FF:HIB062n Armed Conflicts - Course Information

HIB062n Armed Conflicts in the Seconad Half of 20th Century

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

doc. Tomáš Šmíd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Zbyněk Cincibus (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. Tomáš Šmíd, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 14:00–15:40 B2.22

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/25, only registered: 0/25

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course aims to acquaint students with the most significant armed conflicts that erupted after World War II and reflect the changes in the management of armed conflict and warfare, which are related to geopolitical changes after World War II, scientific progress and globalization. Individual lectures will always focus on the basic characteristics of the conflict (causes, course and dynamics, solutions), so that students gain a general overview of the case study, and in each case the lecture will also focus on its possible specifics and uniqueness.

Learning outcomes

Students will understand the causes of armed conflicts in the second half of the 20th century, they can understand and describe geopolitical changes after World War II and characterize changes in the ways of armed conflict management.

Syllabus

• 1) The Algerian War
• 2) The Vietnam War
• 3) Yom Kippur War
• 4) Civil War in Angola
• 5) Lebanese Civil War
• 6) Afghan-Soviet war
• 7) War of   Nagorno-Karabakh
• 8) The first Chechen war
• 9) War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 10) Conflict in Kosovo
• 11) The first Congolese war

Literature

• Laryš, M. (2007): Kosovský konflikt, In.: Šmíd, T. – Vaďura, V. (eds.): Etnické konflikty v postkomunistickém prostoru, Brno: CDK, pp. 111-145.
• Šmíd, T. – Souleimanov, E. – Dilbazi, E. (2007): Etnický konflikt v Čečensku, In.: Šmíd, T. – Vaďura, V. (eds.): Etnické konflikty v postkomunistickém prostoru, Brno: CDK, pp. 185-235.
• Dyčka, L. (2010): Angolský konflikt o diamanty. In: Šmíd, T. a kol (2010): Vybrané konflikty o suroviny. Brno: IIPS. S. 151-173.
• Hastings, Max (2017): Vietnam. An Epic History of a Divisive War 1945-1975. London: William Collins.
• Kasum, D. (2007): Etnický konflikt v Bosně a Hercegovině, In.: Šmíd, T. – Vaďura, V. (eds.): Etnické konflikty v postkomunistickém prostoru, Brno: CDK, pp. 81-111.
• Evans, Martin (2012): Algeria: France´s Undeclared War. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (2012): The Soviet–Afghan War 1979–89. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
• Šmíd, T. (2007): Etnický konflikt o Náhorní Karabach, In.: Šmíd, T. – Vaďura, V. (eds.): Etnické konflikty v postkomunistickém prostoru, Brno: CDK, pp. 145-185.
• Weigert, Stephen (2011): Angola A Modern Military History, 1961–2002. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. P. 69-105.
• O´Ballance, Edgar (1998): Civil War in Lebanon 1975-1992. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Kennes, E. (2005): The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Structures of Greed, Networks of Need. In: Arnson, C. J. – Zartman, I. W. (2005 ed.): Rethinking the Economics of War. Baltimore. The Johns Hopkins University Press. s. 140-177.

Teaching methods

seminary

Assessment methods

To complete the course, you will need to take an exam consisting of   8 questions of 5 points each. The maximum is 60 points and the minimum for completing the course is a gain of 36 points. 60 to 56 points will be graded A, 55-51 grade B, 50-46 grade C, 45-41 grade D, 40-36 grade E and 35 and less grade F.

Language of instruction

Czech

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