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Lecturer(s)
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Bařinka Kapitán, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Definition and conceptualization of extremism and radicalism, roots of these -isms Establishment of modern ideologies with regard to the extreme right and extreme left in the 19th century (anarchism, orthodox Marxism, racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia) Establishment of modern ideologies with regard to the extreme right and extreme left in the 20th century (Nazism, Fascism, Communism) Contemporary political extremism and radicalism (political parties and their branches or paramilitary wings, ultra-right and ultra-left subcultures, ultranationalism, religious extremism, Islamic fundamentalism)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 44 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to analyze the roots of political extremism and radicalism |
| to characterize methodological procedures for dealing with extremism and radicalism |
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| to critically analyze and interpret relevant authors and literature |
| to create academic output acceptable in terms of form and content |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to interpret problems in a broader theoretical and practical perspective |
| to define changes in the definitions of extremism and radicalism in connection with changes in national policies and international standards |
| to characterize different types of extremism and radicalism in the West and beyond the liberal-democratic context |
| to interpret and critically evaluate theoretical concepts related to extremism and radicalism |
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| to identify key ideological threats to the liberal-democratic system |
| to classify different approaches to dealing with extremism and radicalism in order to ensure national and international security |
| to analyze the way of dealing with manifestations of particular extreme ideology |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Charvát, Jan. Současný politický extremismus a radikalismus. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-098-6.
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Jesse, E. Totalitarismus im 20. Jahrhundert. Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 1999.
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Kubát, Michal; Balík, Stanislav. Teorie a praxe totalitních a autoritativních režimů. Praha : Dokořán, 2004. ISBN 80-86569-89-6.
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Mareš, Miroslav. Pravicový extremismus a radikalismus v ČR. 1. vyd. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2003. ISBN 80-86598-45-4.
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Mudde, Cas. Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Nitschke, P. (Hrsg.). Globaler Terrorismus und Europa. Stellungnahmen zur Internationalisierung des Terrors.. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, 2008.
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Placák, P. Gottwaldovo fašistické Československo. Praha a Litomyšl: Paseka a ÚSTR, 2015.
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Strmiska, Maxmilián. Terorismus a demokracie : pojetí a typologie subverzivního teroristického násilí v soudobých demokraciích. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2001. ISBN 80-210-2755-X.
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