USESV0164 Minority Groups Problems

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Mašata (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Mašata (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Mečislav Borák, CSc.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
žádné
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 aim of the course is to introduce the theory of minorities and their status in society to students. On the basis of ethnological, historical, sociological, psychological, cultural-comparative and other findings, the students will be able of reflexion of relations between majority population and ethnic and other minorities including evaluation of social myths and prejudice. The stress will be put on explanation of the concept of cultural relativism, on distinction between authoritative, paternalistic and partner concept of relations between specific cultures of different minority groups and majority society. The lectures lighten more closely basic concepts of ethnic theory as well as minority groups in the context of results of the most currents researches. They will approach also different techniques of intervention to minorities´ situation. The tutorials will, on specific examples, more closely characterize the origin, history and specifics of the most important minorities in the Czech republic according to nationalities, religion, sex, age, sexual behaviour, health handicap, political, social and cultural speciality, with focus on characteristics of main ethnic groups in Czech republic (Slovaks, Polish, Germans, Romani) and general outline of minorities in Europe. The graduates should manifest knowledge of origin, development and specifics of all important minorities in the Czech republic and Europe, should be able to gain new information about this issue on their own, should be able of reflexion of cultural differences and stereotypes in relations between majority society and minorities and should orientate in current issues of this co-existence as well as possibilities of their practical solution. The basic form of study is individual work with Czech literature and preparation of two seminar papers.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic concepts of ethnic theory
    2. Models of relations between state and nations
    3. Problems of preservation and revitalisation of ethnic identity of minorities
    4. Development and current issues of ethnic groups in the Czech republic - Slovaks
    5. Development and current issues of ethnic groups in the Czech republic - Polish
    6. Development and current issues of ethnic groups in the Czech republic - Romani
    7. Development and current issues of ethnic groups in the Czech republic - German, Jewish
    8. Development and current issues of ethnic groups in the Czech republic - Ukrainians, Ruthnetians, Hungarians etc.
    9. Development and current issues of ethnic groups in the Czech republic - migration and new ethnic groups
    10. The rudiments of law minority protection
    11. Minorities and marginalized groups
    12. The approaches to work with minorities
Literature
    required literature
  • Sirovátka, T. (ed.). Menšiny a marginalizované skupiny v České republice. Brno: Masarykova univerzita a nakladatelství Geo, 2002. ISBN 80-86251-13-6. info
  • BAAR, V. Národy na prahu 21. století. Emancipace nebo nacionalismus? Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita; Šenov u Ostravy:, 2002. ISBN 80-86101-66-5. info
  • Šišková, T. (ed.). Menšiny a migranti v České republice. Praha: Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-648-9. info
  • GABAL, I. a kol. Etnické menšiny ve střední Evropě. Praha: G plus G, 1999. ISBN 80-86-103-23-4. info
  • Brouček, S. a kol. Základní pojmy etnické teorie. Český lid. Český lid, 78, 1991. info
    recommended literature
  • GAUß, K. a M. Vymírající Evropané. Praha: Vitalis, 2003. info
  • Forejtová, M. Mezinárodněprávní ochrana menšin. Plzeň, 2002. info
  • ŠATAVA, L. Jazyk a identita etnických menšin: Možnosti zachování a revitalizace. Praha: Cargo Publishers, 2001. ISBN 80-902952-1-5. info
  • Ternon, Y. Genocidy XX. století. Zločinný stát. Praha: Themis, 1997. info
  • Nečas, C. Romové v České republice včera a dnes. Olomouc, 1993. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Two written papers 1) review of a new book, important article or web page which relates to issue of minorities (3 pages) with the aim to verify the ability of independent searching and processing of information including the analysis 2) essay or scientific article aimed at concrete topic from the lecture content, especially to current issue of ethnic groups and other minorities in the Czech republic (5 pages) with the aim to verify the ability of generalisation of a concrete issue and processing of facto-graphical and methodological correct analytic or systematic-analytic scientific article. The exam includes also written test aimed at testing theoretical and practical knowledge.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015.
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