BSSb1182 International Nationalism

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Mlejnková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Mlejnková, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:40 P52
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! BSS182 International nationalism && !NOW( BSS182 International nationalism )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course is focused on newly researched phenomenon of international nationalism. Students will get deeper look into cooperation of European far right political parties, organizations and movements. They will understand reasons and motives of cooperation, based on ideological framework of nationalists and neo-Nazis in relation to nationalist visions of “united Europe”.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to identify main features of international cooperation of current European far right. Students will be able to identify main motives and problems of internationalization of far right.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introductory session 2) Nationalism, National Socialism (Nazism/neo-Nazism) 3) Transnationalism, Concept of political opportunity structure 4) United Europe from nationalist/national socialist perspective – collaborative concepts of 20th century 5) History of far right parties` international cooperation 6) History of national socialist cooperation – transnational neo-Nazism 7) Current motors of cooperation I. – Islamophobia 8) Current motors of cooperation II. – European Union 9) Current motors of cooperation III. – Russia 10) Internet mobilization
Literature
    required literature
  • VEJVODOVÁ, Petra. Transnational Forms of Contemporary Neo-Nazi Activity in Europe from the Perspective of Czech Neo-Nazis. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 199 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7148-3. info
  • CAIANI, Manuela, Donatella DELLA PORTA and Claudius WAGEMANN. Mobilizing on the extreme right : Germany, Italy, and the United States. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, 248 s. ISBN 9780199641260. info
  • TARROW, Sidney G. The new transnational activism. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xv, 258. ISBN 0521616778. URL info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures and seminar sessions, where position papers will be discussed.
Assessment methods
Written test and position paper.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/fss/autumn2020/BSSb1182