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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Andrzej Sadecki (25.01.2021)
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Andrzej Sadecki (25.01.2021)
The aim of the course is to get an in-depth understanding of the key political developments in the Central European countries of today. This aim is pursued by familiarizing the students with the current political situation in the countries of the region and the main scholarly debates on the topic. The students will also get acquainted with the key indexes (eg. on democracy, freedom, corruption), in order to be able to situate the Central European developments in the broader international context. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Andrzej Sadecki (03.02.2022)
The readings will be indicated in the detailed syllabus, distributed to students in the beginning of the course and available on Moddle 2. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Andrzej Sadecki (13.02.2022)
1. Introduction. Analysing politics in Central Europe: definitions, milestones, universality vs. particularity 2. Democracy three decades after regime change: regression/backsliding? 3. Populist turn: elitism, pluralism, populism 4. Evolving party politics: innovative right, declining left 5. Party-state relationship: corruption, oligarchy, state capture 6. Economic discontent: social inequalities and insecurities, regional disparities 7. Cultural anxieties: emigration & immigration, identity politics 8. Central Europe and the West: imitation thesis and its critique 9. Central Europe in the world: Foreign Policy dilemmas 10. No class (National Holiday) 11-14. Case studies: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia (possibly other CEE countries) |