USESE0030 Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes in Central Europe

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jaromír Pavlíček, 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 historical connections and roots of origin of totalitarian and authoritative systems in central Europe in given period. The course includes the topic into context of world and European history. It is aimed at fundamentals of functioning of new political systems of totalitarian character founded both after World War I and World War II. The emphasis is put on understanding of ideological and ideological trends in given periods. The attention will be put on concept of viability of European fascist and communist totalitarian systems in the 20th century.
Syllabus
  • 1. Issue of totalitarian and authoritative regimes, basic concepts and literature
    2. Totalitarianism and authoritativeness as a phenomenon of modern era
    3. Problems of legitimacy in totalitarian and authoritative regimes
    4. Principal categories and political psychology of non-democratic regimes
    5. Totalitarian ideology as political religion and authoritative mentality
    6. Communism and fascisms between two world wars
    7. The power of example. Totalitarian and authoritative regimes in Europe between world wars
    8. The image of totalitarian states in World War II, holocaust and genocide as one of the feature of totalitarian regimes in specific situation
    9. Late Stalinism and pre-totalitarian regimes in central and southeast Europe (1944-1948)
    10. Soviet block as totalitarian sates in 1948-1956
    11. Post-totalitarian period of Soviet block and way to decline or is liberalization in totalitarian systems possible?
    12. Current European totalitarian regimes (Belorussia, Albania)
Literature
    required literature
  • BALÍK, S., KUBÁT, M. Teorie a praxe totalitních a autoritativních režimů. Praha, Dokořán, 2004. info
  • Cabada, J. Úvod do studia politické vědy. Praha, Eurolex Bohemia, 2002. info
  • NÁLEVKA,V. Světová politika ve 20. století I.-II. Praha, Nakladatelství Aleš Skřivan ml., 2000. info
  • Krejčí, O. Mezinárodní politika. Praha, Ekopress, 1997. info
  • ARENDTOVÁ, H. Původ totalitarismu I-III. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996. info
    recommended literature
  • REIMAN, M. O komunistickém totalitarismu a o tom, co s ním souvisí. Praha, Karolinum, 2000. info
  • HOBSBOWM, E. Věk extrémů. Krátké 20. století (1914-1991). Praha : Argo, 1998. info
  • Procacci, G. Dějiny Itálie. (Vybrané kapitoly). Praha Lidové noviny, 1997. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER,M. a kol. Dějiny Ruska (vybrané kapitoly). Praha, Nakl. LN, 1995. info
  • Bullock, A.,. Hitler a Stalin. Paralelní životopisy. Plzeň, B.V., 1995. info
  • HAMŠÍK, D. Génius průměrnosti. Praha: Čs. Spisovatel, 1992. info
  • MOULIS, V. a kol. Vznik, krize a rozpad sovětského bloku v Evropě (1944-1989). Ostrava: Amonium servis, 1991. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
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
Written test will verify comprehension of ideological and thought trends in given periods. The attention will be put on concept of viability of European fascist and communist totalitarian systems in the 20th century.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016.
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