| Course Unit Code | 120-0561/02 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| LAN075 | Ing. Eva Kovářová, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Subject pays attention to selected global problems and interprets them in economic consequences. Discussion is led on causes and consequences of these problems, their interconnections and urgency of their solution. Main tools used for the solution of global problems are introduced, importance is laid down on global governance and its main actors. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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1. To understand globalization process in its wider consequences in the world economy and other dimensions of social life
2. To identify and evaluate impact of globalization on main actors of international system
3. To explain impact of globalization on developed and developing countries
4. To frame main global problems and interpret them in economic consequences
5. To describe and evaluate approaches applied by international community for the solution of global problems
6. To identify involvement of non-governmental organizations to the solution of global problems.
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| Course Contents |
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1. Globalization as the phenomenon of 20th and 21st century
2. Globalization and actors of the international system
3. Globalization and Global North
4. Globalization and Global South
5. Global problems
6. Global population problem
7. Global poverty and wealth
8. Human Development and well-being
9. Global and human security
10. Global environmental problems
11. Global governance and the solution of global problems
12. Development cooperation and humanitarian aid
13. Solution of global problems and international organizations
14. Approaches of non-governmental organizations to the solution of global problems
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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BAYLIS, John, SMITH, Steve and OWENS, Patricia (eds.) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 8th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. ISBN 978-0-19-882554-8.
DIETERLE, A. David. The Global Economy. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2020. ISBN 978-1-4408-6985-3.
HITE, A. Kristen and SEITZ, L. John. Global Issues. An Introduction. 6th ed. Blackwell Publishers, 2021. ISBN 9781119538509.
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CIVÍN, Lubomír. Jak porozumět globální ekonomice?: předmět a metody zkoumání globální ekonomiky. Vydání první. Velké Přílepy: Olympia, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7376-498-2.
KOVÁŘOVÁ, Eva. Globalizace a globální problémy: vybraná témata a souvislosti. SOET, vol 31. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2019. ISBN 978-80-248-4284-4.
MOLDAN, Bedřich. Životní prostředí v globální perspektivě. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2020. ISBN 978-80-246-4677-0.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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FIFEKOVÁ, Elena et al., Dilemmas of economic growth: the path from unlimited possibilities towards responsibility?. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7676-042-4.
HURD, Ian. International Organizations: Politics, Law, Practice. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-81431-7.
MINIGST, A. Karen, KARNS, P. Margaret and LYON, J. Alynna. The United Nations in the 21st Centutry. 5th ed. New York: Routledge, 2018. ISBN 978-0-8133-4964-0.
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BAYLIS, John, SMITH, Steve and OWENS, Patricia (eds.) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 8th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. ISBN 978-0-19-882554-8.
DUŠEK, Jiří a kol. Bioekonomika a jiné vybrané socioekonomické a environmentální problémy Evropy. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, z.ú., 2019. ISBN 978-80-7556-049-0.
MESRŠMÍD, Jaroslav. Nová globální ekonomická architektura. První vydání. Praha: Vysoká škola mezinárodních a veřejných vztahů, 2019. ISBN 978-80-86747-58-3.
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