IREb1001 Introduction to IR and EP

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Fridrichová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Martínková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Fridrichová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! IRE101 Introduction to IR and EP && ! NOW ( IRE101 Introduction to IR and EP )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course:
The students should acquire solid command of major concepts and issues of International Relations and European Studies.
The students should understand the logics of the operation of the international system in general, and of the European Union in particular.
The students should possess basic skills and competences to apply the historical and conceptual knowledge on the contemporary processes in the world and in the EU.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain appropriate understanding of major events, processes, and actors in international and European politics;
Students will understand the most important concepts and issues in the International Relations that constitute the underlying structure of modern international system;
Students will be able to explain key milestones of the integration process;
Students will be able to provide basic overview of EU decision making system, and content of the most important policies
Syllabus
  • 1) Introductory Session: International Relations as an Academic Discipline.
  • 2) History of International System
  • 3) The International System and its Actors
  • 4) Power and Security
  • 5) Conflict and Co-operation
  • 6) Foreign Policy and Decision-Making
  • 7) Mid-Term Exam
  • 8) Key milestones of the process of European integration
  • 9) Introduction to the European Studies
  • 10) EU Institutions and EU decision making system
  • 11) Key EU policies
  • 12) Challenges of recent development of the EU
  • 13) Semester-End Exam
Literature
    required literature
  • BAYLIS, John, Steve SMITH and Patricia OWENS. The globalization of world politics : an introduction to international relations. Eighth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020, xiv, 617. ISBN 9780198825548. info
  • GOLDSTEIN, Joshua S. and Jon C. PEVENHOUSE. International Relations. Pearson, 2017. ISBN 0-13-440476-9. info
    recommended literature
  • BUONANNO, Laurie and Neill NUGENT. Policies and policy processes of the European Union. Basingstoke, Hampshire [U.K.] ;: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, xviii, 356. ISBN 9781403915146. info
    not specified
  • MCCORMICK, John. Understanding the European Union : a concise introduction. 2. ed. New York: Palgrave, 2002, xvi, 237 s. ISBN 0-333-94868-8. info
Teaching methods
Lectures combined with class discussions. Short position-papers.
Assessment methods
This is a pass/fail course. In order to pass, students need to accrue 60% of available points: 16 available for submission of 8 short position papers as an answer to questions posed for topics 2-7 (international relations) and 8-12 (European studies) 25 for a test from international relations 25 for a test from European studies
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: This course is not available for exchange students.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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