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Course: Basics of security policy I.

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Course title Basics of security policy I.
Course code URT/XZBP1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Strnad Štěpán, PhDr. XXX
Course content
Lectures I (1 lesson): 1. Security as a concept - security terminology 2. Securitization and de-securitization 3. Security dimensions and sectors - security analysis 4. Theory of international security 5. Security concepts 6. Geopolitics 7. Theory and practice of conflict resolution 8. Bodies responsible in the Czech Republic for internal security 9. Human resources and security 10. Financial resources and security. Material resources and security 11. Creative resources for the security and defence of the state 12. Defense Planning Process Seminars I (1 lesson): 1. The concept of security 2. Safety culture 3. Dimensions of security 4. Classic and modern theories of security 5. Copenhagen and Paris school 6. Geopolitics of great powers 7. Political and ethnic separatism 8. Examples of the operation of security authorities in the Czech Republic 9. Demographic development and human resources 10. State and international financing of security problems 11. Examples of the application of science, research and technology for the security area 12. Professionalization of the army and security forces

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the fundamental changes in this issue that occurred after the end of the bipolar world and the entry of the Czech Republic into NATO and the EU. Emphasize changes in the national, international and human concept of security. Bring closer the principles and measures of the security policy of a democratic state and the importance of public administration in its implementation. To orient students in the issue of crisis management from the point of view of its use by the state administration.
After successful completion of the course, students will be able to perform security analysis and evaluate security threats at the international, national, regional and municipal levels. Students will be able to navigate the state's security system, recognize connections and relationships between individual components, and interpret and apply the acquired knowledge.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
SS ? seminar colloquium, credit test
Recommended literature
  • Audit národní bezpečnosti.
  • Bezpečnostní strategie České republiky.
  • Obranná strategie České republiky.
  • Zákon č. 239/2000 Sb., o IZS a o změně některých zákonů.
  • Zákon č. 240/2000 Sb., o krizovém řízení a o změně některých zákonů (krizový zákon).
  • BALABÁN, M., DUCHEK, J., STEJSKAL, L. Kapitoly o bezpečnosti. Praha: Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1440.
  • BUZAN, B., WAEVER, O., de WILDE, J. Bezpečnost - Nový rámec pro analýzu. Brno: CDK, 2005. ISBN 80-903333-6-2.
  • DANICS, Š., STRNAD, Š. Aspekty bezpečnosti. Praha: PAČR, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7251-455-7.
  • EICHLER, J. Mezinárodní bezpečnost na počátku 21. století.
  • EICHLER, J., TICHÝ, L. USA a Ruská federace: komparace z pohledu bezpečnostní a strategické kultury. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87558-16-4.
  • Eichler, Jan. Mezinárodní bezpečnost v době globalizace. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-540-0.
  • ETKIN, D. Disaster theory: an interdisciplinary approach to concepts and causes. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2016. ISBN 978-0-12-800227-8.
  • KRÖMER A., MUSIAL, P., FOLWARCZNÝ, L. Mapování rizik. Ostrava: SPBI, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7385-086-9.
  • SMOLÍK, J., ŠMÍD, T. Vybrané bezpečnostní hrozby a rizika 21. století. Brno: MUNI-PRESS, 2010. ISBN 978-80-210-5288-8.
  • ŠENOVSKÝ, Pavel. Bezpečnost občanů a rizika v území. V Ostravě: Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7385-172-9.


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 14.06.2025 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026