UVSRPV0154 Czech-German Relations in History and at Present

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Staněk, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to present the most important phases and problems of Czech-German relations and with regard to wider central European context. The formation of Czech-German relation is traced in modern period, especially the influence of liberalism and nationalism in the 19th century in life of both national togetherness, position of German minority and national policy of Czechoslovak state in inter-war period, conflict complication and tragic climax of coexistence from the end of the 30´s till the end of the 40´s of the 20th century. The centre of content focus will lay in explanation of transformations of Czech-German relation in post-war period till present day, regarding both situation of German minority and the character of relations on inter-state level.
Syllabus
  • 1. Germans in Czech lands from High Middle Ages till the end of the 18th century
    2. Prerequisites of forming of modern national societies (Czech and Germans in the first half of the 19th century)
    3. In the name of liberalism, nationalism and modernisation (Czech and Germans from revolution 1848 till World War I)
    4. Czech lands and Germany before 1918
    5. Germans as minority in Czechoslovak state: possibilities and perspectives of co-existence (1918-1929)
    6. Maturation of conflicts and way to Munich (1930-1938)
    7. Czech and Germans in the period of war and occupation (1939-1945)
    8. Genesis and pushing through a plan regarding post-war displace of Germans in Czechoslovakia
    9. Expel and forced displace of German inhabitants in 1945-1948
    10. Situation of individual groups of German inhabitants in post-war period
    11. German minority in Czech lands in 1948-1989 and in present
    12. Relations of Czechoslovakia (the Czech republic) with FRG, GDR and united Germany, peculiarities of development phase (1948-1949 till present)
Literature
    required literature
  • Dekrety prezidenta republiky 1940-1945. Eds. Jech a K. Kaplan. 2. vyd. Brno: Doplněk - USD AV ČR, 2002. info
  • Kolektiv. Rozumět dějinám. Vývoj česko-německých vztahů na našem území v letech 1848-1948. Praha: Gallery (pro MK ČR), 2002. info
  • Češi a Němci. Dějiny-kultura-politika. Eds. W. Koschmal, M. Nekula, J. Rogall. Paseka, 2001. info
  • Brandes, D. Češi pod německým protektorátem: okupační politika, odboj, kolaborace. Praha: Prostor, 1999. info
  • Seibt, F. Německo a Češi. Dějiny jednoho sousedství uprostřed Evropy. Praha: Academia, 1996. info
  • Staněk, T. Německá menšina v českých zemích 1948-1989. Praha: ISKP, 1993. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
Test
Oral exam
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
Seminar paper devoted to important event or personality from history of Czech-German relations. Oral exam with questions focused on topic of this paper and on knowledge of general context of given issue.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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