Course: Central Europe and Modernity

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Course title Central Europe and Modernity
Course code KSS/1CEMZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Uncka Ladislav, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Central Europe and modernity Internacionalization Minorities and their status Nationalism: Art Nouveau, iredentism, separatism The EU and its policies and the role of Central Europe

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 35 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to identify the levels of the Central European public-political cycle
to recognize the types of actors involved in the process of agenda-setting in Central Europe and the European Union
to read professional texts in English
to write professional texts in English
Skills
to make a formally acceptable professional output
to be active in using foreign database of professional journals
to critically evaluate the role of actors in the process of agenda-setting in a specific area of European public policy
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to enumerate and characterize key internationalization studies
to enumerate and characterize key studies in the field of minority studies
to interpret nacionalism in the context of social science
to characterize specific examples of separatism in the contemporary world at the basic level
to distinguish the role of different types of actors in the European Union's foreign and security policy
Skills
to critically evaluate the theoretical and methodological approaches in the subject areas
to independently analyze the degree of Europeanization of the foreign and security policy of a particular member state of the European Union, especially of the Czech Republic
to analyze and interpret the causes of the emergence of nationalism and separatism
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Combined exam
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Anderson, Stephanie B. Crafting EU Security Policy : in pursuit of a European identity. London : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58826-582-1.
  • Hadden, Tom. A responsibility to assist : EU policy and practice in crisis-management operations under European security and defence policy : A COST report. Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84113-934-0.
  • Hannerz, Ulf. Soulside : inquiries into ghetto culture and community. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004. ISBN 0-226-31576-2.
  • Preston, Samuel; Heuveline, Patrick; Guillot, Michel. Demography : measuring and modeling population processes. Malden : Blackwell, 2000. ISBN 978-1557864512.
  • Skelton, Tracey; Allen, Tim. Culture and Global Change. 1st pub. London : Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-415-13917-1.


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