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Poslední úprava: ULIK (03.10.2012)
The main objective is to discuss, analyze, critically assess and understand concepts behind the most pressing security issues that both sides of the Atlantic face. The course should in general cover the following topics:
However, the exact composition of the course will depend on subjects the students will choose from this list. This is because I wish students work on an issue they are really interested in. The students will give a presentation on a more specific issue falling within these cathegories and in subsequent discussion and interventions by the teacher more general conclusions should be identified. |
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Poslední úprava: ULIK (03.10.2012)
Assessment: 40% Activity in class 30% Paper (6 pages/2000 words on a selected topic - the same as presentation) 30% Presentation (on a selected topic). The presentation should include the following: · Introduction (reasons for selection, relevance to EU/US/translatlantic security) · Basic Data (important facts, history, description of the current state, context) · Analysis (underlying causes, different perspectives, causalities, explanation of behaviour, theories) · Assessment (student's view) · Essential sources used · Questions for discussion (2 - 4)
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Poslední úprava: ULIK (03.10.2012)
There is no syllabus or list of literature set in advance. The course is in a form of seminar/colloquium, so the "reading list" will result from topics the students are going to choose. However, the students attending the course should be familiar at least with some of the following think tanks (and their output) and journals dealing at least partially with (transatlantic) security. The studnets will likely find suitable sources for their presentation on this list: Think tanks csis.org www.egmontinstitute.be http://www.miis.edu/academics/researchcenters
Journals: Survival International Security Presidential Studies Quarterly Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Washington Quarterly Journal of Strategic Studies Comparative Strategy European Security RUSI Journal Orbis
This is by no means an exhaustive list. But I attempted to make it representative - it contains the most influential, most read, most praised and hopefully politically balanced institutions. I also included three Central European think tanks for our local perspective. Do not expect anything sophisticated from them, though.
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Poslední úprava: ULIK (03.10.2012)
For more information please contact me at karel.ulik@centrum.cz |