EUP424 NATO History

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zinaida Bechná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Barbora Halašková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, 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
Timetable
Wed 15:15–16:45 M117
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 aim of the course is the interpretation of the NATO issues against the background on the post Cold War trends in international security. The course is mainly focused on the clarification of the historical circumstances of the NATO creation, decision-making mechanisms, NATO expeditionary operations and changes of NATO after the End of the Cold War. The course touches other security institutions in Europe as well, especially Warsaw Pact, Western European Union and newly also the process of building an ESDP within the European Union. Course objectives are to understand the functioning principles of NATO, to learn the historical evolution of NATO, to define main differences between NATO and other security organizations, and to understand current trends in the development of NATO.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into the study, delivery the list of presentations, study literature, methods of evaluation (Kříž) 2. The NATO Founding (Kříž) 3. NATO during the Cold War (Kříž) 4. How does NATO work (Shevchuk) 5. NATO and France (Shevchuk) 6. National Holiday 7. NATO after the End of the Cold War (Kříž) 8. NATO enlargement (Shevchuk) 9. NATO in European security architecture (Shevchuk) 10. NATO and Russia (Shevchuk) 11. NATO and crisis management operations (Kříž) 12. NATO and the South Caucasus region (Shevchuk) 13. NATO and Ukraine. (Kříž)
Literature
  • COLLINS, Brian J. NATO : a guide to the issues. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 2011, xiv, 178. ISBN 9780313354915. info
  • HODGE, Carl Cavanagh. Atlanticism for a new century : the rise, triumph, and decline of NATO. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005, xi, 145. ISBN 0130481297. URL info
  • KAPLAN, Lawrence S. NATO divided, NATO united : the evolution of an alliance. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004, xii, 165. ISBN 0275983773. info
  • Defending Europe : the EU, NATO and the quest for european autonomy. Edited by Jolyon Howorth - John T. S. Keeler. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2003, xii, 247. ISBN 1403966907. info
  • SLOAN, Stanley R. NATO, the European Union, and the Atlantic community : the transatlantic bargain reconsidered. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003, xvii, 287. ISBN 0742517608. info
  • DUIGNAN, Peter. NATO : its past, present, and future. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press, 2000, x, 149. ISBN 0817997822. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, study of literature, elaboration and presentation of a presentation, elaboration of an essay, class discussions.
Assessment methods
To complete the course and receive credits, students are required to achieve 70% of attendance, present and hand over three presentations (10 minutes) and deliver one essay in the length of 8 pages. The deadline for the essay handover is November 15 2015.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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