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Territorial Violent Non-State Actors - JPM924
Title: Territorial Violent Non-State Actors
Guaranteed by: Department of Security Studies (23-KBS)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2023
Semester: both
E-Credits: 6
Hours per week, examination: 1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: winter:17 / 19 (19)
summer:unknown / unknown (19)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: PhDr. Zdeněk Ludvík, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): PhDr. Zdeněk Ludvík, Ph.D.
Class: Courses not for incoming students
Annotation -
The course deals with territorial violent non-state actors (VNSAs) in world politics, examines what they are, and what role they play in the international system. The goal of the course is to provide students with a theoretical background and to develop a broad knowledge of territorial VNSAs. Students will be able to think critically about the dynamic roles of territorial VNSAs in world politics and should be able to engage in policy debates.
Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (09.09.2019)
Aim of the course - Czech

Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above

Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
Descriptors - Czech

Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above

Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
Literature -
  • Al-Rasheed, Madawi – Kersten, Carool – Shterin, Marat (eds.) (2015): Demystifying the Caliphate: Historical Memory and Contemporary Contexts. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 
  • Ali, Ayaan H. (2015): Islam Is a Religion of Violence. Foreign Policy, https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/09/islam-is-a-religion-of-violence-ayaan-hirsi-ali-debate-islamic-state.
  • Clunan, Anne – Trinkunas, Harold (eds.) (2010): Ungoverned Spaces: Alternatives to State Authority in an Era of Softened Sovereignty. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
  • Gray, Colin S. (2007): War, Peace and International Relations: An Introduction to Strategic History. Abingdon, New York: Routledge.
  • Miodownik, Dan – Barak, Oren (eds.) (2014): Nonstate Actors in Intrastate Conflicts. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 
  • Omar, Manal (2015): Islam Is a Religion of Peace. Foreign Policy, https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/09/islam-is-a-religion-of-peace-manal-omar-debate-islamic-state.
  • Salehyan, Idean (2009): Rebels Without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 
  • Schneckener, Ulrich (2009): Spoilers or Governance Actors? Engaging Armed Non-State Groups in Areas of Limited Statehood. SFB-Governance Working Paper Series.
  • Walt, Stephen M. (2015): What Should We Do if the Islamic State Wins? Foreign Policy, http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/10/what-should-we-do-if-isis-islamic-state-wins-containment.
  • Weinstein, Jeremy (2007): Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (09.09.2019)
Teaching methods - Czech

Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above

Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (16.09.2023)
Requirements to the exam

Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above

Evaluation is performed in accordance to the Dean’s Provision.

Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
Syllabus -
  1. A brief introduction to the studied subject / Formal requirements of the course Session
  2. VNSAs: Contextual introduction Session
  3. Conceptual definition: What are and are not VNSAs?
  4. VNSAs in the IR theories and research
  5. VNSAs and the territory I.
  6. VNSAs and the territory II.
  7. VNSAs and security
  8. Strategic approaches towards VNSAs
  9. VNSAs, territory, and effective objective achievement
  10. Closing Remarks Session
Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (09.09.2019)
Entry requirements - Czech

Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above

Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
Registration requirements - Czech

Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above

Last update: Ludvík Zdeněk, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
 
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