FSS:MVZn5098 Negotiating in a global. arena - Course Information
MVZn5098 Negotiating in a globalized arena
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Eitan Adres, PhD. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
- 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 - Prerequisites
- ! MVZ498 Negotiating in a global. arena && ! NOW ( MVZ498 Negotiating in a global. arena )
Ability to read and speak English - 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
- there are 19 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The goal of the course is to provide students with theoretical base as well as to equip them with practical skills they may need to employ at negotiations in their future professional career.
- Learning outcomes
- Students will acquire theoretical knowledge related to negotiations and their aspects. They will also acquire skills how to negotiate in various situations, including different cultural settings.
- Syllabus
- 1) Introduction. What is negotiations? Globalization processes; consequences for society and the individual. 2) Globalization and (In)Security 3) The strength of weak ties. 4) Understanding the negotiation process I 5) Understanding the negotiation process II 6) "The white beetle" case study practice 7) "A.E.Steel Ltd" - a cross cultural case study 8) "A.E.Steel Ltd" - debriefing. Course conclusion
- Literature
- required literature
- Fukuyama, F.; Richman, B.; Goel A.: How to Save Democracy from Technology: Ending Big Tech's Information Monopoly. Foreign Affairs, January/February 2021.
- Mazzucato, M.: Capitalism After the Pandemic: Getting the Recovery Right. Forreign Affairs, November/December 2020.
- Farrel, H.: Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It? The Pandemic Is Exposing Market Vulnerabilities No One Knew Existed. Foreign Affairs, March 2020.
- Donelly, J.: International Human Rights. Westview Press, p. 197-209.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, seminars, in class discussions, team work, individual student work
- Assessment methods
- Evaluation will be based on assessment of attendance, in-class participation, completion of in-class tasks, and on the evaluation of the seminar paper.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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