Course: Nationalism and National Identity in European History and the Presence II

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Course title Nationalism and National Identity in European History and the Presence II
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Najman Vít, Mgr.
  • Musil Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
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

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
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
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students will prepare 6 - 8 pages of seminar paper. The topic has to be approved by the lecturer in advance.
Recommended literature
  • BIBÓ, I. Bída malých národů východní Evropy. Brno - Bratislava, 1997.
  • KALERGI-COUDENHOVE, R. Panevropa. Praha, 1990.
  • KUČERA, R. Evropská identita, in: Auspicia, č2, ročník III.. Praha, 2006.
  • NEUSS, B. Geburtshelfer Europas?. Baden-Baden, 2000.
  • SARTORI, G. Pluralismus, multikulturalismus a přistěhovalci. Praha, 2005.
  • SMITH, A. Nationalism. Theory, ideology, history. Cambridge, 2001.
  • WAHL, J. Robert Schumann. Praha, 2001.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Political Philosophy (A14) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -