SPRn8828 Migration and Minorities in the Czech Republic and Central Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Baláž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Baláž, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will gain information about ethnic and national minorities, migration, and possible problems in the approach to minorities in the Czech Republic.
The issue is conceived in the context of 1) the development of nation-states in Central Europe from the 19th century to the present and 2) their post-communist transformation. Increased attention is given to the emergence and development of Czechoslovakia, recognized national minorities in the Czech Republic, migrants, and migration issues.
The course provides an overview and critical evaluation of the theoretical concepts of migration, the nation-state, identity, ethnicity, diversity, stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, violence, ethnocentrism, and racism, as well as tolerance, integration, and coexistence.
Learning outcomes
Students are able to complete the course
- to reflect the issue of minorities and migration in the context of the policy of social inclusion, integration, and cohesion of society in the Czech Republic and the CE.
- critically reflect current concepts and methods of managing social integration and inclusion at the local and national levels.
Syllabus
  • Identity and inter-group behavior
  • Culture, nation, and ethnicity
  • Nation and nationalism
  • Minorities, social exclusion, and social inclusion
  • Central Europe and minorities
  • Czech countries and minorities
  • Migration and Central Europe
  • Migration and the Czech Republic
  • Minority rights
  • Rights of immigrants
  • Social work: doing the will of the state (control) or protecting minorities (help)?
Literature
    required literature
  • Alexander, J., C., 2001. Theorizing the „Modes of Incorporation“: Assimilation, Hyphenation, and Multiculturalism as Varieties of Civil Participation. In: Sociological Theory. Volume 19, No 3. 12 pp.
  • Menšiny ..., 1995. Menšiny v strednej a východnej Európe. 1995. Bratislava: Nadácia Minority Rights Group - Slovakia.
  • Glatz, F., 1993. Problem of minorities in Central Europe. Budapest: Europa Institut. 23 pp.
  • 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.
  • Európska charta o regionálnych jazykoch alebo jazykoch menšín. 1997. In: Práva občanov v demokracii. Zborník dokumentov. Bratislava: Združenie pre podporu lokálnej demokracie. ss. 35-43.
  • Thelen Peter. 2005. Roma in Europe. From social exclusion to active participation. Skopje: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
  • Marger Martin N. 2009. Race and ethnic relations. American and global perspectives. Eight Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
  • SZALÓ, Csaba. Transnacionální migrace : proměny identit, hranic a vědění o nich. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2007, 175 s. ISBN 9788073251369. info
  • GABAL, Ivan. Etnické menšiny ve střední Evropě : konflikt nebo integrace. 1. vyd. Praha: G plus G, 1999, 341 s. ISBN 8086103234. info
Teaching methods
Literature and tasks imposed on the students.
Presentation of the tasks on the seminar, and 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
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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