MVE701 Introduction into International Relations

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Fiala, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
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
The course focuses on introduction of notions and terms that are in use in the discipline of IR; it also aims at explaining the positions of the main actors in the international domain, characterising the most frequently employed approaches to international relations and offering the students a survey of the development and trends within the discipline.
Syllabus
  • 1) Nature, subject, approaches and methods of the discipline of IR 2) Actors - (national) state 3) Actors - IGOs, MNCs, NGOs 4) Basic general terms - power, BoP, conflict, crisis, war 5) International system I. - anarchy, multipolarity, bipolarity, hegemony, collective security 6) International system II. - history, development 7) IR as a science - development, characterization, some theoretical problems (LOAP), different methodological approaches (holism, individualism) 8) Foreign policy, geopolitics and national interest - theoretical conception 9) Final test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002.
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