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Kurz seznamuje studenty s teritoriálnimi studii a zaměřuje se na teoretické i metodologické přístupy tohoto oboru. Bude zdůrazněna kritická dichotomie mezi specifickými znalostmi o určité oblasti a obecnou teorií. Během kurzu budou rovněž probírány praktické dopady výzkumu v rámci teritoriálních studií.
Kurz je určen pouze pro studenty magisterských programů. Poslední úprava: Hrubá Kateřina, Mgr. (28.01.2026)
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The goal of the course is for the students to comprehend basic approaches in Area Studies including relevant theories and methodologies. The critical distinction between area studies approach and other social science disciplines shall be addressed. The students shall apply acquired knowledge to address current issues as well as to their own research projects related to specific regions or areas. Importance and relevance of area studies knowledge in 21st century will be addressed as well. Poslední úprava: Brázda Vojtěch, Bc. (29.09.2025)
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Conditions for completing the course are detailed in the syllabus section. Grading is based on the Dean's Measure no. 20/2019: https://fsv.cuni.cz/deans-measure-no-20/2019 and is the same for all courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Poslední úprava: Brázda Vojtěch, Bc. (29.09.2025)
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Literature for this course is located can be found in the google drive link in the syllabus. It is not permitted to share the downloaded materials outside class. Reading the weekly literature is mandatory and will make up part of the final exam. Poslední úprava: Lavengood Zachary Colin, Mgr., Ph.D. (14.09.2026)
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The course method is based on close readings of mandatory texts and subsequent class discussion of key ideas and concepts. Students are also required to have an in-class presentation relevant to the theme of the course. Use of generative AI tools: The use and citation of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT or MS Copilot) in seminar papers and other coursework must comply with the decrees of the IMS Director No. 7/2023 and 9/2023. Generative AI tools may be used unless explicitly prohibited by the instructor. However, they may not be used to generate substantial sections of the text or replace the student’s own intellectual contribution. The student remains fully responsible for any content generated with assistance of AI tools. Presenting AI-generated content, whether verbatim, rephrased, or only slightly modified, as one's own work constitutes plagiarism. Every submitted paper must include a transparent statement specifying which generative AI tools were used, in which stage of the work they were employed, and how they were used, or confirming that no generative AI tools were used. If this statement is missing or incomplete, the instructor is not permitted to accept the paper for evaluation. Unless the instructor explicitly prohibits the use of generative AI tools, the decision to use or not to use them rests fully with the student. The student has the right to request that the instructor does not use AI assistance for evaluating their work. Poslední úprava: Lochmanová Sára, Mgr. (07.10.2025)
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Each student shall have a 10 minute presentation (20% of the grade), write a paper based on the presentation or the topic of the class (30% of the grade, minimum 12 600 characters with spaces) and shall complete the final exam (50% of the grade). The exam shall cover the mandatory readings and lectures from the classes. Please fill in this google sheet with your name and presentation/paper topic before week 8: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15kuQW-BlEqlWZx_fE0z_AYgkRGA0hLsZm0syknXpXlY/edit?usp=sharing Research paper guidelines
Final Exam Guidelines The format for this course's final exam is an oral exam covering general topics from the course, focusing on assigned readings and context from lectures. Students will be randomly assigned two questions from a list of covered topics which will be distributed in time before the exam so that students may sufficiently prepare. The grading shall be as follows:
For instance, an overall result of 50.5% corresponds to the grade E (after rounding up to the full percentage).
Based on the Dean's Measure 20/2019: https://fsv.cuni.cz/deans-measure-no-20/2019 Poslední úprava: Lavengood Zachary Colin, Mgr., Ph.D. (14.09.2026)
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Readings can be found at (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Lv-N1U4SnOIb9ul78DOL1GNyTq5bji3s?usp=drive_link)
9-28 Week 1 NO CLASS 5-10 Week 2 — Introduction: Syllabus, Course Aims, and Orientation to Area Studies 12-10 Week 3 — The Origins and Evolution of Area Studies Reading: Szanton, David L. "Introduction: The Origin, Nature, and Challenges of Area Studies in the United States." In The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines, edited by David L. Szanton,. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. 19-10 Week 4 — Area Studies vs. the Disciplines: The Critical Distinction Reading: Bates, Robert H. "Area Studies and the Discipline: A Useful Controversy?" PS: Political Science and Politics 30, no. 2 (1997): 166–169. Johnson, Chalmers. "Preconception vs. Observation, or the Contributions of Rational Choice Theory and Area Studies to Contemporary Political Science." PS: Political Science and Politics 30, no. 2 (1997): 170–174 26-10 Week 5 — Theoretical Approaches: Region, Space, and the Construction of "Areas" Reading: Katzenstein, Peter J. "Regionalism in Comparative Perspective." Cooperation and Conflict 31, no. 2 (1996): 123–159. Acharya, Amitav. "Regionalism Beyond EU-Centrism." In The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism, edited by Tanja A. Börzel and Thomas Risse, 109–130. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016 2-11 Week 6 – Methodological Approaches: Comparison, Mixed Methods, and Interdisciplinarity Reading: Sil, Rudra, and Peter J. Katzenstein. "Analytic Eclecticism." Introduction to Beyond Paradigms: Analytic Eclecticism in the Study of World Politics, 1–19. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Schatz, Edward. "Introduction: Ethnographic Immersion and the Study of Politics." In Political Ethnography: What Immersion Contributes to the Study of Power, edited by Edward Schatz, 1–22. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. 9-11 Week 7 — Introduction to World-systems Analysis Reading: The Modern World-System as a Capitalist World Economy - Immanuel Wallerstein 2004 (Chapters 1 & 2) 16-11 Week 8 — NO CLASS 23-11 Week 9 — Periphery, Semi-periphery, and Core in the Modern World-system Reading: Rise And Demise: Comparing World Systems - Christopher Chase-dunn, Thomas D Hall 79-98 (1997) Demirel, E. (2024). Anarchy in the world-system: The emergence of the semi-core and the phase of interregnum. Journal of World-Systems Research, 30(1), 373–397. https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2024.1209 30-11 Week 10 — Area Studies and Contemporary Global Issues: Poverty & Development Reading: A framework for understanding poverty -Benjamin Curtis and Serena Cosgrove (p.1-23) The Slum - Al Jazzera Pick at least one episode to watch https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTzzdepVrNsOATf9u44nfIXH 7-12 Week 11 — Area Studies and Contemporary Global Issues: Climate Change and Migration Reading:European State of the Climate – Report 2025 (P.10-21) https://library.wmo.int/viewer/69848/download?file=Europe-State-Climate-2025_en.pdf&type=pdf&navigator=1 Lyu, J. (2026). Revisiting World-Systems Theory in the Age of Dual-Core Competition: Technological Disruption, Institutional Shifts, and the Repositioning of the Periphery. Journal of World-Systems Research, 32(1), 236–261. https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2026.1352 14-12 Week 12 — Student Presentations (Part I) 4-1-2027 Week 13 — Student Presentations (Part II) Poslední úprava: Lavengood Zachary Colin, Mgr., Ph.D. (14.09.2026)
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