POLb1128 Czechoslovak Politics 1969-1989

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Pernes, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 U34
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL332 Czechoslovak Politics 1969-89 && !NOW( POL332 Czechoslovak Politics 1969-89 )
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 115 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 3/115, only registered: 0/115
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain basic features of the development of Czechoslovak politics in the period 1969-1989 with specific attention dedicated to the type of the regime and relationship between the state and the society.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to: - understand and explain basic features of the development of Czechoslovak politics in the period 1969-1989 - critically evaluate a publication related to this period.
Syllabus
  • 1. Ressistance against Soviet power and the leadership of Gustav Husak
  • 2. The purges in KSČ and in the society
  • 3. Czechs and Slovaks in the exile
  • 4. Charta 77
  • 5. The methods and tools used for regime stabilization
  • 6. The dissent
  • 7. The unsuccessful efforts of the Husak group to make a partial reforms
  • 8. Demoralization and the ideological decline of the regime
  • 9. Gorbačov and perestroiky in USSR
  • 10. The struggles for perestroika in Czechoslovakia
  • 11. The intensification of anti-regime activities at the end of eighties
  • 12. The churches and communist regime
  • 13. November 1989
Literature
    required literature
  • PERNES, Jiří. Takoví nám vládli : komunističtí prezidenti Československa a doba, v níž žili. Vyd. 2. Praha: Brána, 2010, 326 s. ISBN 9788072434374. info
  • PERNES, Jiří. Od demokratického socialismu k demokracii nekomunistická socialistická opozice v Brně v letech 1968-1972. 1996, 245 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Participation; final essay (6-9 pages).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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