Course: Politic science and European Integration 2

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Course title Politic science and European Integration 2
Course code KVS/WPE2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + On-line Activities
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Staněk Antonín, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Tungul Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D., M.A.
Course content
European integration after World War II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Introduction to political science. Political science and politics. Political systems. Political parties. Political ideologies. Totalitarianism and authoritarianism. Transitions to democracy. The theory of democracy. Institutions of democratic policy. Political culture and democracy. The roles of states in international relations. International political systems. International organizations. The issue of collective security. Conflicts and their resolutions. International terrorism. The development of European outlooks. Great Europeans and significant Czech Europeans. An outline of the first attempts to unite Europe. Europe after the Second World War. The Marshall Plan. European East and West during the Cold War. Integration processes in Europe. The EU and the Czech Republic.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio

Study of specialised literatures, active approach when attending classes.
Recommended literature
  • Dvořáková, V., Kunc, J. (1994). O přechodech k demokracii.. Praha: SLON.
  • Fiala, P., Pítrová, M. (2009). Evropská unie.. Brno: CDK.
  • Krejčí, O. (1997). Mezinárodní politika. Praha: Victoria Publishing.
  • Říchová, B.. (2000). Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Portál, Praha.


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