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KAP / DIPN
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAP
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DIPN
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Diplomacy in Practice
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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14 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students in practical terms with diplomacy as one of the basic instruments of foreign policy (not only) of the state. The course provides an overview of the development and current state of world and Czech diplomacy, acquaints with the basics of diplomatic customs, protocol and etiquette, will deal with forms of communication in diplomacy, various types of diplomatic activities, all in the context of foreign policy. During the course some specific diplomatic procedures and solutions will be analysed in the form of practical examples.
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Requirements on student
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Students have to fulfill all of their reading assignments, prepare 10-15 minutes presentations related to their readings, and present them during seminars. Students have to prepare a semestral paper on one of the issues discussed in the course and take active part in the colloquium. The course concludes with a final combined examination which will focus on the knowledge of issues presented in lectures as well as the student's ability to discuss the assigned readings.
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Content
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Description of the content and functioning of diplomacy
Czech diplomacy (history, subjects, current status, priorities)
EU diplomacy (negotiation methods, Common Foreign and Security Policy, European External Action Service)
Types of diplomacy (political, economic, cultural), specialised institutions
Communication in diplomacy
Foreign policy examples and their diplomatic solutions
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Kratochvíl, Petr. Původ a smysl národního zájmu : analýza legitimity jednoho politického konceptu. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7325-206-9.
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Basic:
Druláková, Radka; Drulák, Petr. Tvorba a analýza zahraniční politiky. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha : Oeconomica, 2007. ISBN 978-80-245-1184-9.
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Recommended:
Melissen, Jan. The new public diplomacy : soft power in international relations. 1st pub. Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. ISBN 1-4039-4516-0.
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Recommended:
Cooper, Andrew Fenton,; Heine, Jorge; Thakur, Ramesh Chandra. The Oxford handbook of modern diplomacy. First published in paperback. 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-874366-8.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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40
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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54
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Contact hours
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52
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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10
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Total
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156
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to describe the general principles of foreign policy making |
to characterize concepts and theories of international relations |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to actively use internatinal databases of academic journals |
to analyze specific problems of the contemporary international system |
to use academic terminology and to operationalize key concepts of international relations in English |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
explain the importance of the media in shaping the state's foreign policy |
to evaluate concepts of public diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, sports diplomacy |
to characterize the relationship between diplomacy and foreign policy of the state |
to relate the relationship between objectives and foreign policy instruments |
to describe the different stages of diplomacy development |
to distinguish types of diplomacy |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to propose a resolution of the problem / situation using diplomacy |
to assess compliance with diplomatic communication standards |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture with visual aids |
Self-study of literature |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Individual study |
Seminar |
Students' portfolio |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Students' portfolio |
Individual study |
Seminar |
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