Course: Selected Development Topics in Asia

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Course title Selected Development Topics in Asia
Course code MRS/GUASI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šafaříková Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Medová Nikola, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Dubovská, Z, Petrů, T, Zbořil, Z. (2005). Dějiny Indonésie. Praha.
  • Gomez-Magdaraog K.M., Burton-Jeangros C. & Jackson Y. (2024). Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Overseas Filipino Workers and their left-behind families: a scoping review.
  • Greenough, P., Lowenhaupt, A. (2003). Nature in the Global South. Environmental Projects in South and Southeast Asia. Durban, London.
  • Kovář, J. (1999). Asie - dynamický kontinent : Hlavní faktory a ohniska růstu. Praha.
  • Laruelle, M., Huchet, J.-F., Peyrouse, S., Balsi, B. (Eds.). (2010). China and India in Central Asia: A new ?Great Game??.
  • Lužný, D. (1995). Náboženství jižní a jihovýchodní Asie. Brno.
  • McGregor, A. (2008). Southeast Asian development. London.
  • Rashid, A. (2009). Decent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.
  • Rodan, G. Hewison, K. & Robison, R. (2006). The Political Economy of South-East Asia: Marktes, power and contestation.
  • Ruffin, M. H., Waugh, D. (1999). Civil Society in Central Asia. Seattle and London.
  • Thakur, R. C., & Wiggen, O. (2004). South Asia in the world: problem solving perspectives on security, sustainable development, and good governance. Tokyo.
  • Van Wie Davis, E., Azizian, R. (2007). Islam, Oil and Geopolitics.
  • Vasa, L. (2020). The European Union Strategy on Central Asia: out of game?.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Sustainable Development - specialization in Transition to Sustainability (2026) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Sustainable Development - specialization in International Development (2026) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer