Osnova témat
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Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0326
Subject: Security and Defence Policy of the State Form of study: Full-time Subject´s goals: Study of the subject is aimed at the introduction to the current security paradigm and explanation of its impact on the (Czech) state and its armed forces. Learning outcomes: - Knowledge:
Graduate will know basic information about:
- Security studies and trends in security research;
- The role and importance of the armed forces for national security and promoting of the national interests;
- Bases and shape of the Czech security and defence policy;
- Security system and specialized state policies;
- The position and tasks of the armed forces in ensuring the security of the Czech state and society.
- Skills:
Graduate will be able to:
- Use basic security terminology;
- Clarify the position and mission of the Czech Armed Forces;
- Implement information concerning the armed forces into a wider political framework.
- General competencies:
Graduate will be eligible to:
- Demonstrate basic political literacy;
- Critically deal with specific information.
Subject continuity: The subject precedes subjects “Economics of Defence and Security“, “Security Management” and follows the subject “Political Science and International Relations”. Conditions for successful completion of the course: The subject is completed with a credit, which can be obtained on the basis of semester essay and passing of the written test.
Basic literature and recommended readings: Each theme has its own set of compulsory learning resources and additional readings. -
Educational goals:
- to explain the concept of (state) security, its development, content and understanding in the branch of security studies;
- to introduce the genesis of the mentioned branch;
- to outline the contemporary dominating approach to security research.
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Educational goals:
- to explain the role of the state in creation of rational security and defence policy;
- to draw basic characteristics of a state in its function of security provider.
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Educational goals:
- to outline the state´s approaches to its security;
- to explain some of relevant terms (balance of power, security dilemma, etc.);
- to introduce selected methods and models used for explaining of the specific behaviour of subjects of international relations.
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Educational goals:
- to introduce concepts of referent object and its importance for security policy;
- to outline the role of armed forces in security of anarchic systém of the international relations;
- to inform about historical development of state and its stance as sovereign unit in the system of international relations;
- to define national interests and state interests, their division, articulation, and content.
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Educational goals:
- to outline the basic characteristics of the current security environment;
- to highlight selected trends and factors affecting the shape and nature of the security environment.
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Educational goals:
- to explain main points of European security architecture;
- to outline its development and internal relations;
- to explain the involvement of Czech Republic into the international security architecture.
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Educational goals:
- to introduce main constitutional principles and elements of security system of Czech Republic;
- to outline basic standards and legislative regulations of crisis legislation including internal and external state security.
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Educational goals:
- to present basic information about status of armed forces in the framework of democratic state;
- present basic information about transition to democracy in Czechoslovakia and the role of army in this process;
- present basic political attitudes to the building and use of armed forces.
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Educational goals:
- to present results of opinion polls in the Czech Republic on issues of security, defence and armed forces.