USESEC131 Slovenia in Modern Times

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D.
Institute of Central European Studies – 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
The aim of the course is to make the students familiar with a modern history of Slovenia and provide them with comparison to the region of Central Europe and states of a former Yugoslavia. The course deals with the main developmental tendencies and issues of political, economic, social and national development of Slovenia. The course is focused on a process of formation of the Slovene nation, aspirations of the front Slovenian political representatives in modern history, a position of Slovenes in Austria-Hungary, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and Yugoslavia. In the lectures, there are explained the fundamental factors which influenced the political development of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia where the emphasis is put on Slovenia. The course deals with a highly complicated coexistence of individual Yugoslavian republics and autonomous areas, their troublesome cooperation with federal bodies of a common state union and main factors which led to disintegration of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The route of Slovenia to the independence is analysed in detail. The final part of the course is dedicated to the development of political and party system of Slovenia.
Syllabus
  • 1. Course introduction. Development of Slovenia in the Central European context.
    2. Process of formation of the Slovene nation.
    3. Political aspirations of the Slovenes in the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century.
    4. Establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
    5. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in years 1918-1929.
    6. Yugoslavia and a Slovene political life in years 1929-1941.
    7. Slovenia during the Second World War.
    8. Yugoslavia in years 1945-1980, development of Slovenia.
    9. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after death of Josip Broz Tito.
    10. Development of Slovenia after 1980.
    11. Route of Slovenia to independence.
    12. Political, economic and social development of Slovenia after 1990.
Literature
    required literature
  • RYCHLÍK, J - TONKOVÁ, M. - HLADKÝ, L. a KOZÁR, A. Dějiny Slovinska. Praha: NLN, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7422-13-6. info
  • CABADA, L. Politický systém Slovinska. Praha: Slon, 2005. ISBN 80-86429-37-7. info
  • PIRJEVEC, J. Jugoslávie 1918 - 1992. Vznik, vývoj a rozpad Karadjordjevićovy a Titovy Jugoslávie. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7203-277-1. info
    recommended literature
  • CABADA, L. a kol. Nové demokracie střední a východní Evropy: komparace politických systémů. Praha: Oeconomica, 2008. ISBN 978-80-245-1388-1. info
  • BUJWID-KUREK, E. Państwa pojugosłowiańskie. Szkice politologiczne. Kraków, 2008. ISBN 978-83-233-2495-9. info
  • COHEN, L. J. a DRAGOVIĆ-SOSO, J. (eds.). State Collapse in South-Eastern Europe. New Perspectives on Yugoslavia´s Disintegration. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-55753-460-6. info
  • KUBÁT, M. a kol. Politické a ústavní systémy zemí středovýchodní Evropy. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2004. ISBN 80-86432-92-0. info
  • DIZDAREVIĆ, R. Od smrti Tita do smrti Jugolávie. Svědectví. Praha: Jan Vašut, 2002. ISBN 80-7236-171-6. info
  • VYKOUKAL, J., TEJCHMAN, M. a LITERA, B. Východ: vznik, vývoj a rozpad sovětského bloku 1944-1989. Praha: Libri, 2000. ISBN 80-85983-82-6. info
  • ŠESTÁK, M. - TEJCHMAN, M. - HAVLÍKOVÁ, L. Dějiny Jihoslovanských zemí. Praha: NLN, 1998. ISBN 80-7106-266-9. 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
A seminar work, presentation at the seminar.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2019.
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