20.5. Course unit: History of Political development in the region of |
Nr. of credits: 5 |
Course type: Seminar
(Practice), Nr. in the semester: 60 |
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Commitment: term mark |
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Place of course in the
curriculum: 4th semester |
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Preliminary study terms: — |
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Course description: |
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This course aims to make overview of the main issues
which have determined political and historical development of the region of
Central Europe after the dissolution (after the fall) of the Habsburg
monarchy (1918-1945); political tendencies during the communist period
(1948-1989) and course will end with overview of political development in
Central Europe after the fall of communist system (democratization,
democratic transition, economic system). The aim of the course is to analyze
the different political concepts of the Central Europe and to highlight the
specifics of regional development in the past and present. Therefore the aim
of the course will be to overcome the one-track national approaches and to
develop the comparative and cross-regional approach with the understanding of
the position of the Visegrad countries. To understand Central European
developments since 1989 it is necessary to get acquainted with the main
turning points of modern political and social history of the respective
countries of Central European geopolitical space on one hand and to undertake
some comparative research into similarities and differences of such
developments on the other hand. Continuous attention will be dedicated to
political elections in Central European countries (with emphasis on countries
such as Czech Republic and Slovak Republic). Main topics: Introduction of
the region and political development of Central Europe after the fall of the
Habsburg Monarchy (foreign and billateral policy, minorities); Transition to
Democracy and problems with Democratic Consolidation; National minorities and
minority legislation in the Visegrad countries; Central Europe in the Czech,
Slovak and Hungarian foreign policy (common and individual interests);
Visegrad group (constitution, development, interpretation) |
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3–5 most important
obligatory and recommended literature (books, textbooks) with the
bibliographical data: |
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– Obligatory: Kavaliauskas, T.:
Transformations in Central Europe between 1989 – 2012. Lanham, Rowman and
Littlefield. |
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Course director: Dr. Robert Pejša,
PhD |
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Participating teacher: — |