EUP408 Radicalism in Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ing. Ondřej Císař, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Marek Čejka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Karel Zetocha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Shavit, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Jolana Navrátilová
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:30 U41
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
The goal of the course is to introduce students to the study of radicalism in Europe. The course provides a broad overview of the most important forms of radicalism, their ideological backgrounds and their organizational structures. In addition to radical and extremist ideologies, the course also discusses the policy against antidemocratic and violent forms of radicalism.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course; 2. The concept of radicalism and interconnected terms 3. Religious radicalism in Europe I. (islamic radicalism) 4. Religious radicalism in Europe II. (jewish, christian and sectarianradicalism) 5. Radical right in Europe I. (fascism, nazism) 6. Radical right in Europe II. (new right, right-wing populism, new anti-semitism and anti-sionism) 7. The Radical Left in Europe I. (Marxism, Communism, and post-Marxism) 8. Radical Environmentalism, Radical Feminism 9. The Radical Left in Europe II. (Anarchism, Anti-capitalism, and Anti-globalism) 10. Ethnic and regional radicalism in Europe 11. Policy against radicalism on national level in Europe 12. Policy against radicalism on European level 13. Written exam
Literature
  • The literature is available on the Internet or in the course reader
Assessment methods (in Czech)
1. Students are expected to read the required reading(s) for each seminar. If there are two or three required readings rather than one, students are expected to read all of them. 2. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the seminars by posing questions of clarification or bringing up problems for discussion. 3. Students are expected to write six short position papers (300-600 words each) on six different seminar topics. The papers should include a summary of the main points of the required reading(s), a critique of these readings, questions of clarification, and possible questions for discussion. To enable the organization of the in-class discussion, papers must have three clearly identified sections: 1) a summary section entitled Summary; 2) a critique section entitled Critique; 3) a section containing questions for discussion entitled Questions. Papers that do not have this structure and contain different points scattered throughout the text will be rejected and will not count towards the students grade. The position papers should be sent via e-mail to the lecturer responsible for the respective seminar. The papers should be submitted no later than 1 p. m. of the day before the seminar for which the paper is written. 4. At the end of the semester students should submit a 10-page long final paper on a topic relevant to the course. 5. There will be a final in-class written exam, consisting of four questions based on the required readings and the discussions in class. The final grade will be calculated as a composite evaluation consisting of three parts: 1) evaluation on the six position papers 2) evaluation on the final paper 3) evaluation on the final exam Students will be awarded 18 points for the submission of six position papers of acceptable quality, in compliance with the required structure of position papers, and in the specified deadline. The points are awarded as a bulk evaluation for the submission of all papers; separate papers do not get points. This means that no points at all will be awarded for the submission of less than six position papers. Late submissions and submission of papers that do not meet the minimal requirements of quality and structure are not acceptable. Students will be awarded 18 points for the submission of a final paper of acceptable quality. Each final-exam question gets between 0 and 6 points (max. 24 points overall for the final exam). The grade will be calculated on the basis of the number of points collected. In order to complete the course, students must collect at least 36 points (60% of the max. points for all parts, i.e. 60 points).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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