War Studies - JPM695

• Title: War Studies
• Guaranteed by: Department of Security Studies (23-KBS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 18 / 12 (18)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Mgr. George Hays II, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Ariel Reichard, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Annotation

Last update: Ariel Reichard, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)

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War is often popularly referred to as the “second-oldest profession” in the world. Arguably, in any given year in recorded human history, a war occurred somewhere. Given that war is perennial to human existence, the course offers an introduction and a basic orientation in the IR theoretical thinking about war, both in traditional and contemporary times. The course consists of a mix of teaching methods, including lectures led by the professor based on weekly readings, class discussions, and presentations given by the students. Many of the classes will involve extended discussions about the reading materials. Therefore, each of the students is expected to read the required reading and literature and be actively involved in discussions. At the end of the semester, students submit a term paper based on research attached to one of the seminar topics.

Link to Moddle page: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=5256

Teaching methods

Last update: Ariel Reichard, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)

This is An in-person course only! As per university guidelines, there will be no zoom broadcasts of classes.

the link to the Moodle 2 link is:

https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=5256

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER TO THE COURSE PAGE ON MOODLE!

Syllabus

Last update: Ariel Reichard, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)

 PLEASE CHECK FULL SYLLABUS IN MOODLE FOR PRECISE INFORMATION AND READING MATERIALS.

 

Structure of the course

1. Introduction: what is war

Going over the syllabus and introductory discussion

2. The Classical Concept of War

3. Philosophies of War

4. Modern Conceptions

5. Rationalist Interpretations for war

6. Systemic explanations for war

7. National-level explanations

8. Individual-Psychological Explanations

9. Analyzing war

10. Ending war

11. Changing Nature of War

12.The future of war?