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Lecturer(s)
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Hazdra Lukáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Mašátová Věra, doc. M.A., Ph.D.
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Course content
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- Africa v the era of decolonization, specific problems and issues of African independence - Separatist tendencies, federations, chieftainship, traditional and modern systems of governance in Africa - Socialism/capitalism in Africa, Cold War context, military dictatorial rule - Revolts, guerillas, reformist and revolutionary movements, civil wars in 1980s - Economic problems of Africa, HIV/AIDS, civil society - Democratization tendencies of the 1990s - Multiethnic states, political transformations, citizenship, economic progress in the 21st century
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Collaborative instruction, Cooperative instruction, Project-based instruction, Discussion, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature
- Contact hours
- 104 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 14 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 10 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 27 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - to define key concepts from the thematical areas of globalization and development - to identify different theoretical approaches to the study of topics in the framework of development and globalization - to explain concept of colonialism and neocolonialism - to characterize colonial activities of Wester powers in Middle East and Africa - to define geographically and culturally Africa region - to characterize different types of development cooperation |
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| - to interprete various perspectives and approaches to the study of colonialism and postcolonialism - to critically analyze discussions over colonial heritage in developing countries - to explain and use concrete theoretical frameworks for explanation of current social phenomena in former colonies - to classify different possibilities of the measurement of development - to define key security threats on the basis of an analysis of political situation in particular region - to evaluate on his/her own the signficance of development cooperation for the international system on the basis of acquired knowledge - to work independently with study materials - to use effectively modern ICT |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to explain historical development of the region in post-colonial era - to identify and characterize important soci-political and economical problems in contemporary African societies - to identify and explain specific social and political trends in the region - to differentiate various causes of specific problems and also consequences |
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| - to analyze critically political, social, and economic development in postcolonial Africa - to interprete multiple theoretical approaches to the study of postcolonial Africa - to explain and use concrete theoretical framworks for the study of current social phenomena in Africa - to design solutions in case of specific problems |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Cooperative instruction |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Project-based instruction |
| Seminar |
| Discussion |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Students' portfolio |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Combined exam |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Cooper, Frederick. Africa since 1940.. Oxford, 2004.
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Cris Beauchemin editor. Migration berween Africa and Europe. Cham: Švýcarsko, 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-69568-6.
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HAGMANN, Tobias, ed. a REYNTJENS, Filip, ed. Aid and authoritarianism in Africa: development without democracy. London: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2016. ISBN 978-1-78360-628-3.
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Chabal, Patrick. The Politics of Suffering and Smiling. London: Zed Books, 2009.
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Cheru, Fantu. African Renaissance. Roadmaps to the Challenge of Globalization. London: Zed Books, 2002.
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Lemarchand, René. The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 2009.
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Manby, Brownen. Struggles for citizenship in Africa. Struggles for citizenship in Africa, 2009.
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Nhema, Alfred; Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe. The resolution of African conflicts : the management of conflict resolution & post-conflict reconstruction. Oxford: James Currey, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84701-302-6.
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Nugent, Paul. Africa since Independence. New York, 2004.
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