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Course: Genocides and Ethnic Conflicts

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Course title Genocides and Ethnic Conflicts
Course code KHV/GKHN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fajfr Alexander, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction to the study of genocides and ethnic conflicts 2) Armenian genocide 3) Cambodiangenocide 4) Rwandangenocide 5) Ethnic conflictsin Asia I 6) Ethnic conflictsin AsiaII 7) Ethnic conflictsin AsiaIII 8) Ethnic conflictsin Africa I 9) Ethnic conflictsin AfricaII 10) Ethnic conflictsin AfricaIII 11) Ethnic conflictsin AfricaIV 12) International community and genocide 13) Summary

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 48 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No prerequisite courses.
learning outcomes
Students will gain a sufficient knowledge of modern and contemporary conflicts and genocides in Asia and Africa, they will be able to analyze and make comparisons of various developments in different parts of the world. Both in oral and written form, they will be able to articulate their own ideas and opinions concerning critical moments of modern and contemporary history of Africa and Asia.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Discussion
assessment methods
Written exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • Baar, Vladimír. Národy na prahu 21. století = Emancipace nebo nacionalismus?. Vyd. 1. V Šenově u Ostravy : Tilia, 2002. ISBN 80-7042-807-4.
  • Bell-Fialkoff, Andrew. Etnické čistky : Bosna, Kypr, Karabach, Kosovo, Palestina, bývalý Sovětský svaz, Rwanda a Burundi, Srí Lanka, Transylvánie, Ulster. Vyd. 1. Praha : Práh, 2003. ISBN 80-7252-070-9.
  • Eller, J. D. From Culture to Ethnicity to Conflict: An Anthropological Perspective on Ethnic Conflict. University of Michigan Press, 1999.
  • Lemarchand, R. Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide. London: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
  • Nugent, Paul. Africa since Independence. New York, 2004.
  • Nzongola-Ntajala, G. From Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uppsala, 2004.
  • Nzongola-Ntajala, G. the Congo from Leopold to Kabila. A People´s History. London - New York, 1998.
  • Prunier, G. The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide. London, 1998.
  • Thompson, G. Governing Uganda. British Colonial Rule and Its Legacy. Kampala, 2003.
  • Záhořík, J. Dějiny Rwandy a Burundi. Praha, 2012.
  • Záhořík, J. Ohniska napětí v postkoloniální Africe. Praha, 2012.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 24.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026