120-0532/03 – Globalization and International Organizations (GMO)

Gurantor department	Department of International Economic Relations	Credits	4
Subject guarantor	Ing. Eva Kovářová, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	Ing. Eva Kovářová, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate
		Study language	English
Year of introduction	2015/2016	Year of cancellation	2020/2021
Intended for the faculties	EKF	Intended for study types	Bachelor

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
LAN075	Ing. Eva Kovářová, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Examination	0+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1.To explain the process of globalization in its wide implications in the world economy and other part of the world society. To interpret status of main participants of the globalization. 3.To identify selected global issues. 4.To analyse the causes and results of global issues. 5.To explain the status of international organizations in the process of globalization and in solving of global issues. 6. To apply the knowledge on actual events in the world and new developing trends in the world.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars

Summary

Subject is concentrated on the process of globalization, in its wide implications; the description of the main participants of the process of globalization; status and function of the most important international organizations; selected global issues, their causes and elimination of the results, possible solving of them and status of international organizations in this solving. The access is interdisciplinary with the aim to cover up whole social implications of the process of globalization and global issues.

Compulsory literature:

CLEAVER, T. Understanding the World Economy: 4th ed. London: Routledge, 2013. 978-0-415-68131-5. HURD, Ian. International organizations: politics, law, practice. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-107-61261-7. JENÍČEK, Vladimír a SRNEC, Karel. Fundamental problems of developing countries. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7380-375-9. SEITZ, J. and K. A. HITE. Global Issues: an introduction. 4th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN 978-0-470-65564-1.

Recommended literature:

COLLIER, Paul. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-531145-7. HIERONYMI, Otto. Globalization and the Reformo f the International Banking and Monetary System. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. ISBN 978-0-230-23530-4. WILLIAMSON, Jeffrey G. Trade and Poverty: When the Third World Fell Behind. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2011. 314 s. ISBN 978-02-6201-515-8.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Attendance at seminars Case study Final test

E-learning

E-Learning course is accessible in CMS Moodle system.

Other requirements

Other requirements are not required.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Phenomenon of globalization 2. Globalization of the world economy 3. Nation-states and globalization 4. Globalization and international organizations 5. Developing countries in the global economy 6. Global issues 7. Global security 8. EU and global economy 9. Global governance 10. Sustainable development

Conditions for subject completion

Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study

Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Spec.	Zaměření	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	W	S	Type of duty

Occurrence in special blocks

Block name	Academic year	Form of study	Study language	Type of block	Block owner
Incoming students - bachelor study	2020/2021	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming students - bachelor study	2019/2020	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming students - bachelor study	2018/2019	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming Students	2017/2018	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming Students	2016/2017	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming Students	2015/2016	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block

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