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Lecturer(s)
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Rokoský Jaroslav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Veselý Martin, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Teaching the course in a combined form summarizes these topics by individual teaching blocks: 1. The fall of the communist regime and the disintegration of Czechoslovakia 2. Czechs and their communism - different points of view 3. Václav Havel and Czech democracy - Czech entry into the EU and NATO 4. The fall of the Iron Curtain and what next? 5. 09/11 War on Terrorism 6. Outbreaks of international tensions The students deal with the topics covered in the required literature, tasks assigned in the attendance part of the course and also on the basis of individual consultations with the teachers, also carried out electronically.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide students with a deeper understanding of key events, processes and phenomena shaping Czech and world society from the late 20th century to the present. The course focuses on the political, social and cultural contexts of the transformation of the post-communist space, international security challenges and changes in the global order.
After completing the teaching cycle, the listener will be oriented in the latest issues of the time, will be able to think critically about them and defend his/her opinion. Through the analysis of historical events (e.g. the fall of the communist regime, the collapse of Czechoslovakia, the war in Yugoslavia, 9/11 and its consequences, Russian aggression against Ukraine), students will acquire the ability to critically reflect on the development of domestic and international politics, distinguish between different types of resistance to totalitarian regimes and understand the position of the Czech Republic in the European and global context.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Students will prepare a seminar paper based on archival sources and successfully defend it in a debate.
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Recommended literature
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