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Lecturer(s)
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Kevický Dominik, RNDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the course, literature overview, and course completion requirements 2. Essential terminology and classification of radicalism and extremism 3. Characteristics of the extreme right 4. Characteristics of the extreme left 5. Case studies of the extreme right and extreme left 6. Religious, environmental, and territorial extremism 7. The role of subcultures in extremism 8. Terrorism and extremism 9. Origin and development of the extreme right in the Czech Republic after 1989 10. Origin and development of the extreme left in the Czech Republic after 1989 11. How to defend against extremism 12. Reeding week 13. First term of the written exam
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to approach the current so-called extremist scene, right and left, on a global scale, to shed light on its origin and development and finally to point out its connection with the extremist scene in the Czech Republic. The main emphasis will be on the so-called ultra-right (neo-Nazis, reactionary populists, skinheads) and the so-called ultra-left (pro-communist groups outside the established communist parties, anarchists).
The student will gain the following professional knowledge: - gain an overview of the most important subcultures associated with the far right and left - learn to identify the symbolism of the main far-right and left-wing groups - orientation in the main organizations associated with political extremism on a global scale - knows the development of the situation of the far right and left in the Czech environment
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of the functioning of the political system and the ideological division of the political scene.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To complete the course you need: - Preparation of a short research paper - Final written test with open and closed questions
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Recommended literature
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Charvát Jan. Současný politický extremismus a radikalismus. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-098-6.
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Mareš. Pravicový extremismus a radikalismus v ČR. Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-86598-45-4.
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Martin Bastl, Miroslav Mareš, Josef Smolík, Petra Vejvodová. Krajní pravice a krajní levice v ČR. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3797-3.
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