MVZ412 The USA and New Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Břetislav Dančák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Monica Dobrovolny (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Vladimir Dordevic, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 U42
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MVZ412/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. V. Dordevic
MVZ412/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Dobrovolny
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MVE438 The USA and New Europe &&! EVS418 Rel. US-Europ. and EU Enl.
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 46 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/46, only registered: 0/46
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goal of the course is to analyse the development of American policy towards Central European countries from the end of the Cold War until the present time; The attention is paid to compare of differences between the governments of George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama in formulation of their foreign policy priorities towards Central European region; students should be able to evaluate the foreign policies of the states associated in the Visegrad Group, i.e the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia in the context of transatlantic dialogue and in the context of their bilateral relations with the USA.
Syllabus
  • I. Introduction. Course and evaluation description.
  • II. Traditions of American unilateralism – early stage.
  • III. Current American unilateralism – implications for transatlantic realtions.
  • IV.Multilateralism – the term and political practice.
  • V.V. The end of the Cold War: USA, the only superpower and Europe in the process of integration.
  • VI. NATO enlargement as an „issue” of American foreign policy.
  • VII. Reading week.
  • VIII. Bill Clinton administration and its identification with the NATO enlargement. Mid-semester test.
  • IX. Congress and administration during the preparation for NATO enlargement vote.
  • X. American foreign policy after 9/11 and the position of New Europe.
  • XI. Old-New Europe dispute – Donald Rumsfeld's speech and the perspective of USA – New Europe relations after EU enlargement.
  • XII. George W. Bush's second term in office and foreign policy in the Transatlantic area.
  • XIII. B. Obama and perspectives of the transatlantic relations at the beginning of 21st century.
Literature
  • ART, Robert J. America's grand strategy and world politics. New York: Routledge, 2009, viii, 400. ISBN 9780415952347. info
  • Old Europe, new Europe and the transatlantic security agenda. Edited by Kerry Longhurst - Marcin Zaborowski. London: Routledge, 2005, vii, 213. ISBN 041534820X. info
  • The Atlantic alliance under stress : US-European relations after Iraq. Edited by David M. Andrews. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005, x, 293. ISBN 0521614082. URL info
  • Beyond paradise and power : Europe, America, and the future of a troubled partnership. Edited by Tod Lindberg. New York: Routledge, 2004, vi, 245. ISBN 0415950511. URL info
  • Wars on terrorism and Iraq : human rights, unilateralism, and U.S. foreign policy. Edited by Thomas George Weiss - Margaret E. Crahan - John Goering. New York: Routledge, 2004, xxi, 247. ISBN 0415700639. URL info
  • KAGAN, Robert. Of paradise and power :America and Europe in the new world order. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003, 103 s. ISBN 1-4000-4093-0. info
  • Multilateralism and U.S. foreign policy : ambivalent engagement. Edited by Stewart Patrick - Shepard Forman. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002, viii, 509. ISBN 1588260186. info
  • GOLDGEIER, James M. Not whether but when : the U.S. decision to enlarge NATO. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 1999, xi, 218. ISBN 081573171X. info
  • MCDOUGALL, Walter A. Promised land, crusader state :the american encounter with the world since 1776. Boston: Mariner book, 1997, xiii, 286. ISBN 0-395-90132-4. info
Teaching methods
The teaching is based on lectures and seminars. Students should take active part in debates in seminars and classes.
Assessment methods
The course is finished by an exam. It requires fulfilling of semester tasks. The final grade will be calculated as a composite evaluation consisting of seminar presence and activity, writing mid-semester test and final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět nezapisují studenti, kteří ho již absolvovali pod kódem MVE438 a studenti, kteří absolvovali EVS418.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009.
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