ETMB76 Ethnic and religious conflicts

Filozofická fakulta
jaro 2016
Rozsah
2/0. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Mgr. Jana Malecká, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D.
Ústav evropské etnologie – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Martina Maradová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Ústav evropské etnologie – Filozofická fakulta
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
Having completed the course, the students will be able to describe basic theoretical concepts and categories that are related to research of ethnic and religious conflicts. They will be able to explain the relations among the following categories: religion – culture – ethnicity – politics. Students will be able to define the basic terminology: religion, ethnicity, nation, ethnocentrism, competitive ethnicity, racial conflicts etc. The focus of the course will consist of individual case studies - impacts of conflicts on everyday life and culture. People of different ethnic groups and different religions will participate in debates.
Osnova
  • * Introduction (general info about the course). * What is conflict – concepts of ethnicity and religion. Cultural conflicts. Ethnocentrism. Racial conflicts. Theoretical framework. * Causes of conflicts - values​​, interests. * Case studies: * Israel * Settlers versus natives - Israel / Palestine * Syria * Other selected cases (Cultural division of labour - Rwanda; Competitive ethnicity - Cyprus...)
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Mason, T. D. Structures of Ethnic Conflict: Revolution versus Secession in Rwanda and Sri Lanka. Terrorism and Political Violence 15/3, 2003, p. 83-114.
  • Storey, A.: Economics and Ethnic Conflict: Structural Adjustment in Rwanda. Development Policy Review 17/1, 1999, p. 43-63.
  • SMITH, Anthony D. National identity. 1st ed. London: Penguin books, 1991, 226 s. ISBN 0-14-012565-5. info
  • GELLNER, Ernest. Nations and nationalism. Oxford: Blackwell, 1983, viii, 150. ISBN 0-631-12992-812. info
  • Ethnic groups and boundaries : the social organization of culture difference. Edited by Fredrik Barth. Boston: Little, Brown and comp., 1969, 153 s. ISBN 0881339792. info
    doporučená literatura
  • Nationalism and modernisma critical survey of recent theories of nations and nationalism. Edited by Anthony D. Smith. New York: Routledge, 1998, xiv, 270 p. ISBN 041506340X. info
  • GELLNER, Ernest André. Culture, identity and politics. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993, viii, 189. ISBN 0521336678. info
Výukové metody
Lectures, class discussions, reading.
Metody hodnocení
The final essay on student´s chosen topic i.e. ethnic/religious conflict.
Informace učitele
Participation in lectures is mandatory. Permitted absence is 20% (1 lecture).
Další komentáře
Poznámka k periodicitě výuky: jeden semestr.
Výuka probíhá každý týden.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2014.
  • Statistika zápisu (nejnovější)
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