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abulof_small_peoples.pdf | Uriel Abulof: ‘‘Small Peoples’’ The Existential Uncertainty of Ethnonational Communities. International Studies Quarterly (2009) 53, 227-248 | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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andreas-border.PDF | Peter Andreas: Border Games. Policing the U.S. Mexico Divide. Cornell University Press, 2001 (excerpt). | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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barnett-new-map.pdf | Thomas P.M. Barnett: The Pentagon's New Map, Esquire, 2003 | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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billon-resource.pdf | Philippe Le Billon: The Geopolitical economy of 'resource wars', Geopolitics, Volume 9, Number 1, March 2004 , pp. 1-28(28). | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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bowman-geography.pdf | Isiah Bowman: Geography or Geopolitics, in: Gearóid Ó Tuathail, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge: The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2006. | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Cosgrove Landscape.pdf | Dr. Paul Bauer | |
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David Harvey - The Condition of Postmodernity_ An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change-Wiley-Blackwell (1991).pdf | Dr. Paul Bauer | |
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David Harvey, The Right to the City, NLR 53, September October 2008.pdf | Dr. Paul Bauer | |
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deBlij-demography.PDF | Harm deBlij: Geography Matters, Oxford University Press, 2005, kapitola Future Demography of Human Population | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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deBlij-russia.pdf | Harm deBlij: Geography Matters, Oxford University Press, 2005, kapitola Russia: Trouble on the Eastern Front | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Dittmer_Popular_Culture_and_Geopolitics_Conclusion.pdf | Dittmer, Jason, Popular Culture and Geopolitics : Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 2010, Conclusion | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Dittmer_Popular_Culture_and_Geopolitics_Popular_Culture_Geopolitics_and_Identity_Introduction.pdf | Dittmer, Jason, Popular Culture and Geopolitics : Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 2010, Introduction | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Foucault.space.pdf | Dr. Paul Bauer | |
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gehl_lifebtnbuld.1.pdf | Jan Gehl: Life Between Buildings. Using Public Space. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1987 (excerpt). | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Gehl_Melbourne_small.pdf | Jan Gehl: Places for People. Melbourne, 2004. (project) | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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geography12-1.ppt | Presentation1 | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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geography12-2.ppt | Presentation2 | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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geography12-3.ppt | Presentation3 | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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geography12-4_resources_esa.ppt | Presentation4_bases_and_resources | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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geography_13-5_urbanism_esa.ppt | Presentation_5_urbanism | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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glassner-ecology.pdf | Martin Ira Glassner: Political Geography, Wiley, New York, 2003. Chapter: The Politics of Ecology, Energy and Land Use. | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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haushofer-geopolitik.pdf | Karl Haushofer (excerpts, from: Gearóid Ó Tuathail, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge: The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2006). | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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hausmann_Foreign Policy_prisoners_geography.pdf | Ricardo Hausmann: Prisoners of Geography. Foreign Policy, January, 1999. | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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huntington_clash.PDF | Samuel Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations, in: Gearóid Ó Tuathail, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge: The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2006. | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Lefebvre - State, Space, World.pdf | Dr. Paul Bauer | |
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mackinder-pivot.pdf | Halford Mackinder, (excerpts, from: Gearóid Ó Tuathail, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge: The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2006). | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Maps_and_Politics_1_Cartography_as_Power.pdf | Black, Jeremy, Maps and Politics, Reaktion Books, London, GBR, 2000 | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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mead-carter-foreign-policy.doc | Walter Mead: The Carter Syndrome, Foreign Policy, April 2010 | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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(New Press Essential) Immanuel Wallerstein-The Essential Wallerstein-New Press, The (2000).pdf | Immanuel Wallerstein: Essential Wallerstein, New Press, 2010, World System Analysis, pp. 129-149. | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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said-ignorance.pdf | Edward Said: Reply to Huntington, in: Gearóid Ó Tuathail, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge: The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2006. | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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scott-india-china.pdf | Scott, David. "The Great Power ‘Great Game’ between India and China: ‘The Logic of Geography’" Geopolitics 13.1 (2008). | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Soja.LA..PDF | Dr. Paul Bauer | |
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The_Geopolitics_of_Water_in_the_Middle_E.pdf | Dr. Paul Bauer | |
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the_challenge_of_slums-(2003).pdf | UN: The Challenge of Slums, 2003, pp. 17-31. | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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Wood-Limbo World.doc | Graeme Wood: Limbo World, Foreign Policy, January-February 2010 | PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D. |
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The course Political Geography has two principle objectives - first, to introduce general theoretical approaches regarding the relationship between territoriality and political, social and historical developments. Second, to apply these concepts in specific locations and highlight the spatial aspects of political and social controversies. Last update: Kozák Kryštof Přemysl, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (09.02.2025)
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The main goal of the course is to introduce key texts in the field of political geography and demonstrate their applicability to current problems and affairs. Last update: Kozák Kryštof Přemysl, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (09.02.2025)
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According to the Dean's provision, the teacher evaluates the student's performance in the percentages assigned to grades A to F (https://fsv.cuni.cz/opatreni-dekanky-c-20/2019):
Last update: Kozák Kryštof Přemysl, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (09.02.2025)
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Texts are provided for each class in the syllabus section. Last update: Kozák Kryštof Přemysl, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (09.02.2025)
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Basic teaching method for the course is a thorough discussion of mandatory texts in the class. The lesson is a presence teaching lesson.
