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Lecturer(s)
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Šerý Miloslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course focuses on geographical analysis of armed conflicts, exploring their origins and current status, including global and regional perspectives, identifying key problem areas and features, and examining strategies for conflict resolution. During seminars, students write essays and present findings concerning specific conflict regions, covering characteristics of the conflicting parties, international community attitudes, existing resolution strategies, barriers to resolution, geographical context, conflict development, and relevant data sources.
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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)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to familiarise students with current armed conflicts around the world and introduce them to basic methods of analysing the origins and development of these conflicts.
Analyse and evaluate the causes and development of the ongoing armed conflicts.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance, Seminar Work
Preparation of a series of seminar papers focusing on the analysis of specific aspects of a chosen armed conflict. Presentation of certain aspects of a chosen armed conflict.
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Recommended literature
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Baar, V. (2005). Decentralizační a dezintegrační procesy v Ruské federaci v 90. letech minulého století. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita.
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Baar, V. (2002). Národy na prahu 21. století. Ostrava: Tilia.
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Ramsbotham, O. et al. (2016). Contemporary Conflict Resolution, 4th Edition.
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Rudolph, J. R. (2006). Politics and Ethnicity : A Comparative Study. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Soeters, J. L. (2005). Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism : The Origins and Dynamics of Civil Wars. London: Routledge.
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Tesař, F. (2007). Etnické konflikty. Praha: Portál.
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Tomeš, J., Festa, D., Novotný, J. a kol. (2007). Konflikt světů a svět konfliktů : střety idejí a zájmů v současném světě. Praha: P3K.
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Waisová, Š. (2005). Řešení konfliktů v mezinárodních vztazích.. Praha: Portál.
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Waisová, Š. (2002). Úvod do studia mezinárodních vztahů. Dobrá Voda: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk.
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