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Lecturer(s)
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Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Week 1: Introduction to course requirements, division of topics. Environmental and energy security in a theoretical context 2. Week 2: The position of the Czech Republic and the EU in a globalized world: policies and tools. 3. Week 3: Environmental aspects of migration 4. Week 4: Conflicts over water and water resources in an international and domestic context 5. Week 5: Food security and hunger in the context of international security (causes, processes, and consequences) 6. Week 6: The issue of mineral resources in international security 7. Week 7: Environmental terrorism: ideology and actors 8. Week 8: Security dilemmas of nuclear energy: problematic actors ? the role of nuclear energy in energy security 9. Week 9: Oil and gas in the context of wars and geopolitics 10. Week 10: Raw material and energy security in the Czech Republic Week 11: EU energy policy ? the role of politics and regulation in energy security Week 12: Energy policy in developing countries + energy poverty and its impacts Week 13 ? 1st final exam
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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), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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This one-semester course focuses on the external dimension of environmental and energy security in the context of globalization. The course will help graduates understand the political and international relations context of energy and environmental security. In addition to a theoretical foundation, the course also offers an overview of current conflicts and dilemmas surrounding environmental and energy security. The material focuses on current developments in topics that will fundamentally determine sustainability in the 21st century.
Due to its content focus, the course develops global learning competencies in areas such as global self-awareness, cultural (and geographical) differences, understanding global systems, applying knowledge in a global context, and taking positions on complex global issues. The issues discussed in the course also have an ethical dimension, which encourages students to reflect on ethics, justice, and human rights, as well as a functional dimension, referring to problem solving at the international level in all its complexity (the functioning and powers of institutions, the role of individual actors, critical points of individual policies and instruments, etc.). . After completing the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the main challenges and dilemmas related to environmental protection and energy security in the context of sustainability SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production 2. Understand the complexity, interconnectedness, and intricacy of issues related to environmental protection, energy security, and sustainability SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities 3. Link environmental consequences to their causes SDG 13: Climate action 4. Analyze the causes of sustainability issues and find theoretical and practical solutions SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy and SDG 15: Life on land 5. Prepare proposals for policy changes that affect environmental protection and energy security in the context of sustainability SDG 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions
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Prerequisites
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The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Seminar Work, Written exam
To pass the exam, all four conditions must be met: mandatory attendance, presentation, preparation of a handout, and completion of the final exam. The final exam (open-ended questions) must be completed with a minimum score of 65%, i.e., 13 points out of 20, which corresponds to an E grade.
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Recommended literature
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Art, R. J., & Jervis, R. (2016). International politics: Enduring concepts and contemporary issues. Pearson..
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Asif, M. (2023). Handbook of Energy and Environmental Security. Cambridge.
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Baylis, J., Smith, S., & Owens, P. (Eds.). (2017). The globalization of world politics: An introduction to international relations.
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Collier, P. (2009). Miliarda nejchudších: proč se některým zemím nedaří a co s tím?. Praha.
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Findley, M. G., & Marineau, J. F. (2015). Lootable resources and third-party intervention into civil wars. Conflict Management and Peace Science, 32(5), 465?486. JSTOR. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1177/0738894214544610.
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Ionesco, D., Mokhnacheva, D., & Gemenne, F. (2016). The atlas of environmental migration.
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Kiyaei, E., Robinson, T., & Dolev, S. (2020). Weapons of mass destruction: Non-proliferation and regional cooperation in the Middle East. Brown Journal of World Affairs.
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Moldan, B. (2020). Životní prostředí v globální perspektivě. Univerzita Karlova.
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online zdroje. European Energy Policy. (n.d.). Science Direct. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/european-energy-policy.
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online zdroje. European Parliament. (n.d.). Environment policy: General principles and basic framework. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/71/environment-policy-general-principles-and-basic-framework.
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Spadaro, A. P. (2020). Climate change, environmental terrorism, eco-terrorism and emerging threats. Journal of Strategic Security, 13(4), 58?80.
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Wach, K., Glodowska, A., Maciejewski, M., & Sieja, M. (2020). Europeanization processes of the EU energy policy in Visegrad countries in the years 2015?2018. Energies, 27(1).
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Winterová, B. (2001). Konflikt o vodu ve Střední Asii. Obrana a strategie, 1(1), 51?68.
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