Last update: Kozák Kryštof Přemysl, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (09.02.2025)
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Active participation (10 %) Students are required do read the mandatory texts for each class and be prepared to answer questions related to it in the class. Repeated failures to answer questions in class will lower student’s score. Political geography newsletter (15 %) Each student shall present a political geography related newsletter. The student shall send one news article related to a current issue or conflict on Sunday before the Monday class. In the class, the student shall have a brief, 7-10 minute presentation regarding the issue or conflict, analysing it from the perspective of political geography. Emphasize the role physical geography and try to connect the issue or the conflict with concepts from the class. Use maps to illustrate your points.
Final paper (40 %) Students shall write a short paper about the chosen text. The paper shall follow the structure of the presentation. Minimum length: 12 600 characters with spaces (7 pages). In the paper, focus on a specific issue, area or conflict and analyze it through the lens of political geography. You can use the same topic as for your newsletter. The paper should have a clear focus as well as a key argument or thesis that you argue for. The paper should also utilize available data, statistics as well as thematic maps to support your claims. The paper should utilize concepts and theories discussed in class. Please send the presentation paper via Turnitin teaching platform no later than 31th May 2025! The class in Turnitin is called Political Geography 2025, id: 48737730. Enrollment key is "geogeo", deadline is May 31st, 2025. Looking forward to your work, try incorporating knowledge from the class to the issues and problems you selected. Take care, Krystof
Final oral exam (18 + 18 %): During the oral exam, each student will be randomly assigned two topics of the weekly classes. He or she shall discuss the related readings and present an in-depth analysis of the topic.
Last update: Kozák Kryštof Přemysl, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (23.05.2025)
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Name: Political Geography Lecturer: Kryštof Kozák PhD.
Course description: The course Political Geography has two principle objectives - first, to introduce general theoretical approaches regarding the relationship between territoriality and political, social and historical developments. Second, to apply these concepts in specific locations and highlight the spatial aspects of political and social controversies.
Course program: Week 1 17.2. 2025 Introduction, course requirements, concept of geography, territoriality, political geography, human geography, physical geography KK
Week 2 24.2. 2025 Political Geography and Geopolitics Halford Mackinder (excerpts, from: Gearóid Ó Tuathail, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge: The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2006). (in SIS) Karl Haushofer (excerpts, from: Gearóid Ó Tuathail, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge: The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2006). Colin Flint, Peter Taylor: Political Geography. World-Economy, Nation-State and Locality, Routledge, 2018, Prologue
Week 3 3.3. 2025 Political Geography and the Logic of Geography Scott, David. "The Great Power ‘Great Game’ between India and China: ‘The Logic of Geography’" Geopolitics 13.1 (2008).
Week 4 10.3. 2025 Political Geography and Resources Philippe Le Billon: The Geopolitical economy of 'resource wars', Geopolitics, Volume 9, Number 1, March 2004 , pp. 1-28(28). Sophia Kalantzakos, The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals, IAI, 2019
Week 5: 17.3. 2025 Political Geography and Nation-states John A. Agnew, Katharyne Mitchell, Gerard Toal - A Companion to Political Geography (Blackwell Companions to Geography)-Wiley-Blackwell (2007).pdf, section Nation-states by Michael J. Shapiro, pp. 271-289. Benedict Anderson: Imagined Communities, 1982, Introduction + Cultural Roots
Week 6 24.3. 2025 Political Geography and the Environment John A. Agnew, Katharyne Mitchell, Gerard Toal - A Companion to Political Geography (Blackwell Companions to Geography)-Wiley-Blackwell (2007).pdf, section Green geopolitcs by Simon Dalby, pp. 440-155.
