POL436 Communism in the Czech Republic

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Fiala, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The object of the course is to characterize communism in the Czech Republic. Its traditions, the structure of communist and post-communist political spectrum and the forms of the impact of communist subjects will be described and analysed. Attention will be paid to problems of the relationships between society and communism, anticommunism and legal aspects of communism in the Czech Republic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into the study of communism in the Czech Republic 2. Definition of communism 3. Traditions of communism in the Czech Republic 4. Development of the KSČ and the KSČM after 1989 5. Programmatic and strategy of the KSČM 6. Structure and membership of the KSČM; electorate of the KSČM 7. Publishing houses and periodicals close to the KSČM 8. Organisations cooperating with the KSČM 9. Orthodox-communist stream (LUNSZ, KSČ, Dialog) 10. Post-communist subjects in the Czech Republic 11. Czech socio-political spectrum and communism 12. Safety and legal aspects of communism in the Czech Republic 13. Test
Literature
  • FIALA, Petr, Jan HOLZER, Miroslav MAREŠ and Pavel PŠEJA. Komunismus v České republice. Vývojové, systémové a ideové aspekty působení KSČM a dalších komunistických organizací v české politice (Communism in Czech Republic. Development, System and Idea Aspects of the Activities of KSČM and other Communist Organizations in Czech Politics). 1st ed. Brno: MPÚ MU, 1999, 315 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-210-2249-3. info
  • Kubát, M.: Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy v politickém systému České republiky. In Komunismus v nás: Cesta do minulosti nebo budoucnosti? Sborník přednášek z konference konané dne 24.6.2000 v Senátu PČR v Praze. Občanský nadační fond, Brno 2000
Assessment methods (in Czech)
K získání zápočtu je třeba zpracovat seminární práci na téma zadané vyučujícícm a úspěšně absolvovat zápočtový test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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