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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The main focus of the course will be on the theories of international relations as well as the specific issues such as international system functioning, state as a main actor in international relations, other actors in the international political system, foreign policy, international security, international law, international regimes and organizations, international political economy etc.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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Learning outcomes
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The main aim of the course is to provide an orientation in the field of international relations including its history, structure, and theories that shall provide for further understanding and critical analysis of the current processes in international relations.
Upon completion of the course students shall be able to critically analyze and understand the issues in international politics and security.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work
For succesful completion of the course, students are required to complete mid-term written exam, final written exam, essay, as well as to actively and competently participate in the seminar based on the assigned literature
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Recommended literature
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Art, R., Jervis, R. (2003). Enduring concepts and contemporary issues. New York: Longman.
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Booth, K., Smith, S. (1995). International relations theory today. Cambridge, UK: Polity.
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Drulák, P. (2003). Teorie mezinárodních vztahů. Praha: Portál.
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Goldstein, J. S. (2001). International Relations. New York: Pearson.
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Pearson, F., Rochester, M. (1992). International relations: the global condition in the late twentieth century. New York; USA: McGraw-Hill.
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