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Lecturer(s)
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Bláha Petr, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Charvát Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the Czech politics and society 2. Historical legacies I.: Czech politics and society under Habsburg rule 3. Historical legacies II.: Interwar Czech(oslovak) politics and society 4. Historical legacies III.: Communist Czechoslovakia 5 + 6. Historical legacies IV.: Annus Mirabilis 1989 and the transtition to democracy 7 + 8. Czech political system: institutional framework 9. Elections in Czechia 10. Vertical separation of powers 11. Embodying democracy: Czech politics and society in 1990s 12. Betrayal of a dream?: Czech politics and society in 2000s 13 + 14. Quo vadis, Czech demoracy: Current issues in czech politics and society
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide incoming foreign students basic introduction to Czechoslovak / Czech history and politics in the 20th century and beginning of the 21st century. The course will lead them through major political and/or cultural events that formed and influenced Czechoslovak / Czech society and its development. Major attention will be paid to transition to democracy and its impact on political, legal, and societal transformation.
Graduates of the course will be able to navigate contemporary and current social and political events in Czech society and politics and discuss them in an informed manner. Not only will they be able to describe these events, but they will also be able to analyze current Czech politics and society and place it in the context of the country?s historical legacies. Last but not least, they will be able to grasp the issues at hand both from a domestic political perspective and from an international perspective.
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Prerequisites
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N/A
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Each student will write final paper on one of the topics related to the course. The topic is subject of approval by the professor, who teaches the part of the course related to the topic. The papers must follow guidelines for academic writing and respect academic culture and ethics. All sources must be properly cited, the length of the paper should be between 9-11 norm pages.
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Recommended literature
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