CEVRO:d163558 Economic and Political Problem - Course Information
d163558 Economic and Political Problems of Globalization
CEVRO Universityfall 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 48/24/0. 9 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Ing. Martina Krásnická, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
Martina Heranová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Ing. Martina Krásnická, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Economics – Departments – President – CEVRO University - Timetable
- Tue 15:30–16:50 Učebna 218/B, Tue 17:00–18:20 Učebna 218/B, Wed 14:00–15:20 Učebna 205
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- The course introduces students to the economic and political dilemmas of globalization and their manifestations in various areas of life. It teaches students to identify long-term trends in the development of society and use basic knowledge of economics to understand these trends.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing this course, students will be able to
- identify and analyze the various manifestations of economic and political globalization,
- understand the impact of the functioning of markets on human well-being,
- identify political and non-political obstacles to globalization,
- understand the dynamics of economic and political processes that characterize the contemporary world.
- Syllabus
- Introduction to the issues of the globalisation
- History of globalization and its main challenges
- Poverty and wealth - from the industrial revolution to modern societies.
- Global system of international relations. Global governance and treaties
- Actors in international relations in the age of globalization. Superpowers. Fragile states.
- Changes in distribution of the global economy
- Population and Demographic Change
- Energy
- Environment
- Specifics of globalization (Africa)
- Specifics of globalization (China, India)
- Other global issues
- Global security, Great powers competition
- Nuclear weapons
- Terrorism
- Migration
- Energy security
- Cyber security
- Hybrid warfare, Disinformation, Propaganda
- Russian hybrid methods (Case studies)
- Chinese hybrid methods (Case studies)
- European security
- Defence against traditional and hybrid warfare
- Future security challenges, New world order
- Literature
- required literature
- STIGLITZ J. Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited, W. W. Norton & Company, 2017. ISBN 978-0393355161
- RIDLEY, M. The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge. Harper Perennial, 2016. ISBN 978-0062296016
- RIDLEY, M. The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves. HarperCollins, 2010. ISBN 978-0061452055
- recommended literature
- KISSINGER, H. World Order. Penguin Books, 2015. ISBN 978-0143127710
- FUKUYAMA, F. Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. ISBN 978-0374535629
- Assessment methods
- Active participation in classes, seminar work + presentation, final written test, exam Grading will be based on the total score out of 50 points: 5 points - presence in class (lectures and seminars can be switched, sometimes during the afternoon I will record your attendance) 5 points - quizzes, home assignments 15 points – essay + presentation 5 points - feedback to someone else's presentation 15 points - test from the security part (December) 5 points – online oral exam (last week of the semester/ January) Extra points can be given (abstracts of interesting relevant texts, constructive classroom discussion) Final grade: A - 91-100% (45,5-50 points) B - 81-90% (40,5-45 points) C - 71-80% (35,5-40 points) D - 61-70% (30,5-35 points) E - 51-60% (25,5-30 points)
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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