Summer University Prague 2025: Conflicts, Polarization, and International Institutions: The World Between the Old and New Order (12101)
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| Summer University Prague 2025: Conflicts, Polarization, and International Institutions: The World Between the Old and New Order | |
| Kód varianty (CID): | 12101 |
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| Zaměření: | Program CŽV - zájmový |
| Fakulta: | Fakulta sociálních věd |
| Institut mezinárodních studií [23-IMS] | |
| prezenční | |
| angličtina | |
| The key objective of the Summer School 2025 is to understand the reasons for the emergence of conflicts in the contemporary world with examples of contemporary types of conflicts in the world (the Post-Soviet space, the Balkans, the Middle East). Related to this is an understanding of the reasons for social and political polarisation – both in European society and in the United States. Populism is partly behind the polarisation itself – it is therefore necessary to understand its origins and patterns. The world has begun to change in recent years, precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent political and security crises in many parts of the world. Conflicts, raising social and political polarisation and the redefinition of the role of international institutions have become part of today’s reality and need to be seriously addressed. Already at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term ‘polycrisis’, a series of multiple crises occurring in parallel, was beginning to emerge and brought steady instability into national politics and societies. Thus, the reality of the Western world has become one of increasing social conflict and political polarisation, leading to the destabilisation of traditional values and of traditional institutions. The Russian aggression in Ukraine and the threat to geopolitical stability in Europe, and the presence of a large-scale military conflict outside the gates of the European Union, have had an extremely strong impact. The very position of the United States of America, as the traditional guarantor of European security, is being shaken ahead of the forthcoming presidential elections. In this situation, the traditional world of functional institutions (UN, NATO etc), relationships and values is gradually becoming diluted. Hybrid threats, fake news and the growing influence of disinformation on entire societies are increasingly mentioned. The Summer University 2025 is an interdisciplinary course that combines multiple learning methods. Its learning space is divided into asynchronous and synchronous components. Synchronous learning involves lectures and in-class discussions. Asynchronous learning, via Moodle, is designed to facilitate both individual preparation and group projects. Our teaching methods encourage the students to apply the knowledge they gain from reading various texts in academic journals in a practical way. Lectures, group projects, discussions, and reading help students develop critical thinking about potential solutions for the problems faced by international politics today. In group projects and discussions, students will have an opportunity to express their personal opinions and demonstrate their knowledge during the course. Students will practice their soft skills and develop their ability to discuss contentious topics in a diverse environment composed of students from various countries who hold different views, and potentially come to agreement. Students will learn to express themselves well and cooperate with other students in an open international university environment. |
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| Summer University Prague 2025: Conflicts, Polarization, and International Institutions: The World Between the Old and New Order | |
| Date: August 31st – September 13th 2025 Syllabus: 1/ Dealing with Challenges in Practice ● Excursion & Discussion: Visit to Czech Parliament 2/ Conflicts: affinities and differences of the roots ● Workshop: Frozen and hot conflicts in Post-Soviet Area ● Field work: Uncovering Cultural Heterogeneity in Prague 3/ Change and conflict ● Workshop:Ethnic cleansing or genocide? The understanding of the wars in the former Yugoslavia ● Workshop: After Socialism: Social Polarisation, Global Change, and Local Agency in Central Europe's Industrial Peripheries ● Seminar: Central Asia surrounded by conflict: terms and conditions of strategic stability 4/ Polarization ● Lecture: Polarization in the European Society Lecture: Whose Knowledge Counts? Decolonising Fieldwork and Rethinking Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe. ● Workshop: Divided US society 5/ Cultural Heterogeneity ● Field work: Uncovering Cultural Heterogeneity in Prague ● Tutorial: Preparation for final group presentations 6/ Populism ● Lecture: Populism as a European Challenge ● Workshop: Shifting Fault Lines: Regional Security in the Wake of October 7 and the Trump Presidency 7/ War and democracy ● Workshop: No quiet on the cyber front: unpacking the paradoxes of the Russo-Ukrainian cyberwar ● Workshop: Tensions in Ukraine ● Lecture: Presidential Elections and Czech Society 8/ Institutions ● Workshop: Revisionism and the liberal international order: changes and reforms of international institutions ● Lecture: Historical Memory in Spain ● Tutorial: Preparation for final group presentations 9/ Conflicts in a changing world order ● Workshop: USA and NATO: changing relationship? ● Workshop: Small States in the New Global Order ● Workshop: Kosovo, the Western Balkans, and the Dimensions of Frozen Conflicts 10/ Departure ● Final group presentations |
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| Requirements: The programme is intended for students who are currently enrolled in a college or university or recently graduated. A very good level of English is essential for successful participation in the course. Required documents: 1/ CV (in English language) 2/ Motivation letter 3/ Proof of studentʼs enrollment in a college or university or of his/her recent graduation 4/ Proof of studentʼs knowledge of English (if he/she is not a native speaker). We require at least the B2 level of The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students should note that the summer school classes are not part of the standard curriculum and we therefore have to charge them to cover our costs. Everybody who wishes to attend these classes must pay a fee of EUR 1690. |
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Podrobnosti v rozvrhu | |
Statistika pro MŠMT | |
| Politické vědy a občanská výchova (0312) | |
Podmínky absolvování a kvalifikace | |
| jiná | |
| Certifikace: | Osvědčení o absolvování programu |
| 5 ECTS / v případě napsání seminární práce 10 ECTS | |
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| získání dalších odborných znalostí v oboru | |
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Garant a místo | |
| doc. PhDr. Tomáš Nigrin, Ph.D. | |
| Katedra německých a rakouských studií | |
| Institut mezinárodních studií | |
Termín a délka | |
| 2024/2025 | |
| letní semestr, Září | |
| Krátkodobé | |
| 35 (v hodinách celkem) | |
Poplatky a financování | |
| 1690 EUR / kurz | |
Přihláška | |
| on-line www.summer-university.fsv.cuni.cz/how-to-apply | |
| Mgr. Jan Krajc | |
| summer.university@fsv.cuni.cz | |
| 00420604806069 | |
| 30.07.2025 | |
| 31.07.2025 | |
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