Předmět Introduction to Strategic Studies (JPM267)

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Introduction to Strategic Studies (JPM 267) Summer semester 2014/2015Wednesday 11:00-12:20 Institute of Political StudiesDepartment of International Relations Lecture 2/0Credits: 5Capacity: 30    Convener:  Doc. PhDr. RNDr. Nik Hynek, M.A., PgDip Res, Ph.D. (Bradford)e-mail: hynek@fsv.cuni.cz  Lecturers:  Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Ludvíke-mail: ludvik@fsv.cuni.cz PhDr. Michal Smetanae-mail: smetana@fsv.cuni.cz  Availability of the course:This is a master-level course primarily tailored for the Security Studies Mgr. program and the Master in International Security Studies (MISS) program. Secondarily the course is on offer for Erasmus students and students from other study programs. The course consists of thirteen eighty-minute lectures (one lecture per week). The enrolment options are listed below. Due to the limited capacity of the course, the students of the Security Studies Program and the Master in International Security Studies (MISS) Program have priority in the enrolment process to all other students regardless of the order/date of their pre-semester enrolment.  Prerequisites:None. However, it is expected that students attending this course have at least a basic knowledge of theories of international relations and social science methodology.  Co-requisites:For students of Security Studies Mgr. Program who previously did not take JPM 267, co-selection of either JPM 591 or JPM 592 seminar together with JPM 267 during the same semester is compulsory. This rule does not apply only to students of fourth- (and higher-) year of Security Studies Mgr. Program who previously did not take JPM 267; in their case co-selection of either JPM 591 or JPM 592 with JPM 267 during the same semester is, nevertheless, highly recommended. In case those students opt to attend JPM 267 without a seminar co-enrolment, they should be advised that research-project work is still expected from them as it had been a part of the original JPM 267. Those students are required to inform the lecturers about their decision at the very beginning of the semester and will be assessed in a different way than students who attend both JPM 267 and one of the seminars in the same year (the evaluation of their research project will be part of JPM 267 assessment). For students of other study programs, co-selection of either JPM 591 or JPM 592 with this course is recommended, though not compulsory.  Course objectives:This course aims at achieving three broad objectives. Firstly, it establishes a knowledge pool enabling an understanding of the main concepts, theories and issues concerning the field of Strategic Studies. Secondly, it is designed to encourage enrolled students in developing critical thinking and analytical skills. Finally, since the course is organized and taught entirely in English, it intends to improve students’ abilities connected to academic writing and oral presentation in this language.  Learning outcomes:After completing this course, students should be able to bridge relevant concepts with empirical evidence as far as theory and practice of Strategic Studies is concerned.  Preparation for classes:Students are required to read compulsory literature for each lecture and subsequently discuss the given articles and book chapters during in-class discussions.  Credit requirements:Attendance:Attendance in the lectures as well as in the seminars is compulsory and will be recorded through the means of an attendance sheet. Students that would miss more than three lectures will fail the course. Active participation: Active involvement in discussions (based primarily but not exclusively on the compulsory literature) is required and will be adequately reflected in the composition of the overall assessment. Examination: The final oral examination will consist of questions from both the required reading and the lectures. In-class Tests: There will be ocassional in-class tests to review students' knowledge of the compulsory literature. Structure of assessment:70% exam15% active participation15% in-class tests The minimal threshold for students to qualify themselves for completing the course is 65 % of the overall mark. Student must complete all assignments in order to be marked, i.e. all elements need to be over 65%.  For example, if you have A in the final exam but you fail to be active in class or you fail the in-class tests, it means that you still fail the course. Language requirements:Enrolled students are expected to have advanced knowledge of English language for the purposes of this course. Compulsory literature for particular classes: All the articles and book chapters are available for download in pdf in SIS application (https://is.cuni.cz/studium) 1. February 18th: Warm-up Session - Classics of Strategic Thinkinga) Sun Tzu: The Art of Warb) Liddell Hart, Basil H. (1954): Strategy: The Indirect Approachc) Freedman, Lawrence (2013): Clausewitz 2. February 25th: Introductory Session - Strategic Studies as an Academic Disciplinea) Betts, Richard K. (1997): Should Strategic Studies Survive?b) Gray, Colin S. (1999): Modern Strategyc) Syllabus for JPM267, JPM591 and JPM592 courses 3. March 4th: Strategic Coercion: Deterrence & Compellencea) Schelling, Thomas C. (1966): Diplomacy of Violenceb) Freedman, Lawrence (2003): Strategic Coercion 4. March 11th: Nuclear Strategy I.a) Wohlstetter, Albert (1959): Delicate Balance of Terrorb) Jervis, Robert (1989): The Theory of the Nuclear Revolution 5. March 18th: Nuclear Strategy II.a) Hynek, Nik (2010): Missile Defence Discourses and Practices in Relevant Modalities of 21st-Century Deterrenceb) Mistry, Dinshaw (2009): Complexity of Deterrence among New Nuclear States: The India-Pakistan Case 6. March 25th: WMD Proliferation I.a) Sagan, Scott D. (1996): Why do states build nuclear weapons? Three models in search of a bombb) Horowitz Michael C., Narang Neil (2014): Poor Man's Atomic Bomb? Exploring the Relationship between "Weapons of Mass Destruction" 7. April 1st: WMD Proliferation II.a) Waltz, Kenneth N. (1995): More May Be Better.b) Sagan, Scott D. (1995): More Will Be Worse. 8. April 8th: Economic Sanctionsa) Pape, Robert A. (1997): Why Economic Sanctions Do Not Workb) Drezner, Daniel W. (2011): Sanctions Sometimes Smart: Targeted Sanctions in Theory and Practice 9. April 15th: Modern Interstate Warfare I.a) Biddle, Stephen (2004): Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle (chapter 6)b) Press, Daryl G. (2001): The Myth of Air Power in the Persian Gulf War and the Future of Warfare 10. April 22nd: Modern Interstate Warfare II.a) Knorr, Klaus, Morgan, Patrick M. (1982): Strategic Military Surprise (chapter 5)b) Boff, Jonathan (2014): The Morale Maze: the German Army in Late 1918 11. April 29th: Counterinsurgency Operationsa) Headquarters Department of the Army (2006): FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency (chapter 1)b) Ward Gventer, Celeste (2014): Counterinsurgency and its Critics 12. May 6th: Urban Warfare (guest lecture: Mgr. Katarina Svitková)a)  Graham, Stephen (2007): Robo-War Dreams: Global South Urbanisation and the US Military's Revolution in Military Affairs.b)  Hills, Alice (2002): Deconstructing Cities: Military Operations in the Urban Era.c)  U.S. Department of the Army (2006): Understanding the Urban Threat, pages 3.1.-3.17 (recommended) 13. May 13th: Strategic Culturea) Gray, Colin S. (1981): National Style in Strategy: The American Exampleb) Johnson, Alastair Iain (1995): Thinking about Strategic Culturec) Gray, Colin S. (1999): Strategic culture as context: the first generation of theory strikes back       

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doc. PhDr. RNDr. Nikola Hynek, M.A., PgDip Res, Ph.D.PhDr. Michal SmetanaMgr. et Mgr. Jan Ludvík, Ph.D.