Security Threats in Modern World

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Department of Health Care Disciplines and Population Protection

Synopsis:

The subject objective is to introduce to students actual security threats in the context of European Union and global security. Special attention will be paid to security aspects of migration, triggers and factors influencing radicalization in the society, terrorism forms and recent cases of extreme violence. Further the subject reflects the cases related to organised crime, human trafficking, drug trafficking and new trends in the field of cybercrime. Besides there will be reflected methods and procedures of international police cooperation together with measures of European Union related to ensuring internal security.

Requirements:

Evaluation for credit; preparation of a presentation on a selected topic related to security threats. Topics will be announced during the first lecture.

Additional Requirements for Students: Independent study of assigned topics.

Syllabus of lectures:

Feb 26, 2025 - Internal Security of the EU and the Czech Republic

March 12, 2025 - Current Threats in the EU/Czech Republic

March 26, 2025 - Case Studies (Attacks in the EU/Czech Republic)

April 9, 2025 - International Cooperation and Legislation

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There is no exercise.

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Recommended literature:

EICHLER, Jan. 2023. Terrorism in Contemporary France. Cham: Springer.

EICHLER, Jan. 2017. War, Peace and International Security: From Sarajevo to Crimea. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

VEGRICHTOVÁ, Barbora. Hrozba radikalizace: Příčiny, projevy a prevence. Praha: Karolinum, 2020.

VEGRICHTOVÁ, Barbora. Hybridní válka: Nové dimenze konfliktů. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2019.

CHENOWETH, Erica, Richard ENGLISH, Andreas GOFAS a Stathis N. KALYVAS, ed. The Oxford handbook of terrorism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. Oxford handbooks. ISBN 978-0-19-873291-4.

DOSS, Kevina and Charles SHEPARD. Active Shooter: Preparing for and Responding to a Growing Threat 1st Edition. 2016. ISBN-13: 978-0128027844

KREMLING, Janine a Amanda M. Sharp PARKER. Cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cybercrime. Los Angeles: London, [2018]. ISBN 978-1-5063-4725-7.

DINGLEY, James a Marcello MOLLICA, ed. Understanding religious violence: radicalism and terrorism in religion explored via six case studies. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]. ISBN 978-3-030-00283-1.

PÍTROVÁ, Lenka, Jana PLAŇAVOVÁ-LATANOWICZ, Nataša CHMELÍČKOVÁ, Magdaléna SVOBODOVÁ, Harald Christian SCHEU a Daniel BURDA. Common European asylum system in a changing world: (introduction) : textbook for the Prague Summer School on Migration and Asylum Law. Praha: Charles University, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7630-003-3.

CAMPBELL, Liz. Organised crime and the law: a comparative analysis. [1st ed.]. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-1-84946-122-1.

ŘEHÁK, David, Aleš BERNATÍK, Zdeněk DVOŘÁK a Martin HROMADA. Safety and security issues in technical infrastructures. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, [2020]. ISBN 978-1-7998-3265-2.

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Civil Emergency Planning - full-time (compulsory course)