FVP:USESEP164 Problems of Minorities - Course Information

USESEP164 Problems of Minorities

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Lubomír Hlavienka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The course is designed to introduce the theory of minorities and their status in society to students. The lectures and tutorials lighten more closely basic concepts of ethnic theory as well as minority groups in the context of results of the most current researches. They 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 the Czech republic (Slovaks, Polish, Germans, Romani) and general outline of minorities in Europe.

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
• Bittnerová, D.- Moravcová, M. Kdo jsem a kam patřím. Praha, 2005. info
• 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. . Konflikt nebo integrace. Praha: G plus G, 1999. info
• Brouček, S. a kol. Základní pojmy etnické teorie. Český lid. Český lid, 78, 1991. info

recommended literature
• GAUß, K.-M. Vymírající Evropané. Praha, 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
• Nečas, C. Romové v České republice včera a dnes. Olomouc, 1993. 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

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 factographical and methodological correctly analytic or systematic-analytic scientific article. The exam includes also written test aimed at verification of theoretical and practical knowledge.

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