EUP411 Making and Breaking of Central Europe

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2010
Rozsah
1/1/0. 10 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D. (přednášející)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Navrátil, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Garance
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Rozvrh
St 14:00–15:40 U43
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course is focused on description and analysis of late modern and contemporary political history of Central European countries. The course provides the students with historical and political understanding of basic societal, economic, and (mainly) political processes and developments in countries of Visegrad group - Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary. At the end of the course the students should be able to interpret the notion of modern history of Central Europe and explain its internal periodization. Students should be able to compose main trends of economical, societal, and political development in this area during the 20th century.
Osnova
  • 1. East Central or Central Europe? Concept of Central Europe from medieval times to present
  • 2. Habsburg Monarchy and its nations 1867-1918: failure of modernity attempt?
  • 3. Czech Lands before 1918 and the Czechoslovakia between wars
  • 4. Slovakia before 1918 and between wars, Slovak state (1939 – 1945)
  • 5. Czechoslovakia 1945-1992
  • 6. Poland before 1918 and 1918 – 1944/45
  • 7. Poland 1944/45-1989
  • 8. Hungary 1918-1945
  • 9. Hungary 1945-1989
  • 10. Annus Mirabilis and afterwards: democratic transition of Central European countries after 1989
Literatura
  • WANDYCZ, Piotr S. The price of freedom : a history of East Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the present. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2001, xvii, 335. ISBN 0415254914. URL info
  • CRAMPTON, R. J. Eastern Europe in the twentieth century - and after. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 1997, xx, 526 s. ISBN 0-415-16422-2. info
  • The Columbia history of eastern Europe in the twentieth century. Edited by Josef Held. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992, lxix, 435. ISBN 0-231-07696-7. info
  • JELAVICH, Barbara. Modern Austria : empire and republic, 1815-1986. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987, xvii, 346. ISBN 0-521-31625-1. info
Výukové metody
The course consists of lectures mixed together with semminars including class discussion. Homework position papers related to assigned readings are also part of the workload.
Metody hodnocení
The course is finished with two written tests aimed at composition of acquired konwledge. Part of the evaluation are position papers aimed at interpretation of particular moments in Central European history. Requirements of the Course:
Midterm written examination (0-25)
Final written examination (0-25)
Position papers (0-50)
Midterm and final exams:
In the midterm and final written tests, students will answer “open” questions focused on the problems presented in the assigned readings and/or discussed in the lectures and seminars. Each of the tests will be composed of five questions per 5 points. The midterm test will concentrate on the lectures 1-5, the final exam on the lectures 6-10.
Position papers:
Student has to produce written position papers for each lesson based on critical reading of assigned readings. Position paper should be two pages long (Times New Roman 12, double spaced). It should be composed of
(1) short recapitulation of main ideas of assigned readings;
(2) critical comments to it;
(3) two or three clearly formulated questions for class discussion.
Papers should be submitted at least two days before concerned lesson to teaching lecturer via e-mail. Papers will be graded (maximum 5 points each) and evaluation of position papers will be part of final grading.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2008, podzim 2008, podzim 2009, podzim 2011, podzim 2012, podzim 2013, podzim 2014, podzim 2015, podzim 2016, podzim 2017, podzim 2018, podzim 2019.