| Course title | Nationalism and National Identity in European History and the Presence II |
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| Course code | KPF/N021 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1) Emergence of the idea of European integration after World War I and its political development 2) Idea of Pan-Europe. Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi 3) After the Second World War. European integration as a process of overcoming nationalism 4) Robert Schuman and his role 5) Fall of Iron Curtain and new boom of nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe 6) Collapse of central and federation of Eastern European countries 7) National identity in today's European Union and its development 8) Examples of national identities - Russia, Ukraine and Poland 9) New forms of nationalism in EU 10) European Union and immigration 11) Is there a European identity? 12) National identity, nationalism and democracy
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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In the second term, students will get acquainted with the most important events in the development of nationalism after World War II and the contemporary forms of nationalism. The course will be focused on the issue of national and European identity.
Students will gain comprehensive theoretical and methodological knowledge on the development of European nationalism after World War II, especially in relation to European integration. They will get an overview of the development of national identities in the European Union and its neighbors. They will acquire the ability to assess the relation between national identity and nationalism in relation to the development of democracy and liberal state. |
| Prerequisites |
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None.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Students will prepare 6 - 8 pages of seminar paper. The topic has to be approved by the lecturer in advance. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Philosophy (A14) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |