IREb2012 Politics and Society in the Middle East

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2024
Rozsah
2/0/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučováno prezenčně.
Vyučující
Mgr. Eva Taterová, M.A., Ph.D. (přednášející), Mgr. Martin Chovančík, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
Mgr. Martin Chovančík, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Předpoklady
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The Middle East went through a very dynamic process of political and socio-economic development in last few decades. Political instability, frequent military conflicts, and a rapid economic growth combined with a substantial religious and ethnic diversity made this region a chessboard of the great powers. This course aims to explain the crucial historical milestones in a global perspective as well as to introduce the most important local issues that have had a significant impact in 20th and 21st century world politics. The concrete case studies of both the states and the non-state actors shall be used to demonstrate the various phenomena that have formed the whole region such as nationalism, religious radicalism, lack of democracy, totalitarian regimes etc.
Výstupy z učení
This course aims to explain the crucial historical milestones in a global perspective as well as to introduce the most important local issues that have had a significant impact in 20th and 21st century world politics. The concrete case studies of both the states and the non-state actors shall be used to demonstrate the various phenomena that have formed the whole region such as nationalism, religious radicalism, lack of democracy, totalitarian regimes etc.
Osnova
  • September 15: Introduction: scope of the course, organization of the course, and course requirements
  • September 22:: Middle East: the basic terminology, geography, demography
  • September 29: History of Middle East before 1945
  • October 6: Arab-Israeli Conflict I
  • October 13: Arab-Israeli conflict II
  • October 20: Iran: From Western Ally to Islamic Republic
  • October 27: Midterm essay
  • November 3: Political Development of Lebanon
  • November 10: Post-Cold War Conflicts in the Middle East
  • November 17: National holiday - no class
  • November 24: War in Syria
  • December 1: Current events in the Middle East
  • December 8: Final exam
Literatura
  • Yousef, M. and Brackin, D., Son of Hamas. A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices. SaltRiver: Carol Stream, 2010.
  • White, J.: Islamist mobilization in Turkey: A study in vernacular politics. Seattle [u.a.] University of Washington Press, 2002.
  • Morris, B. The Righteous Victims. A History of Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001. New York : Vintage Books, 2001
Výukové metody
Lectures, class discussion, midterm essay, final exam.
Metody hodnocení
Midterm essay, final exam.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Education at FSS MU assumes that students are familiar with study regulations and they refrain from fraudulent fulfilment of their obligations, especially plagiarism, that is, appropriation of somebody else’s thoughts for one’s own and publication of thoughts of other authors without proper quotation. Plagiarism represents a most serious offence in the academia as it contradicts the mission of the university and meaning of studying. From legal point of view, plagiarism equals a theft of someone else’s intellectual property. Fraudulent fulfilment of students’ obligations is not tolerated under any circumstances and each such case will be punished by conditional expelling from the university. Students are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the issue of plagiarism and the ways how to avoid it.
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