Week 7 31.3. 2025 Political Geography and Landscape: Denis Cosgrove LANDSCAPE AND LANDSCHAFT Lecture delivered at the “Spatial Turn in History” Symposium, German Historical Institute, February 19, 2004
Week 8 7.4. 2025 Borders and frontiers
Real Stories: Inside Illegal Crossings: Life-Threatening Journey Across The US/Mexico Border
Recommended: Sin Nombre (movie, trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvbqwx3e_bQ) Jaula de Oro (movie, trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFEuzLQYh4) John Agnew, "No Borders, no Nations: making Greece in Macedonia, Annals of the Association of American Geographers vol.97, n°2, pp.398-422. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4620269 Jocelyn Parot, "Outer Borders, inner boundaries in Finland. The reconstructed Russian Border and the Changing Geography of memory", in Paul Bauer, Mathilde Darley (Eds), Border of the European Union: strategies of Crossing and Resistance, Prague: Cefres, pp.40-62. https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01170405
Week 9 14.4. 2025 Critical political Geographies & Post modern Geographies 1/2 Edward Soja Post-modern geography: The Reassertion of Space in Critical Social Theory see, radical Thinkers, 2011. See article on Los Angeles. David Harvey, The Right to the City, New Left Review, 2008, https://newleftreview.org/issues/II53/articles/david-harvey-the-right-to-the-city
21. 4. No Class, Easter Monday Week 10 28.4. 2025 Critical political Geographies & Post modern Geographies 2/2 Henri Lefebvre, State, Space, World, selected essays, Neil Brenner and Stuart Elden (eds.); translated by Gerald Moore, Neil Brenner, and Stuart Elden. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, c2009. Michel Foucault, "Questions on Geography", in Jeremy W. Crampton and Stuart Elden (eds.), Space, Knowledge and Power: Foucault and Geography, Georgia State University and Durham University: Ashgate, 2007, pp.174-182.
Week 11 5.5. 2025 Political geography and the world-system theory Colin Flint, Peter Taylor: Political Geography. World-Economy, Nation-State and Locality, Routledge, 2018, Chapter 1 Week 12 12.5. 2025 Critical perspectives in political geography: Sara Smith - Political Geography_ A Critical Introduction-Wiley-Blackwell (2020).epub, Chapter 9: Geopolitics Carolyn Gallaher, Carl T Dahlman, Mary Gilmartin, Alison Mountz, Peter Shirlow -- Key Concepts in Political Geography - (2009).pdf Chapters 25, 27, 28 (Postcolonialism, Gender, The Other)
Recommended readings: Demographic aspects of geography - population growth, urbanization, population density, biopolitics Harm deBlij: Geography Matters, Oxford University Press, 2005, kapitola Russia: Trouble on the Eastern Front Harm deBlij: Geography Matters, Oxford University Press, 2005, kapitola Future Demography of Human Population Recommended:Russia´s demographic problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y93ip0lMNJ8
Politics of urbanism, geography of modern city, slums, satellite villages, Paris, Brasília
Readings: Jan Gehl: Life Between Buildings. Using Public Space. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1987 (excerpt).
Text presentation:
UN: The Challenge of Slums, 2003, pp. 17-31.
Recommended Literature:
The Times concise atlas of the world [kartografický dokument] London : Times Books, 2001 1 atlas (384 s.) : barev., [000212921] Signatura: H (přísně prezenčně) Political geography / Martin Ira Glassner New York : Wiley, c1996 xii, 716 s. : il., mp. ; 26 cm., [000204495], PL-5127 World regional geography : the new global order / Michael Bradshaw Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2000, XVII, 622 s. : fot., mp., [000216665], DM-236 Environmental geography : science, land use, and earth systems / William M. Marsh, John Grossa, Jr., New York : Wiley, c2005, 455 s. : il., mapy ; 29 cm, [000393196], EK-2006 An historical geography of Europe / edited by R.A. Butlin and R.A. Dodgshon Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1998, xvi, 373 s. : il., mp. ; 26 cm., [000195014], DM-276 Physical geography of the global environment / H.J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1993, 576 s. : il., mp., graf., fotogr., [000204106] EK-1183
Last update: Kozák Kryštof Přemysl, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (25.04.2025)
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