policies of European powers - France, Germany, United Kingdom 7. Foreign and security policies of West European states 8. Foreign and security policies of South European states 9. Foreign and security policies of North European states 10. Foreign and security policies of Central European states 11. Foreign and security policies of Eastern European states 12. Types and models of foreign and security policy among EU member states
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 44 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to identify the phases of the European Union's public policy cycle |
| to distinguish between the types of actors involved in the agenda setting in the European Union |
| to explain decision-making procedures in solving public policy problems of the European Union |
| Skills |
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| to critically evaluate the effectiveness of implementing solutions to a specific public policy problem in the European Union |
| to critically evaluate the role of the actors in the agenda-setting process in a specific area of European public policy |
| to carry out a comprehensive search of EU public policy documents and legislative acts regulating a specific area of the agenda |
| to analyze the process of solving a specific public policy problem within the political system of the European Union |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe the basic instruments of the European Union's foreign and security policy |
| to explain the genesis of the European Union's foreign and security policy and put it into a historical context |
| to distinguish the role of different types of actors in the European Union's foreign and security policy |
| to assess the role of the North Atlantic Alliance in ensuring the security of the Member States of the European Union |
| to identify the key principles and operational mechanisms of the foreign and security policies of the Member States of the European Union |
| Skills |
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| to propose a comprehensive strategy for the use of the European Union's foreign and security policy instruments in solving a specific problem according to the assignment |
| to compare the priorities of the European Union and the Member States in a specific area of foreign and security policy |
| to critically evaluate the effectiveness of the EU foreign and security policy instruments in addressing a specific problem |
| to analyze strategic and legislative public policy documents of the European Union in the field of foreign policy |
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| N/A |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Anderson, Stephanie B. Crafting EU Security Policy : in pursuit of a European identity. London : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58826-582-1.
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Cabada, L. a kol. Aktuální výzvy evropského integračního procesu. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk., 2010.
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Dubský, Zbyněk. Bezpečnostní a politická dimenze integračního procesu : (společná zahraniční a bezpečnostní politika EU). Vyd. 1. Praha : Oeconomica, 2006. ISBN 80-245-1152-5.
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Duke, Simon ed. Between Vision and Reality. CFSP's Progress on the Path to Maturity.. Maastricht: European Institute of Public Administration, 2000.
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Hadden, Tom. A responsibility to assist : EU policy and practice in crisis-management operations under European security and defence policy : A COST report. Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84113-934-0.
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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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