EVS101 Modern Political History of Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Čechová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Dvořáková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Vít (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.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
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
Course objectives
A subject Modern European political history introduces students of European studies with issue of modern political developments in European countries. Subject covers the period 1789-1989. At the beginning of the course students will acquire basic knowledge about the specific development and geopolitical breakdown in Europe. The primary objective of the course, however, is to acquaint students with more general processes, which had form the modern mass democratic policy in this time-period. To the extent necessary for understanding the development of a specific European macroregions the interpretation is completed of the social and social-economic aspects. At the end of the course, student will be able to define processes forming modern and contemporary European politics and society. Student will be able to name key information concerning proceeding of European countries’ history in the 20th century. Student will be able to interpret contemporary European politics in its historical dimension.
Syllabus
  • 1) EUROPE: The concept of Europe, its establishment and development of conceptualizing the contemporary history of Europe
  • 2) MODERNITY: demographic, social, economic and political trends in modern Europe
  • 3) REVOLUTION: Europe and the revolution in years 1789 - 1848/1849
  • 4) NATIONALISM: The concept of nation, the ideology of nationalism and the emergence of a difference in the development of modern European nations
  • 5) DEMOCRACY: The path to liberal constitutionalism, the rule of law and modern mass democratic competitive politics
  • 6) CRISIS: Impact of the First World War to the European society, the political problems of democracy in the interwar Europe
  • 7) TOTALITARIANISM: communism, fascism and nazism
  • 8) DISINTEGRATION: The Second World War and the division of Europe by "Iron Curtain"
  • 9) RENEWAL: Western Europe in the 1940s - 1960s
  • 10) A POSTMODERN?: Western Europe in the 1970s - 1990s
  • 11) SOCIALISM: Countries of Soviet bloc in Europe in the 1940s - 1970s
  • 12) TRANSITION: Crisis of Real socialist regimes in Central Europe and a transition to 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
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures. Part of the workload is as well writing of term paper (circa 15 pages long) aiming at interpretation of selected problem issue of modern European history.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with a written exam. The overall assessment is composed of the exam result (80 points) and seminar paper (20 points). At least 60 points is needed for successful assessment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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