BSS110 Strategic Theory

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Doleček (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jakub Drmola, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 11:30–13:00 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
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
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Course objectives
Student of the course will describe development of military sphere (in European context above all) and he will understand and identify basic context in the progress of strategic thought with regard to the main political, social and economic changes that have influenced this development from antiquity up to now. Participants should be able to describe the history of military though and discuss about the strategic thought from antiquity up to now, military developments and connection between technology and the way of waging wars.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Obsah kursu: (1.) Úvodní přednáška (2.) Terminologie, základní koncepty (3.) Strategická kultura (4.) Historie strategie (5.) Novověk (6.) I. světová válka (7.) Meziválečné období (8.) Jaderná strategie (9.) Protipovstalecká strategie (10.) 4GW, NCW (11.) EBO, komplexita (12.) Nové výzvy pro strategické myšlení
Literature
    required literature
  • Vojenská strategie. Online. Edited by Vlastimil Galatík - Antonín Krásný - Karel Zetocha. 1. vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo obrany České republiky - PIC MO, 2008. 343 s. ISBN 9788072784752. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
    recommended literature
  • SUNZI and Bin SUN. Umění války. Online. Gliwice: Helion, 2005. 296 s. ISBN 837361821X. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò. Úvahy o vládnutí a o vojenství. Online. Translated by Josef Hajný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2001. 343 s. ISBN 8072033913. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • CLAUSEWITZ, Carl von. O válce :dílo z pozůstalosti generála Carl von Clausewitze. Online. Edited by Antonín Pohlodek. Vyd. 2. Brno: Bonus A, 1996. 749 s. ISBN 80-85914-27-1. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading, homeworks.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Předmět je zakončen písemnou zkouškou, za kterou je možné získat maximálně 20 bodů. Hodnocení: 20-19 bodu: A 18-17 bodu: B 16-15 bodu: C 14-13 bodu: D 12 bodu: E 11 a méně: F.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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