EVS442 Hungarian-Slovak relations

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Wed 15:15–16:45 exP24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět je určen pro studenty magisterského navazujícího studia.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is intended to give the students a basic knowledge in the field of Slovak-Hungarian relations.
At the end of the course students should be able to: ¨ have deeper understanding of the history of Slovak-Hungarian relations
have deeper understanding of actuall issues in the relations between Slovakia and Hungary
explain the changes of selected political actors
interpret the changes of relations between Slovakia and Hungary
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction + Historical roots of Slovak-Hungarian neighbourhood I
  • 2. Historical roots of Slovak-Hungarian neighbourhood II
  • 3. Beneš and creation of Czechoslovak-Hungarian border
  • 4. Trianon treaty and the development in the 20th and 30th years
  • 5. First Vienna Award
  • 6. Benes decrees and Slovak-Hungarian relations 1945-1989
  • 7. Preparation for the midterm test
  • 8. Hungarian-Slovak relations after 1989
  • 9. Hungarian minority in Slovakia and minority parties
  • 10. Documentary film + discussion
  • 11. Main issues in Hungarian-Slovak relations during the last decade
  • 12. Debate with a guest/expert
  • 13. Activities of Jobbik party in Slovakia
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KENEZ, Peter. Hungary from the Nazis to the Soviets : the establishmentof the communist regime in Hungary, 1944-1948. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009, ix, 312. ISBN 9780521747240. info
  • KONTLER, László. A History of Hungary : millennium, in Central Europe. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002, 527 s. ISBN 1403903166. info
  • MOLNÁR, Miklós. A concise history of Hungary. Translated by Anna Magyar. 1st pub. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2001, xviii, 370. ISBN 0521667364. info
  • A society transformed :Hungary in time-space perspective. Edited by Rudolf Andorka. Budapest: Central European university press, 1999, xiv, 206 s. ISBN 963-9116-49-1. info
Teaching methods
Discussion, readings of the study materials, groups projects.
Assessment methods
The course is finished with exam. The student can acquire credits for participation on discussions (max. 12 points), multiple choice test (max. 15 points), short essay (1 page, max. 8 points), presentation (max. 15 points) and final output in the form of oral exam OR position papers (max. 50 points). The mimimum to pass the exam is 60 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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