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Lecturer(s)
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Popelka Miroslav, prof. PhDr. Dr.
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Course content
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1. The question of the legitimacy of using the term globalization 2. Historical roots of globalization 3. Multinational organizations as a major player in globalization 4. Globalization of culture 5. Globalization of economy 6. Globalization of risks 7. Globalization of wars and terrorism 8. Significant theorists of the globalization process: Sklair, Barber 9. Important theorists of the process of globalization: Wallerstein 10. Important theorists of the globalization process: Bauman 11. Important theorists of the globalization process: Ritzer 12. Iportant theorists of the globalization process: Robertson 13. Problems of world social movements
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Project-based instruction, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 20 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to be able to read texts in English. |
| to describe and explain basic sociological theorie. |
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| to produce a formally acceptable professional output. |
| to actively use foreign databases of professional journals. |
| to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English. |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to orientate the himsef in the problems of globalization |
| to judge the society effect of globalization process |
| to critically evaluate and compare the existing theories of globalization |
| to memorize the sociological terminology in English |
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| to analyze the academic texts in foreign language |
| to analyze the actual discussions about the globalization from the sociological point of view |
| to interpret the society effect of globalization process |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
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| Lecture |
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| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
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| Project-based instruction |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Project |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Project |
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| Project |
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Recommended literature
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Harvey, David. Spaces of global capitalism. London : Verso, 2006. ISBN 1-84467-550-5.
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Klein, Naomi. The shock doctrine : rise of disaster capitalism. London : Allen Lane, 2007. ISBN 978-1-846-14028-0.
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Lechner Frank J., Boli John (eds.). The Globalization Reader. Blackwell Publishing, 2000.
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Robinson, William I. A theory of global capitalism: Production, Class and State in a Transnational World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2004.
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Stiglitz, Joseph E. Globalization and its discontents. London : Penguin Books, 2002. ISBN 0-713-99664-1.
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Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making globalization work. London : Penguin Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-141-02496-7.
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