POLn4052 Czech Politics after the November 1989

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 M117
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL596 Czech Politics after 1989 && !NOW( POL596 Czech Politics after 1989 )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with Czech politics at the end of 1980s and in the 1990s. Teaching is primarily based on chronological lines and combines the approach of contemporary history and political science.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to understand and explain the key moments and context of the birth of the Czech politics after 1989.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Communist regime and society; 3. Charter 77 and opposition; 4. Birth of the Civic Forum; 5. Building of the new political regime; 6. Economic reform, privatisation and neoliberal Zeitgeist; 7. Lustrations; 8. Crises of the Czech-Slovak relationships; 9. Czech right-wing and left-wing parties and their leaders; 10. Evaluation of new democracy.
Literature
    required literature
  • Hanley, Séan: The New Right in the New Europe. London – New York 2008, s. 162-177.
  • Měchýř, Jan: Velký převrat či snad revoluce sametová? Praha 1999, s. 21-32.
  • Petr Pithart: Devětaosmdesátý. Praha 2009, s. 160-180.
  • Kopeček, Lubomír: Fenomén Václav Klaus. Politická biografie. Brno 2012, s. 30-42, 81-101.
  • Suk, Jiří: Labyrintem revoluce. Aktéři, zápletky a křižovatky jedné politické krize. Praha: Prostor 2003, respektive 2009 (vybrané stránky).
  • Klaus, Václav: Kde začíná zítřek. Praha 2009, s. 134-140.
  • Suk, Jiří: Prezident Václav Havel a břemeno (komunistické) minulosti. Lustrace jako politický a morální problém 1989-1992. In Gjuričová, Adéla et al.: Rozděleni minulostí. Praha 2011, s. 135-181.
  • Kopeček, Lubomír: Éra nevinnosti. Česká politika 1989-1997. Brno 2010 (vybrané stránky).
  • Němeček, Tomáš - Rychetský, Pavel: Diskrétní zóna. Praha 2012, s. 112-123.
  • Možný, Ivo: Proč tak snadno. Praha 1999 (první vydání 1991), s. 40-46, 66-123.
  • Suk, Jiří: Politika jako absurdní drama. Václav Havel v letech 1975-1989. Praha 2013, s. 56-62, 147-163, 226-238.
  • Otáhal, Milan: Opozice, moc, společnost 1969-1989. Praha 1994, s. 19-48.
  • Zeman, Miloš: Jak jsem se mýlil v politice. Praha 2005, s. 118-152.
  • Turek, Otakar: Byla alternativa ke Klausově transformaci? Listy č. 5, 2005, asi 8 s.
  • Loužek, Marek: Nazrál čas k vyváženému hodnocení české privatizace? Politická ekonomie, č. 2, 2005, s. 147-162.
  • Tůma, Oldřich: Husákův domeček z karet, Dějiny a současnost, č. 4, 2004, s. 3-6.
Teaching methods
seminars, class discussion, reading.
Assessment methods
Position papers, participation and class presentation. Final evaluation (points): A: 63 - 57; B: 56 - 51; C: 50 - 46; D: 45 - 42; E: 41 - 38; F: 37 and less.
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 2021, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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