EVS442 Hungarian-Slovak relations

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
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
Tue 17:00–18:30 U42
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
  • 2. Historical roots of Slovak-Hungarian neighbourhood I
  • 3. Historical roots of Slovak-Hungarian neighbourhood II
  • 4. Trianon treaty and the development in the 20th and 30th years
  • 5. First Vienna Award
  • 6. Slovak-Hungarian relations 1945-1989
  • 7. Development of Slovak-Hungarian relations after 1989
  • 8. The situation of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia
  • 9. Malina Hedwig case
  • 10.The visit of the Hungarian president László Sólyom in Slovakia
  • 11. Presentations of seminar thesis
  • 12. Presentations of seminar thesis
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 attendance (max. 18 points), participation on discussions (max. 12 points), multiple choice test (max. 15 points), short essay (1 page, max. 5 points) and seminar thesis (max. 50 points, student who does not get al least 30 points, has to rewrite the thesis). The mimimum to pass the exam is 60 points. Part of assessment is also obligatory presentation of seminar work proposal (without obtaining points, max. 10 minutes).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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