EVS800 Modern Political History of Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Simona Foltýnová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Fri 12. 12. 12:20–13:50 P52
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course of Modern Political History of Europe acknowledges students from the branch European studies with problem of modern political evolution in European states. The subject covers the period of time between 1789 and 1989. In the course introduction the students will obtain basic summary of specifics of European development and geopolitical segmentation of Europe. The primary aim of this course is to acknowledge students with more general processes which formed the appearance of modern mass democratic policy in this period of time. In the extent necessary for understanding of specific evolution of particular European macro-regions, the version is complemented also with survey of social and economic-social aspects. The main aim of this subject is to understand the processes which form modern and contemporary European policy and society; then to obtain key information about progress of European countries history in 20th century and to interpret contemporary European policy with the knowledge of its historical dimension.
Syllabus
  • 1) EUROPE: Definition of Europe, its determination and evolution; conceptualization of contemporary European history
  • 2) MODERNISM: Demographic, social, economic and political trends of modern Europe
  • 3) REVOLUTION: Europe a European revolutions in period of time between years 1789 – 1848/1849
  • 4) NATIONALISM: Definition of nation, ideology of nationalism and formation and difference in the evolution of modern European nations
  • 5) DEMOCRACY: Path towards liberal constitutionalism, legally consistent state and modern mass democratic competitive policy
  • 6) CRISIS: Impact of first World War on European communities, political problems of democracy in interwar Europe
  • 7) TOTALITARISMUS: Communism, Fascism and Nazism
  • 8) DECOMPOSITION: World War Two and separation of Europe by „Iron Curtain“
  • 9) RESUMPTION: West Europe between 40th – 60th years of 20th century
  • 10) POSTMODERNISM?: West Europe between 70th – 90th years of 20th century
  • 11) SOCIALISM: Countries of Soviet bloc in Europe between 40th – 70th years of 20th century
  • 12) TRANSITION: Crisis of realistic social regimes and transition of Middle Europe towards democracy
  • 13) TEST
Literature
  • JUDT, Tony. Poválečná Evropa : historie po roce 1945. Translated by Dalibor Výborný. V Praze: Slovart, 2008, xiii, 986. ISBN 9788073910259. info
  • WILKINSON, James and H. Stuart HUGHES. Contemporary Europe : a history. 10th ed. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004, xx, 616. ISBN 0131841769. info
  • GILBERT, Felix and David Clay LARGE. Konec evropské éry : dějiny Evropy 1890-1990. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2003, 654 s. ISBN 8020408878. info
  • WEGS, J. Robert and Robert LADRECH. Evropa po roce 1945. Translated by Radka Edererová. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2002, 371 stran. ISBN 8070215070. info
  • DAVIES, Norman. Evropa : dějiny jednoho kontinentu. Translated by Kateřina Keilová. V českém jaz. vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2000, 1365 s. ISBN 8024201704. info
  • State formation, nation-building and mass politics in Europe : the theory of Stein Rokkan. Edited by Peter Flora - Stein Kuhnle - Rokkan Urwin. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, xviii, 422. ISBN 0198280327. info
  • WANDYCZ, Piotr S. Střední Evropa v dějinách : od středověku do současnosti : cena svobody. Translated by Jaroslav Valenta. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 301 stran. ISBN 8020006575. info
Assessment methods
The course is successfully completed by written test. Overall assessment is composed of test (80 points), two ongoing correspondent test (10 points) and seminary work (10 points). For successful evaluation is necessary to obtain at least 60 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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