MVZ443 Energy Security of Asian Countries and Russia

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Břetislav Dančák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Hedvika Koďousková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, 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.
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:30 exP52
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with energy security of Asian countries and Russia. Due to growing energy consumption of China and India there is a considerable influence of their energy-security policies to international relations with other world consumers and growing impact of their policies on global energy security system as well. Russian position in global energy system has also obtained great significance recently. Thanks to successful completion of the course students will be able to analyze actors and characteristics of energy-security policies of China and India and evaluate their foreign policy implications, in addition, they will be able to assess the position of Japan in the global energy system and the Sino-Japanese relations through the energy security point of view. Students will be able to explain the geopolitical significance of the Caspian region and master the issue of global struggle of consumers in the region. Finally, students will be able to characterize energy-security policy of the Russian Federation, both in relation to the European Union and in negotiations with Asian consumers (China, Japan).
Key topics
  • 1) Introduction to the course
  • 2) Asian countries and Russia in global energy system - introduction  
  • 3) China I. - energy security policy actors and its features
  • 4) China II. - foreign policy implications of China's energy security policy
  • 5) India I. - energy security policy actors and its features
  • 6) India II. - foreign policy implications of India's energy security policy
  • 7) Japan in global energy system - Sino-Japanese relations in the energy security point of view - competition or cooperation?
  • 8) Energy security of the Caspian region I.
  • 9) Energy security of the Caspian region II. - Azerbaijan and its importance for energy security of the EU
  • 10) Russia - energy producing power between Europe and Asia
  • 11) European dimension of Russia's energy security policy
  • 12) Case study - Russian-Ukraine gas crisis
  • 13) Russo-Japanese and Russo-Chinese relations from the energy security point of view
Study resources and literature
  • India's energy security. Edited by Ligia Noronha - Anant Sudarshan. New York, NY: Routledge, 2009, xvi, 241. ISBN 9780415502030. info
  • KALYUZHNOVA, Yelena. Economics of the Caspian oil and gas wealth : companies, governments, policies. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, xv, 257. ISBN 9781403987570. info
  • Energy security : visions from Asia and Europe. Edited by Antonio Marquina Barrio. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, xxi, 288. ISBN 9780230219700. info
  • SMITH, Keith A. Russia and European energy security : divide and dominate. Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2008, iii, 26. ISBN 9780892065554. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures involve class discussions and require active participation; position papers improve the ability of students to summarize an issue in the field of energy policy of Asian countries and Russia and to evaluate it critically; seminar papers improve the ability of students to analyze particular issues; readings serve to broaden and deepen the spectrum of knowledge students acquire during lectures.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Mid-term test, final written test; composition of position papers; active participation in class; composition of a seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
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