UVSRPV0156 Globalisation and its Cosequences

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the students with new phenomena and processes which bring dynamic development of human civilisation in last decades and enable them to orientate in political, social, economic and cultural tendencies of current globalising world. The way-out of the course is the definition of globalisation as currently ongoing phase of human society and their specific features including introduction of so far scientific and social reflexion of globalisation. In its next part, the attention will be paid to manifestation of globalisation in economy, its ecological impacts, global (globalised) culture as well as development and perspectives of national states in globalising state, including analysis of role of supranational, global organisations (WTO, UN). The final part of the course will deal with manifestations of globalisation in everyday life, perspectives of development of globalising trends and possible solutions of problems which occur.
Syllabus
  • 1. Globalisation - classification and characteristic features
    2. Globalisation in social sciences
    3. Structure and development trends of global economics (1st part)
    4. Structure and development trends of global economics (2nd part)
    5. Global ecological problems
    6. Demographic problems of globalised world
    7. Globalisation, culture, media
    8. Religion in globalised world
    9. Fate of national states and role of global organisations
    10. Conflicts and terrorism in globalised world
    11. "Common" life in globalised world
    12. Perspectives and way-outs of globalisation
Literature
    required literature
  • BECK, Ulrich. Co je globalizace? Omyly a odpovědi. Brno: CDK, 2007. info
  • KELLER, J. Teorie modernizace. Praha: SLON, 2007. info
  • MEZŘICKÝ, Václav (ed.). Globalizace. Praha: Portál, 2003. info
  • KABELE,J. - MLČOCH, L. (eds.). Institucionalizace (ne)odpovědnosti: globální svět, evropská integrace a české zájmy 1. Přelom druhého a třetího tisíciletí z pohledu společenských věd. Praha: Karolinum, 2001. info
  • BAUMANN, Zygmunt. Globalizace. Důsledky pro člověka. Praha: MF, 2000. info
  • GIDDENS,Anthony. Unikající svět. Jak globalizace mění náš svět. Praha: SLON, 2000. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Seminar paper (in the form of scientific article or essay) devoted to selected manifestation of globalisation in current society (economic hegemony of supranational organisations, ecological issues, manifestations of acculturation etc.)
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2016, recent)
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