Astropolitics - JPM687

• Anglický název: Astropolitics
• Zajišťuje: Katedra politologie (23-KP)
• Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
• Platnost: od 2016 do 2018
• Semestr: zimní
• E-Kredity: 6
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:1/1, Zk [HT]
• Počet míst: 30 / 30 (30)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu; při zápisu přednost, je-li ve stud. plánu
• Garant: Mgr. Bohumil Doboš, Ph.D.
• Vyučující: Mgr. Bohumil Doboš, Ph.D.
• Třída: Courses not for incoming students

Anotace

Poslední úprava: Mgr. Bohumil Doboš, Ph.D. (02.09.2016)

Course deals with the geopolitics of the outer space and its relevance for the understanding of the world´s politics. Students taking this course will obtain basic knowledge about the relation of power and space in the outer space domain and the basic factors affecting political decisions in the outer space. Furthermore, it will be demonstrated how the outer space activities affect the terrestrial society and the global politics. Aim of the course is to enable its students to understand basic geopolitical realities of the final frontier and to be able to analyze political decisions related to the domain.

Podmínky zakončení předmětu

Poslední úprava: Mgr. Bohumil Doboš, Ph.D. (10.09.2018)

Readings, home assigments and attendance (max. 2 absences) - 20%

Presentation - 20%

Final paper (1-3 authors, 4-6.000 words) - 50%

Final test - 10%

 

Students are required to read the required readings and attend seminars with maximum of two absences (in a case of health or other grief issues student is supposed to contact lecturer). Main outcome of the student´s work in the course is the final paper that can be authored by up to 3 students. Students are expected to pick up their topic before the fifth week of the semester and to consult it with the lecturer. Final two seminars will be dedicated to the presentations of the students´ own research on the final paper. Final multiple-choice test will deal with the basic knowledge covered in the course. After their presentations students have a month to finalize their papers and upload them to the Moodle system. After grading the paper the personal discussion with the lecturer over the paper will be held as a final requirement.

Presentation structure - topic and its relevance, research question, methodology, sources, necessary contextual info, preliminary findings.

Final assessment:

100-91% - A

90-81% - B

80-71% - C

70-61% - D

60-51% - E

50-0% - F

Sylabus

Poslední úprava: Mgr. Bohumil Doboš, Ph.D. (03.11.2020)

Basis of the course lays in lectures accompanied by seminar based on students´ required readings that will be uploaded into the Moodle system. Final two lectures will present students´ own research that should enhance their understanding of the domain´s many characteristics.

 

1)      Introduction

2)      History

Bloc 1 - outer space as a physical space - understanding the environment, basic astrophysics, space weather, celestial bodies, effects of outer space environment on living organisms

Bloc 2 - outer space as a military-diplomatic space - space weaponization and militarization, space security, space law

Bloc 3 - outer space as a socio-economic space - economy of outer space, societal impacts of space utilization, commercial development of the outer space    

Bloc 4 - actors in the outer space - USA, Russia, Europe, China, India and minor actors

Bloc 5 - futuristic issues of space utilization - colonization of distant bodies, solar system economy, alien encounter, interstellar travel

Bloc 6 - student presentations