| Course title | Globalization, Prosperity, Sustainability |
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| Course code | MRS/WGPS |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Key topics 1. Globalization and Capitalism Growing interdependence in the world and the economic system that rules it. Can they be managed for the common good? 2. Prosperity and Inequality Are we better off and moving forward? Is prosperity shared within and across countries? 3. Sustainability and Future Can prosperity be shared across generations? How to think about the long-term future? Books for 2023 semester 1. What We Owe the Future (MacAskill, 2022) 2. How the World Became Rich (Koyama and Rubin, 2022) 3. The Coming of Neo-Feudalism (Kotkin, 2020) 4. TBC Books for 2022 semester 1. Nudge: The Final Edition (Thaler and Sunstein, 2008/updated 2021) | česky Nudge (šťouch) 2. The Growth Delusion (Pilling, 2018) 3. Oneness vs the 1% (Shiva, 2020) 4. Good Economics for Hard Times (Banerjee and Duflo, 2019) + autumn bonus: 21 Lessons for the 21st century (Harari, 2018) | česky 21 lekcí pro 21. století Books for 2021 semester 1. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Tetlock and Gardner, 2016) | česky Superprognózy 2. Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization (Milanovic, 2016) 3. The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties (Collier, 2018) | česky Budoucnost kapitalismu 4. A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet (Patel and Moore, 2018) | česky Dějiny světa na příkladu sedmi laciných věcí + autumn bonus: Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Hickel, 2021)
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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The course consists of several seminars with discussions of books on current topics. The books are related to at least one of the three areas: (i) globalization and capitalism, (ii) prosperity and inequality, (iii) sustainability and future. Provided there is at least one foreign student without knowledge of Czech language enrolled in the course, the course will run in English.
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| Prerequisites |
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The course has no formal prerequisites, but a basic knowledge of economics and development and environmental studies is an advantage.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
The evaluation is based on interim tests at the beginning of each seminar. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in International Development Studies (2020) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Foresight (2020) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |