MEBn5044 Energy and Geopolitics: Trends and Topics

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Jirušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Vlček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Vlček, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Faculty of Social Studies
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The goal is to acquaint students with the topical issues and development on the global scene with regard to the main actors in energy. This entails foreign and energy policies of main suppliers and consumers, deals or conflicts, and other relevant events.
Learning outcomes
Students will be oriented in the main events and trends forming the world of energy and the role of key geopolitical actors.
Syllabus
  • - Key actors in the global energy environment and their policies - EU - USA - Russia - China - Contemporary trends in energy polices and their impact on international relations - Current issues
Literature
  • Donelli, F., Cannon, B. J. (2023): Power projection of Middle East states in the Horn of Africa: linking security burdens with capabilities. Small Wars & Insurgencies, vol. 34, no. 4.
  • HOLZER, Jan, Miroslav MAREŠ, Tomáš ŠMÍD, Martin JIRUŠEK, Petra KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Lucie COUFALOVÁ, Libor ŽÍDEK, Tomáš VLČEK, Jiří GAZDA, Josef ŠAUR, Pavel BOČEK and Radomír VLČEK. Czech Security Dilemma : Russia as a Friend or Enemy? 1st ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, 235 pp. New Security Challenges. ISBN 978-3-030-20545-4. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20546-1. URL info
  • HÖGSELIUS, Per. Energy and geopolitics. First published. London: Routledge, 2019, ix, 192. ISBN 9781138038394. info
  • VLČEK, Tomáš and Martin JIRUŠEK. Russian Oil Enterprises in Europe : Investments and Regional Influence. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, 238 pp. ISBN 978-3-030-19838-1. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19839-8. URL info
  • JIRUŠEK, Martin. Politicization in the natural gas sector in South-Eastern Europe: thing of the past or vivid present? 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 286 pp. Ediční řada Monografie, sv. č. 67. ISBN 978-80-210-8881-8. info
  • HÖGSELIUS, Per. Red gas : Russia and the origins of european energy dependence. 1st publ. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, xiii, 279. ISBN 9781137286147. info
Teaching methods
Discussions Seminar papers
Assessment methods
Mid-term test Seminar papers Exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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