SBA203 Areal Studies of Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:35 C31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SBA102 Language Course II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Lecture brings basic geographical, social, political, and economic characteristics of contemporary Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, giving information covering life and institutions of all three above mentioned countries and with characteristic life elements of modern Serbian and Montenegro nations (partially also Bosnian one). At the end of this course the student should be capable to explain the situation of contemporary Serbian ethnical area in comprehensive complexity would be able of orienting in Serbian geography and may interpret Serbian social-economic life.
Syllabus
  • Borders of Serbian ethnical area and political borders of Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Historical and geographic structure of Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Ethnical structure of inhabitants, its historical causes, problems of minorities.
  • Mačva and Šumadije.
  • Eastern Serbia.
  • Southern Serbia.
  • Novopazarski sandžak.
  • Autonomous region of Vojvodina
  • Problem of Kosovo and Metohia.
  • Montenegro, its tribal structure, problem of Serbian ethnicity and Montenegro statehood.
  • Current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Political scene in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Literature
  • Fiala, Petr - Holzer, Jan - Strmiska, Maxmilián a kol.: Politické strany ve střední a východní Evropě. Ideově-politický profil, pozice a role politických stran v postkomunistických zemích. MU, Brno 2002.
  • Kubát, Michal: Postkomunismus a demokracie. Politika ve středovýchodní Evropě. Dokořán, Praha 2003.
  • VYKOUKAL, Jiří P., Bohuslav LITERA and Miroslav TEJCHMAN. Východ :vznik, vývoj a rozpad sovětského bloku 1944-1989. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2000, 860 s. ISBN 80-85983-82-6. info
  • LIŠČÁK, Vladimír and Pavel FOJTÍK. Státy a území světa. 2. aktualiz., přeprac. a ro. Praha: Libri, 1998, 1095 s. ISBN 80-85983-53-2. info
Assessment methods
Subject is taught thru the lecture and seminar, where students demonstrate, based on their own reading, experience and additional information concerning the topic. Subject is completed thru oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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