| Course title | International Conflicts 2 |
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| Course code | KPE/BMK2 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory, Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Week 1 Lecture (P): introducing the subject Seminar (S): NONE Week 2 P: ISRAELI-ARAB WARS (HM) S: IMPLICATIONS OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI WARS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST Week 3 P: KOREAN WAR S: THE KOREAN WAR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EARLY COLD WAR Week 4 P: THE CONFLICT IN VIETNAM S: THE ROLE OF THE USSR IN THE VIETNAM CONFLICT 5. week P: CONFLICT IN CASHMERE S: PERCEPTIONS OF KASHMIRIS VERSUS THE ACTUAL EVOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF PART OF THE HISTORICAL TERRITORY OF KASHMIR Week 6 P: CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN 1979-1989 S: WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE SOVIET INVASION ON AFGHANISTAN AND ON THE SOVIET UNION? Week 7 P: THE IRAQ-IRAN WAR 1980-1988 S: IRAN'S ATTITUDE TO THE CONFLICT Week 8 P: POST-SOVIET CONFLICTS S: POST-SOVIET CONFLICTS AS A CHALLENGE TO EUROPEAN SECURITY Week 9 P: PERSIAN GULF WAR S: THE 'NEW WORLD ORDER' IN THEORY AND PRACTICE Week 10 P: WARS RELATED TO THE BREAK-UP OF YUGOSLAVIA S: ETHNO-NATIONALISM, RELIGION AND GENOCIDE IN THE BALKANS Week 11 P: THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR S: RESULTS OF THE 'GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR': MORE HARM THAN GOOD? Week 12 P: DISCUSSION S: DISCUSSION
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course introduces major international conflicts from the beginning of the Cold War to the early 21st century. It introduces students to the genesis of major conflicts, actors, course and outcomes. Each case is highlighted for its specificity and significance to the history of warfare and the development of international conflict. The short- and long-term implications of the conflicts for the region and for the development of global international relations are discussed. The course focuses in particular on conflicts with trans-regional overlap, long-lasting and fundamentally affecting international relations. Using this criterion, students will learn about the Korean War, the Vietnam War (especially after the U.S. entry), the Israeli-Arab wars, the Kashmir conflict, the Soviet involvement in Afghanistan, the eight-year conflict between Iraq and Iran, the first Gulf War, post-Soviet conflicts, and the war in the former Yugoslavia. The last topic will focus on the global war on terror. For each war conflict, as in the case of KPE/BMK1, attention will be paid to: a) causes; b) actors; c) course; d) consequences; e) the vicissitudes of conflict; and, where appropriate, the impact of conflict on technological progress (and vice versa).
The competencies that a student acquires by successfully completing the course: - The ability to perform basic analysis of the studied conflicts, namely: (a) causes; b) the actors; c) the course; d) consequences; e) the breaking point of the conflict (f) the impact of the conflict on technological progress (and vice versa) - placing the conflict in the broader framework of international relations |
| Prerequisites |
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tudent: - is a student of the bachelor's degree programme International Relations and Security, or related SP - has an active and good command of the English language - demonstrates continuous activity in seminars
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark, Oral exam, Student performance, Written exam
1. active participation in the class (two excused absences are allowed for the whole course) 2. analysis of required readings and ability to present them 3. active and informed discussion in class |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2023) | Category: Social sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |