POLb1141 Post-communist politics

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2021
Rozsah
1/1/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. Marek Rybář, M.A., Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. Marek Rybář, M.A., Ph.D.
Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 16:00–17:40 P22
Předpoklady
None.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
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Mateřské obory/plány
předmět má 25 mateřských oborů, zobrazit
Cíle předmětu
The region of "post-Communist Europe" supplies a rich variation of countries' economic and political performance: Some states are politically stable and have relatively strong economies, others are more prone to internal conflicts and experience democratic backsliding. This course is designed to help explain this variation. Topics include the nature of the old regime and its breakdown, the transitions to democracy and market economy, entry into NATO and the European Union, the role of ethnic politics, democratic backsliding, and the role of international factors.
Výstupy z učení
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Conceptualize the influence of social, economic, and political legacies of the pre-communist and communist eras on the post-communist development.
Identify the major manifestations of democratic erosion in the region.
Explain the benefits and limitations of various institutional arrangements for democratic consolidation socio-economic stability.
Discuss the role of international factors on political and economic development of the post-communist region.
Osnova
  • Historical Legacies in Central and Eastern Europe
  • State Socialism and its Collapse
  • Parameters of Political and Economic Transition
  • Dealing with the Communist Past
  • Electoral Revolutions: Defeating Autocratic Incumbents
  • Voters and Parties in Central and Eastern Europe
  • Minorities and Identity Politics
  • Disillusionment with Liberal Democracy?
  • Democratic Backsliding: Poland and Hungary
  • The Role of International Factors: EU Accession and NATO Expansion
  • The Role of International Factors: Russia
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • 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
  • ELSTER, Jon, Claus OFFE a Ulrich K. PREUSS. Institutional design in post-communist societies : rebuilding the ship at sea. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, xii, 350. ISBN 0521479312. info
  • BUNCE, Valerie a Sharon L. WOLCHIK. Defeating authoritarian leaders in postcommunist countries. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, xi, 373. ISBN 9780521187251. info
  • ROTHSCHILD, Joseph. Return to diversity : a political history of East Central Europe since World War II. Edited by Nancy M. Wingfield. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, xii, 274. ISBN 9780195334753. info
Výukové metody
lectures, class discussion, documentary movies,
Metody hodnocení
The grade for this course will be based on one midterm exam (30%), a research paper (40%), class activity (15%), and one in-class presentation (15%).
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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