MVZ197 Authoritarian Regimes in Europe between World Wars

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Vladimír Černý, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 exP21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is focused on historical and political development of the totalitarian and authoritarian regimes in Europe from 1918 to 1939. On successful completion of the course, students will be able to characterize the political tendencies and processes that formed the development of regimes; to illustrate the geopolitical division of Europe between the Wars and to explain important economical and social aspects of the given period. Next to it, they will be able to evaluate both Czech and foreign literature on the subject of the course and to utilize their analytical skills in a seminar essay.
Syllabus
  • 1. An introduction to the topic, the definion of the terms "authoritarian" and "totalitarian" regimes.
  • 2. The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, the collapse of European empires and the end of the WW I.
  • 3. The onset of the radical left in Central Europe in 1918-1920 and its defeat.
  • 4. The development of the totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s.
  • 5. The Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1944.
  • 6. Italy under Fascism in 1922-1943.
  • 7. The beginning and development of "Sanacja" government in Poland.
  • 8. The ideology and practises of the Nazi movement in Germany from 1919 to 1933.
  • 9. The Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1939; inner policy and foreign relations.
  • 10. Austria and its position in Europe between the Wars; Dollfuss and Schuschnigg.
  • 11. Authoritarian regimes in the Balkans: Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania.
  • 12. Spain and Portugal.
  • 13. The Baltic states and their political developments between the Wars.
Literature
  • ARENDT, Hannah. Původ totalitarismu. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996, 679 s. ISBN 80-86005-13-5. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Michal KUBÁT. Teorie a praxe totalitních a autoritativních režimů (The Theory and Practice of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes). 1st ed. Praha: Dokořán, 2004, 168 pp. Edice Bod. ISBN 80-86569-89-6. info
  • BROSZAT, Martin. Uchopení moci :vzestup NSDAP a zničení Výmarské republiky. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 247 s. ISBN 80-7106-276-6. info
  • BULLOCK, Alan. Hitler a Stalin :paralelní životopisy. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Mustang, 1995, 1029 s., [. ISBN 80-85831-51-1. info
  • COURTOIS, Stéphane. Černá kniha komunismu : zločiny, teror, represe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 1999, 407 s. ISBN 8071851965. info
  • CROZIER, Brian. Vzestup a pád sovětské říše. Translated by Nina Vrbovcová. 1. vyd. v čes. jazyce. Praha: BB art, 2004, 679 s. ISBN 8073413493. info
  • LEE, Stephen J. European dictatorships, 1918-1945. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2008, xv, 408. ISBN 9780415454858. info
  • FUSI, Juan Pablo. Franco :Spanien unter der Diktatur 1936-1975. Translated by Paul Hoser. Deutsche Erstausgabe. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1992, 289 s. ISBN 3-423-04576-0. info
  • IRMANOVÁ, Eva. Maďarsko a Versailleský mírový systém. Ústí nad Labem: Albis international, 2002, 409 s. ISBN 8086067627. info
  • JEŘÁBEK, Martin. Konec demokracie v Rakousku, 1932-1938 : politické, hospodářské a ideologické příčiny pádu demokracie. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2004, 255 s. ISBN 8086569519. info
  • LAINOVÁ, Radka, Zora HLAVIČKOVÁ and Michal STRAKA. Diktatury v rukavičkách? Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2003, 159 s. ISBN 8072543342. info
  • MORAVCOVÁ, Dagmar. Výmarská republika : problémy demokracie v Německu 1918-1932. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 273 s. ISBN 8024611767. info
  • O'SULLIVAN, Noël. Fašismus. Translated by Tamara Váňová - Ivo Lukáš. 2. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2002, 219 s. ISBN 80-7325-001-2. info
  • PIRJEVEC, Jože. Jugoslávie 1918-1992 : vznik, vývoj a rozpad Karadjordjevićovy a Titovy Jugoslávie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2000, 537 s. ISBN 8072032771. info
  • PAVELČÍKOVÁ, Nina. Totalitární režimy 20. století v Evropě. Vyd. 2., upr. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2008, 97 s. ISBN 9788073684853. info
Teaching methods
The course is carried out by the combination of lectures and seminars. Regular attendance is required. During the semester, students will compose a seminar essay that will examine their ability to utilize analytical skills and to work with relevant literature.
Assessment methods
The classification will evaluate attendance which will be proved by signatures on attendance lists. The students will also have to write an seminar essay on one of the given topics (at least 18.000 characters). The final exam will be in the form of a written test examining the students' elementary knowledge of the subject. Overall assessment is composed of the final examimation (40 points), midterm written examination (10 points) and seminar essay (10 points). To successfully complete the course, students have to achieve at least 40 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013.
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