SPR505 Migration and Minorities in the Czech Republic and Central Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Imrich Vašečka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 exP24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! SPP505 Minorities in Central Europe
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 26 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/26, only registered: 0/26, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/26
Course objectives
Students can obtain information about minority and ethnic groups in Central Europe, about their current problems and recent state of protection of their rights. Course offer students to summarize information about current state of minority protection in Central Europe. Students are offered to obtain an ability to reflect problems of minorities and migration in the context of recent EU politics of social inclusion and social cohesion of society.
Syllabus
  • 1. Central Europe as a term and as a problem 2. Minority homogeneity and heterogeneity in the Czech republic 3. Minority on the territory of the former Czechoslovakia. Minorities in the Czech republic and Slovakia. 4. Czech minorities in central Europe. 5. Nations and their states - from nations political to ethnic nations and from multi-national states to national states 6. National and ethnic minorities in countries of Central Europe 7. Central European regional and language minorities, ethno-regions and euro-regions, ethnic local governments 8. Old and new minorities 9. Legal protection of minorities 10. Protection, inclusion, and integration of minorities through social policy tools 11. Minority situation and national minority politics in countries of Central Europe 12. Multi-ethnical and multi-cultural relations in Europe and in Central Europe - visions and perspectives
Literature
    required literature
  • • Rámcový ..., 1997. Rámcový dohovor o ochrane národnostných menšín. In: Práva občanov v demokracii. Zborník dokumentov. Bratislava: ZPLD. ss. 30-35.
  • • Menšiny ..., 1995. Menšiny a autonómia v západnej Európe. Bratislava: Nadácia Minority Rights Group Slovakia. 22 ss.
  • SZALÓ, Csaba. Transnacionální migrace. Proměny identit, hranic a vědění o nich (Transnational Migration: Identitites, Boundaries and Interpretations in Motion). Brno: CDK, 2007, 175 pp. Sociologická řada, svazek č. 5. ISBN 978-80-7325-136-9. info
  • GABAL, Ivan. Etnické menšiny ve střední Evropě :konflikt nebo integrace. 1. vyd. Praha: G plus G, 1999, 341 s. ISBN 80-86103-23-4. info
    recommended literature
  • • Chapman, D., 1996. Možno sa vyhnúť občianskym vojnám? Volebné a ústavné modely pre etnicky rozdelené krajiny. Bratislava. ss. 7-19
  • • Avineri, S., 1996. The Presence of Eastern and Central Europe in The Culture and Politics of Contemporary Israel. Pp. 163-173. In: East European Politics and Societies. Volume 10, No 2, Spring 1996.
  • • Kovács, P., 1996. Individuální a kolektivní práva menšin v konstitučním vývoji - pozitivistické hledisko. Pp. 169-195. In: Kovács, P., Nemzetközi jog és kisebbségvédelem. Budapest: Osiris. (preklad)
Teaching methods
Literature and tasks imposed on the students. Prezentations of the tasks on the seminar, discussion. Feedback on seminar paper.
Assessment methods
Class discussion (debating Control of home tasks for each seminar assessment of seminar paper Exam - discussion on seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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