SPP505 Minorities in the Czech Republic and Central Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Imrich Vašečka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 P24
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students can obtain information about minority and ethnic groups in Central Europe, about their current problems and recent state of protection of their rights. Course offer students to summarize information about current state of minority protection in Central Europe. Students are offered to obtain an ability to reflect problems of minorities and migration in the context of recent EU politics of social inclusion and social cohesion of society.
Syllabus
  • Central Europe as a term and as a problem
  • Minority homogeneity and heterogeneity in the Czech republic
  • Minority on the territory of the former Czechoslovakia. Minorities in the Czech republic and Slovakia.
  • Czech minorities in central Europe.
  • Nations and their states - from nations political to ethnic nations and from multi-national states to national states
  • National and ethnic minorities in countries of Central Europe
  • Central European regional and language minorities, ethno-regions and euro-regions, ethnic local governments
  • Old and new minorities
  • Legal protection of minorities
  • Protection, inclusion, and integration of minorities through social policy tools
  • Minority situation and national minority politics in countries of Central Europe
  • Multi-ethnical and multi-cultural relations in Europe and in Central Europe - visions and perspectives
Literature
    required literature
  • Menšiny ..., 1995. Menšiny a autonómia v západnej Európe. Bratislava: Nadácia Minority Rights Group Slovakia. 22 ss.
  • Rámcový ..., 1997. Rámcový dohovor o ochrane národnostných menšín. In: Práva občanov v demokracii. Zborník dokumentov. Bratislava: ZPLD. ss. 30-35.
  • SZALÓ, Csaba. Transnacionální migrace. Proměny identit, hranic a vědění o nich (Transnational Migration: Identitites, Boundaries and Interpretations in Motion). Brno: CDK, 2007, 175 pp. Sociologická řada, svazek č. 5. ISBN 978-80-7325-136-9. info
  • GABAL, Ivan. Etnické menšiny ve střední Evropě :konflikt nebo integrace. 1. vyd. Praha: G plus G, 1999, 341 s. ISBN 80-86103-23-4. info
    recommended literature
  • Avineri, S., 1996. The Presence of Eastern and Central Europe in The Culture and Politics of Contemporary Israel. Pp. 163-173. In: East European Politics and Societies. Volume 10, No 2, Spring 1996.
  • Kovács, P., 1996. Individuální a kolektivní práva menšin v konstitučním vývoji - pozitivistické hledisko. Pp. 169-195. In: Kovács, P., Nemzetközi jog és kisebbségvédelem. Budapest: Osiris. (preklad)
  • Chapman, D., 1996. Možno sa vyhnúť občianskym vojnám? Volebné a ústavné modely pre etnicky rozdelené krajiny. Bratislava. ss. 7-19.
Teaching methods
Literature and tasks imposed on the students. Prezentations of the tasks on the seminar, discussion. Feedback on seminar paper.
Assessment methods
Class discussion (debating) Control of home tasks for each seminar assessment of seminar paper Exam - discussion on seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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