Syllabus
Introduction, course requirements, concept of geography, territoriality, political geography, human geography, physical geography, sovereign state
History of geography, first maps, map projections, Jerusalem as center of the world, map orientation, administrative maps, military maps, navigation maps,
Czech Republic
History of geography II., first geopolitical concepts, classical geopolitics, imperialism, nation state, Ratzel, MacKinder, Mahan
Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Austria
History of geography III. Cold War, bipolar world, domino theory, Third World, critical geography, O Tuathail, Wallerstein - world system, center, periphery
Germany, France
Current geopolitical situation, realistic school, military expenditures, military bases
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece
Current geopolitical situation II, liberal institutionalism, strategic locations, disputed territories
Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Benelux
Geography of personal space, architecture, states of former Yugoslavia
Urbanism, geography of modern city, slums, satellite villages, Paris, Brasília
Ukraine, Belarus, Baltic States, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria
Demographic aspects of geography - population growth, urbanization, population density
Russia
Racial and ethnic minorities, struggles for independence
Central Asia, Transcaucasian states
Main migration routes, border regimes, global tourism
Turkey, Iran, Middle East I.
Geography of main religious groups, conflict of civilizations?
Turkey, Iran, Middle East II.
Annotation
The course Introduction to geography I. has two principle objectives - first, to introduce general theoretical approaches regarding the relationship between territoriality and political, social and historical developments. Second, to apply these concepts in specific locations and highlight the spatial aspects of political and social controversies.