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The course consists of two autonomous yet synchronized parts. The structure of the both parts respects the chronological order. The first part of the course is taught by Kateřina Průšová (weeks 2-4). Her part of the course is an introduction into Central European history considering the region from diverse perspectives. The area is presented as a meeting point of diverse groups from Celtic settlement to Slaves. The course ends with the last Holy Roman Emperor.
The second part of the course - taught by Miloš Brunclík (weeks 5-16) - will examine the developments of Central Europe in the context of European and world history since the 19th century. Besides the history this part of the course integrates three strands of political science: political theory (political philosophy), international relations and comparative (empirical) politics. Primary attention is given to the 20th century and to description and explanation of the most important events, processes and ideologies. The 20th century witnessed the struggle between liberal democracy and totalitarian or authoritarian movements. The course will interpret the ideological division of the world into the communist East and democratic capitalist West. We will inquiry into the roots of European integration as well as the causes and aftermath of the breakdown of communist regimes in Europe. Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
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The aim of the course is to present key cultural, societal and political events and processes that shaped the fate of European states, including Czech lands, later Czechoslovakia and now Czech Republic, which have often been at the epicenter of European politics, though mostly as mere objects of great-power relations. Over the course of the semester the students will become familiar with a number of various concepts that continue to be important and influential today and help understand current realities. Students will be able to understand these concepts and their various meanings, and analyze and interpret them in various contexts. Upon a successful completion of this course the student will have a good orientation in the historical context on European level. The student is led to think independently and interdisciplinary. Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
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Agnew, Hugh. 2004. The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. Stanford: Hoover Press. Ash, Garton Timothy. 1990. The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague. Random House. Charter of the United Nations Chropovský, Bohuslav. 1989. The Slavs. Prague. Fukuyma, Francis. 1989. The End of History? National Interest. Harrison, M. Hope. 2003. The Berlin Wall, Ostpolitik, and détente, GHI Bulletin Supplement 1. Hupchick, Dennis. P.; Cox, Harold E. 1996. A Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe. New York. Huntington, Samuel. 1993. The Clash of Civilizations? Foreign Affairs, Summer 1993. Kennedy, Paul. 1989. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000. New York: Vintage Books. Kissinger, Henry. 1994. Diplomacy. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994 Novák, Miroslav. 2010. The Czech Party System and Democracy: The Quest for Stability, pp. 207-228. In Lawson, Kay. Political Parties and Democracy, Volume II: Europe. Praeger Publishers Pánek, Jaroslav; Tůma, Oldřich. 2009. A History of the Czech Lands. Prague. Renan, Ernst. 1882. What is a Nation? The Schuman Declaration, 9 May 1950 Szczerbiak, Aleks and Paul Taggart. 2002. Theorising Party-Based Euroscepticism: Problems of Definition, Measurement and Causality. SEI Working Paper No 69, European Parties Elections and Referendums Network Working Paper No 12.
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Course requirements and grading: Attendance, class preparation and participation are mandatory Integrative project based on independent research if based 40% on the course, or a compatible course project Portfolio (including essays/comments about movies and excursions) 30% Short quizzes, mid term and final exam 30% Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
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European and Global Contexts
WEEK 2 1. Where is the heart of Europe? Changing political definition of Central Europe and its geographical and geological determination Central Europe as a meeting point of diverse language groups Spread of Christianity, Otonians and the birth of the Holy Roman Empire Premyslids; Consequences of the conflicts of Papal and Imperial ambitions 2. Luxemburgs, Bohemian Lands, France and Holy Roman Empire
WEEK 3 3. Early reformation and first liberal concepts of statehood and European integrity Renovation of the kingdom under Jagiellonian dynasty 4. Reformation, Humanism, Recatolisation
Ideas and Ideologies: Church, Nation and State
WEEK 4 5. EXCURSION to the Prague Castle 6. The Thirty Years War, Rationalism and Enlightened Absolutism: Marie Therese and Joseph II.
WEEK 5 7. Europe and the World after the Congress of Vienna System of balance of power Major powers in Europe Readings: Kennedy 1989 introduction 8. Era of Nationalism Nations and nationalism Readings: Renan 1882 Central Europe in its Diversity: Transitions and Alternatives, Contacts and Conflicts; Czechs and their Neighbors
WEEK 6 9. Europe and the World at the Turn of Centuries Colonial Expansion Forming alliances Readings: Kennedy 1989 I 10. Great War (WW1) Causes and course of the war Results and consequences of the war Readings: Kennedy 1989 II
WEEK 7 11. Versailles System of Power New world order and its problems Readings: Kissinger I 12. Inter-war Period International politics in the 1930s Nazi aggression, policy of appeasement Readings: Kissinger II
WEEK 9 13. The Second World War Causes and outbreak of the war Readings: Agnew 2004, chapter 12 14. Czech Lands under the Nazi Occupation EXCURSION: visit to the National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror Readings: Pánek, Tůma 2009
Revolution and Social Change
WEEK 10 15. New World Order and the East-West Division New superpowers Cold war MIDTERM EXAM Readings: Kissinger III 16. Communism in Europe Ideology of communism Attempts to reform communism Readings: Agnew 2004, chapters 13 and 14 WEEK 11 17. Communism in Czechoslovakia MOVIE: KRÁL ŠUMAVY (SMUGGLERS OF DEATH, 1959) 18. Czechoslovakia at Wars EXCURSION: The Army Museum Žižkov WEEK 12 19. Europe and the World during the Cold War Course of the cold war Major conflicts Readings: Harrison 2003 20. Process of the European Integration Roots of the European integration European idea Readings: Schuman declaration, and Szczerbiak, Taggart 2002 Memory and Forgetting; Biographies and Oral History
WEEK 13 21. Between Détente and Armament Towards the end of the Cold war Readings: Kennedy III 22. Breakdown of the Communist Block Causes of the collapse of the Eastern Block Readings: Fukuyama 1989 Landscapes: Real and Imaginary
WEEK 14 23. Changing Landscape of European politics Transition to Democracy in Europe: theory and practice Readings: Ash 1989 24. Changing Landscape of German Politics MOVIE: "GOOD BYE, LENIN" (2003) Transitions and Alternatives of the Future
WEEK 15 25. Building New Democracies Creating new party systems: a Case of Czechoslovakia Readings: Novák 2010 26. The Šumava Trip EXCURSION: on the track of the King of Šumava WEEK 16
27. Victory of Liberal Democracy ? Current challenges to liberal democracy Readings: Huntington 1993 28. Final Test and final presentations Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
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Tento předmět vyučují odborníci z ÚJOP. Bližší informace včetně rozvrhu a kontaktů na vyučující najdete na http://it.pedf.cuni.cz/socrates/index.php?link=32〈=en. V případě, že máte zájem o zápis do předmětu, kontaktujte vyučujícího předmětu (Kateřina Průšová, Miloš Brunclík email: katerinkarachel@gmail.com, milosbrunclik@centrum.cz) a požádejte ho o zařazení do předmětu. Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
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