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Lecturer(s)
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Kocur Zdeněk, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Definition of basic terms - nation, ethnic and national minority, national movement, nation state, national self-determination, ethnic separatism and irredentism, ethnic conflict or genocide Nations and nationalism in the theoretical discussions of the 19th century - G. Mazzini, marxism, austro-Marxism, E. Renan, F. Meinecke, H. Treitschke. Nations and nationalism in the first half of the 20th century - M. S. Handmann, C. J. Hayes, H. Kohn. Main theories of nationalism I. - primordialism, perennialism and ethnosymbolism. Main theories of nationalism II. - varieties of modernism and postmodernism. Banal nationalism, critical discussion and confrontation of the main theories Nationalism and political theory I. - totalitarianism and Nazism Nationalism and political theory II. - decolonization, modernization, transitions to democracy Nationalism and political theory III. - democracy, multiculturalism and citizenship Nationalism in international politics I. - state sovereignty, national self-determination Nationalism in international politics II. - secession and irredentism Nationalism in international politics III. - nation states and globalization, religious fundamentalism Nations and nationalism in historical and geographic perspective - civil vs. ethnic, culture vs. state, Wilsonism, specific developments in Asia and Africa etc.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 44 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to present and interpret the definitions of nation and nationalism: the development of these concepts as well as the different concepts of nationalism from the beginning of modernity to the present |
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| to critically analyze foreign literature on the topic |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to compare classical theories of nationalism with contemporary theories of nationalism |
| to define the changes of the definition of the concept of nationalism, the theory of nationalism and theorists of nationalism in connection with the changes of paradigms |
| to explain theories of nationalism with special regard to modernism |
| to interpret contemporary theories of nationalism in the broader socio-scientific context |
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| to classify different theories of nationalism according to the approach to solving specific problems of nationalism |
| to apply selected theories to solving a specific problem of inter-ethnic relations |
| to define specific problems of nationalism based on the analysis of the political situation in the selected region |
| to explain the causes, dynamics and outcome of a particular nationalism based on the use of a suitably chosen theory |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Individual study |
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| Individual study |
| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Combined exam |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Anderson, Benedict. Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. London, Verso, 1984.
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Gurr, T. R. - Harff, B. Ethnic conflict in World Politics. Westview Press: Boulder - San Francisco - Oxford, 1994.
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Hearn, J. Rethinking Nationalism. A Critical Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan: Hampshire - New York, 2006.
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Hobsbawm, Eric J. Národy a nacionalismus od roku 1780 : program, mýtus, realita. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2000. ISBN 80-85959-55-0.
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Hroch, Miroslav. Národy nejsou dílem náhody : příčiny a předpoklady utváření moderních evropských národů. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7419-010-0.
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Hroch, Miroslav. Pohledy na národ a nacionalismus : čítanka textů. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003. ISBN 80-86429-20-2.
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Ozkirimli, Umut. Theories of nationalism : a critical introduction. Houndmills : PALGRAVE, 2000. ISBN 0-333-77712-3.
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Thiesse, Anne-Marie. Vytváření národních identit v Evropě 18. až 20. století. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2007. ISBN 978-80-7325-118-5.
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Wellhengama, G. Minoritie´s Claims: From Autonomy to Secession. International law and state practice. Ashgate: Aldershote - Burlington, 2000.
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