EVSn4004 Europe after 1989

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, 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 P22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! EVS409 Europe after 1989 && !NOW( EVS409 Europe after 1989 )
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
The course deals with political developments in Europe after 1989. The main goal is to analyze key processes that influence Europe in the last two decades and thanks to them political trajectories of development in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe have (re)approached again. Structure of the course prefers analysis of general processes instead of concentration on particular events. The matter of the course is dealt with in an interdisciplinary manner combining approaches of contemporary history and political science.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, student will be able to apply basic methods of the critique of sources, to compose key trends of European political development after the fall of the “Iron Curtain” and to appraise their impact on contemporary European politics.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to the subject 2) Area difference of Europe and its changes 3) Transition to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe 4) Breakdown of post-communist states: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia 5) Politics in Central Europe 6) Balkan Politics 7) Temptation of iliberal democracy 8) Politics in Western Europe 9) Politics in Southern Europe 10) Economic dynamics of Europe 121 Social dynamics of Europe
Literature
  • Central and East European politics : from communism to democracy. Edited by Sharon L. Wolchik - Jane Leftwich Curry. Fourth edition. London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018, xii, 570. ISBN 9781538100882. info
  • Europe today : a twenty-first century introduction. Edited by Ronald Tiersky - Erik Jones. 5th ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, xix, 468. ISBN 9781442221093. info
  • MAGONE, José M. Contemporary european politics : a comparative introduction. First publ. New York, NY: Routledge, 2011, 651 s. ISBN 9780415418935. info
  • JUDT, Tony. Postwar : a history of Europe since 1945. London: Vintage Books, 2010, xv, 933. ISBN 9780099542032. info
Teaching methods
The course combines lectures with seminars. In the framework of seminar sessions, students will read and interpret primary sources to contemporary history. Part of the learning process is also written factographical tests aimed at active mastering of assigned readings and their interpretation.
Assessment methods
The subject is completed with oral examination. The overall evaluation comprises oral exam (up to 50 points), seminar paper and its presentation (up to 25 points), attendance of seminars (up to 10 points), and written tests (up to 15 points). To pass the course means to collect at least 60 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zapisují studenti od im. roku 2010/2011.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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