UPPVPP050 Problems of Minorities

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Mečislav Borák, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Igor Hendrych, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Mečislav Borák, CSc.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
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
LECTURE To acquaint students with the theory of minorities and their position in society. On the basis of ethnological, historical, sociological, psychological, cultural and comparative, political and other knowledge, students will be able to reflect on relations between majority populations and ethnic minorities, including the evaluation of social myths and prejudices. Lectures further illuminate the basic concepts of ethnic theory in light of the results of current research approaches and pitfalls of social intervention in the situation of minorities. Attention will also be paid to selected specific minority groups, refugee issues, the legal stay of foreigners and asylum policy. SEMINAR Based on the results of acquired knowledge about minorities, migration, racism and multikultarility students will publicly present individually producedessay. The content of one of the characteristics, history and contemporary problems of the largest minorities in the CR by nationality. Other specified topics will focus on a detailed excursion into closely related areas.
Syllabus
  • LECTURE
    1st Basic concepts of ethnicity theory, basic resources and literature.
    2nd The issue of globalization, migration and multiculturalism in today's world.
    3rd Refugees and migration routes to the European continent.
    4th The legislative framework for the problems of minorities and migrants.
    5th Statistics in the Republic relating to refugees and minorities.
    6th Development and current problems of ethnic minorities in the country.
    7th Pitfalls of co-existence with the majority of minorities.
    8th The Roma community in the country.
    9th Ukrainian and Russian minority.
    10th Vietnamese minority.
    11th Education and health care of foreigners for foreigners in the CR, crime of foreigners.
    12th Introduction to methods of social work with minorities.
    SEMINAR
    1st Slovak and Polish minorities.
    2nd Ukrainian and Russian minority.
    3rd The Roma minority.
    4th Vietnamese minority.
    5th Greek minority.
    6th Czech minority in the world.
    7th Contemporary social marginalization of minorities. Social inclusion of minorities.
    8th The history of racism. Current manifestations of racism and xenophobia.Multicultural Education.
    9th International experience with the coexistence of majorities and minorities.Immigration from the Third World.
    10th Nazism, fascism and contemporary manifestations.
    11th Historical context of global migration. The current migration within the European continent. Asylum seekers and life in refugee camps.
    12th The issue of different religious minorities.
    13th The issue of minorities of a different sexual orientation.
    14th The issue of coexistence "sound of the majority" are physically challenged.
Literature
    required literature
  • Kolektiv autorů. Cizinci v České republice. Praha: ČSÚ, 2007. info
  • Sirovátka, T. (ed.). Menšiny a marginalizované skupiny v České republice. Brno: Masarykova univerzita a nakladatelství Geo, 2002. ISBN 80-86251-13-6. info
  • Šišková, T. (ed.). Menšiny a migranti v České republice. Praha: Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-648-9. info
  • Nečas, C. Romové v České republice. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1999. ISBN 80-7067-952-2. info
  • Šišková, T. Výchova k toleranci a proti rasismu. Praha: Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-285-8. info
    recommended literature
  • www.bariery.cz. info
  • www.varianty.cz. info
  • Zákon č. 325/1999 Sb. (zákon o azylu). info
  • Zákon č. 326/1999 Sb. (zákon o pobytu cizinců na území ČR). info
  • ALLPORT, G. W. O povaze předsudků. Praha: Prostor, 2004. ISBN 80-7260-125-3. info
  • MUSIL, L. "Ráda bych vám pomohla, ale-": dilemata práce s klienty v organizacích. Brno: Marek Zeman, 2004. ISBN 80-903070-1-9. info
  • NAVRÁTIL, P. Romové v české společnosti: Jak se nám spolu žije a jaké má naše soužití vyhlídky. Praha: Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-741-8. info
  • BAAR, V. Národy na prahu 21. století. Emancipace nebo nacionalismus? Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita; Šenov u Ostravy:, 2002. ISBN 80-86101-66-5. info
  • VÁCLAVÍK, D. Etnické a kulturní minority ve střední Evropě. Liberec: Technická univerzita, 2001. ISBN 80-7083-457-9. info
  • ŠATAVA, L. Jazyk a identita etnických menšin: Možnosti zachování a revitalizace. Praha: Cargo Publishers, 2001. ISBN 80-902952-1-5. info
  • Kolektiv autorů. Národnostní menšiny: Historické souvislosti některých aktuálních problémů v Evropě a v ČR. Praha: Porta linguarum, 2000. ISBN 80-901833-7-9. info
  • NAVRÁTIL, P., MUSIL, L. Sociální práce s příslušníky menšinových skupin. In Sociální studia. Brno: Fakulta sociálních studií MU, 2000. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Credit for full-time - a presentation and essay submission, completion of activities,attendance
Credit for the combined form - completion of individual tasks
The test - preparation of lectures and required reading
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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