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Lecturer(s)
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Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Conflicts and their prevention. The Clash of Civilizations in S. Huntington's concept. Islam and the West. Conflicts in the Middle East. Ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus region. The issue of genocide.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Attendace
- 8 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 11 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 8 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The seminar is devoted to the problems of conflicts and their wider context, with an emphasis on religious and ethnic conflicts. Students learn to analyze conflicts in the world today. After completing the course, students should be able to: "Define the typology of conflicts "Clarify the main conflicts currently "Characterize ethnic conflicts "Explain the issue of genocide
Students demonstrate knowledge of contemporary conflicts.
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Prerequisites
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Orientation in international politics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
Self-assigned study materials (literature). The condition for granting credit is drafting essay on an assigned topic.
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Recommended literature
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Baar, V. (2002). Národy na prahu 21. století. Ostrava: Tilia.
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Barša, P. (2001). Západ a islamismus.. Brno: CDK.
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Fukuyama, F. (2002). Konec dějin a poslední člověk. Praha: Rybka Publishers.
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Hradečný, P. (2000). Řekové a Turci.. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
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Huntington, S. P. (2001). Střet civilizací.. Praha: Rybka Publishers.
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Kropáček, L. (1999). Blízký východ na přelomu tisíciletí.. Praha: Vyšehrad.
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Kropáček, L. (2002). Islám a Západ.. Praha: Vyšehrad.
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Krupp, M. (1999). Sionismus a Stát Izrael. Praha: Vyšehrad.
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Mendel, M., & Pospíšilová, H. (2000). Náboženství v boji o Palestinu.. Brno: Atlantis.
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Ternon, Y. (1997). Genocidy XX. století.. Praha: Themis.
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Waisová, Š. (2005). Řešení konfliktů v mezinárodních vztazích.. Praha: Portál.
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