FVP:UVSRPIPPR2 Inter Ethnical Problems in Bor - Course Information

UVSRPIPPR2 Inter Ethnical Problems in Border Regions

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Mečislav Borák, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – 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

• Public Administration and Social Policy (programme FVP, N6731-SPSP)

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is to introduce the causes, course and possibilities of solution of interethnic conflicts in Europe with focus on border regions of central Europe and the Czech republic. On the basis of ethnologic, historical, sociological, psychological, cultural comparison, political and other findings the students will be able of reflexion of relations between states and nations, national and ethnic minorities including evaluation of national myths, stereotypes and prejudice. The emphasis will be put on explanation of causes and consequences of division of Europe in the 20th century for nations living on the border of mutual contact, on cognition of current focuses of interethnic tense, especially in central Europe and in border regions of Czech lands as well as on finding way-outs of further development. The lectures will introduce basic concepts of ethnic theory lengthen more closely how the opposite interests of central European nations and states in the 20th century projected to the development of interethnic relations in border regions. They will, on specific examples, more closely characterize history and specifics of interethnic relations in border regions in the Czech republic with focus on political, social and cultural uniqueness and on characteristics of current main problems of ethnic minorities in border regions. The graduate should manifest knowledge of origin, development and specifics of all important interethnic conflicts in Europe and in the Czech republic in modern era, should be able to obtain new information about this topic, should be able of reflexion of cultural differences and stereotypes in relations between nations and nationalities in critical border regions and should orientate in current issues of mutual co-existence of nations and ethnics in border regions as well as possibilities of their practical solution. The basic form of study is individual work with Czech literature and preparation of seminar paper.

Syllabus

• 1. Resources and literature of the topic, research institutions and projects.
  2. Division of Europe after the World War I and its consequences
  3. Occupation regimes of totalitarian systems in Europe and World War II
  4. Specifics of occupation relations in border regions of Czech lands
  5. Interethnic conflicts in post-war Europe and their causes
  6. Nations and ethnics in central European states (current state and issues)
  7. Issues of preservation and revitalization of ethnic minority identity in border regions
  8. Interethnic issues in Czech-Slovak border region of the Czech republic
  9. Interethnic issues in Czech-Polish border region of the Czech republic
  10. Interethnic issues in Czech-German (Austrian) border region of the Czech republic
  11. Character of the nation, stereotypes and overcoming of prejudice
  12. Euroregions as a factor of stability in Europe
  

Literature

required literature
• NAIMARK. N. M. Plameny nenávisti. Etnické čistky v Evropě 20. století. Praha: NLN, 2006. info
• KŘEN, J. Dvě století střední Evropy. Praha: Argo, 2005. info
• Národnostní menšiny na přelomu tisíciletí. Ed. Oľga Šrajerová. Opava: SZM, 2002. info
• BAAR, V. Národy na prahu 21. století. Emancipace nebo nacionalismus? Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita; Šenov u Ostravy:, 2002. ISBN 80-86101-66-5. info
• GABAL, I. a kol. Etnické menšiny ve střední Evropě. . Konflikt nebo integrace. Praha: G plus G, 1999. info

recommended literature
• Zrzavý, J. Proč se lidé zabíjejí (homicida a genocida). Praha: Triton, 2004. info
• České národní aktivity v pohraničních oblastech první Československé republiky. Šenov u Ostravy: Tilia, 2003. info
• RÁKOS, P. Národní povaha naše a těch druhých. Sebeklamy a předsudky jako dějinotvorná. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2001. info
• Fenomen nowoczesnego nacjonalizmu w Europie Środkowej. Opole: PIN-IŚ, 1997. info
• MAGRIS, C. Dunaj. Praha: Odeon, 1992. info

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis

Assessment methods

Test
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 - essay or scientific article aimed at concrete topic from the lecture content, (7 pages) with the aim to verify the ability of generalisation of a concrete issue and processing of facto-graphical and methodological correctly analytic or systematic-analytic scientific article. The exam includes also written test aimed at testing the theoretical and practical knowledge.

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