BSSb1169 Value and Interest Related Conflicts

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Robin Burda (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Josef Kraus, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 U32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! BSS169 Value and Int. Conflicts I. && !NOW( BSS169 Value and Int. Conflicts I. )
Kurz Konflikty hodnot a zájmů vychází ze spojení dřívějších kurzů Etnické konflikty a Konflikty o suroviny. V tomto kurzu je studentům v úvodních hodinách představen teoretický základ, následují případové studie vybraných konfliktů.
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 course aims to introduce the phenomenon of ethnic conflicts. The participants will get a basic knowledge about theoretical concepts, terms and categories which are connected to the research of ethnic conflicts. The main focus of the course lies in the particular case studies.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theory and methods of concepts ethnicity a nationalism (S. Prtina) 2. Conflict reserach: Theory and typology of intra-state conflicts 3. Development and dynamics of inter-ethnic realtions in post-communist area 4. Development and dynamics of inter-ethnic realtions in post-communist area 5. Causes of inter-ethnic conflict – case study Naghorno Karabach 6. Dynamics of inter-ethnic armed conflict – Georgia - Abkhazia 7. Reading week 8. Intra-state and economic dimension of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina 9. Asymetric conflic - case study Chechenya 10. Conflict in Kosovo - etnocultural dichotomy ( 11. „Weak state" ethnic conflict - a case of Macedonia 12. Comparative conclusion
Literature
  • Nations and nationalism (Orig.) : Národy a nacionalismus [Gellner, 1993] : Národy a nacionalismus [Gellner, 1993, 2. vyd.]. info
  • HOBSBAWM, Eric J. Národy a nacionalismus od roku 1780 :program, mýtus, realita. Translated by Pavel Pšeja. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2000, 207 s. ISBN 80-85959-55-0. info
  • BARŠA, Pavel and Maxmilián STRMISKA. Národní stát a etnický konflikt (National State and Ethnic Conflict). 1. vydání. Brno: CDK, 1999, 330 pp. ISBN 80-85959-52-6. info
  • SMITH, Anthony D. National identity. 1st ed. London: Penguin books, 1991, 226 s. ISBN 0-14-012565-5. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, homework (readings, paper)
Assessment methods
Position papers (max. 45 points), in-term written test (max. 15 points), final written test (max. 60 points). 120 – 111 A 110 – 101 B 100 – 91 C 90 – 81 D 80 – 72 E 71 - 0 F
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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