FSS:BSS155 Partisans and Guerilla - Course Information
BSS155 Partisans and Guerilla
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Richard Stojar, Ph.D. (lecturer) - 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 - Timetable
- Wed 10:00–11:40 U33
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This course is intended as scientific overview of the guerilla and partisan activities in the history and in the contemporary world. Main objective of the course is to explain specific character of guerilla and partisan war. Students should be able to analyze elements of guerilla and partisan warafare in political context of various areas.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to the study of partisans and guerilla; 2. Definition of partisans and guerilla; 3. Strategy of partisan and guerilla warafare; 4. Strategy of counter-guerilla warfare; 5. Political-cultural aspects of partisans and guerilla. 6. Partisans and guerilla to 1914. 7. Partisans and guerilla 1914-1938 8. Partisans and guerilla 1939-1945 9. Partisans and guerilla 1946-1989 10. Contemporary partisans and guerilla in Europe and America 11. Contemporary partisans and guerilla in Asia and Oceania 12. Contemporary partisans and guerilla in Africa
- Literature
- Extended valid list of literature is in the IS (study materials)
- STÝSKALÍKOVÁ, Věra. UCK: Terorismus nebo guerilla? (KLA- Terorrism or guerilla?). In SOULEIMANOV, Emil. Terorismus: válka proti státu. první. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2006, p. 203-224, 21 pp. edice. ISBN 80-86861-76-7. info
- MAREŠ, Miroslav. Vymezení pojmů terorismus, válka a guerilla v soudobé bezpečnostní terminologii (Definition of the terms terrorism, war and guerilla in contemporary security terminology). Obrana a strategie. Brno: ÚSS VA, 2004, vol. 4, No 1, p. 19-32, 13 pp. ISSN 1214-6463. URL info
- LAQUEUR, Walter. Guerrilla warfare : a historical & critical study. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1998, xx, 462. ISBN 0765804069. info
- Assessment methods
- Each week: lectures, class discussions (including students presentations) Students will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components: 25% Position papers 25% Presentation and seminary thesis; 50% Final written exam. Grading: 56-60: A 51-55: B 46-50: C 41-45: D 36-40: E 35-0: F.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- BSSb1155 Guerilla
!BSS155 && !NOW(BSS155)
- BSSb1155 Guerilla
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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