FSS:EVSb2095 Disputes - Course Information

EVSb2095 Disputes

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Pavel Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Mon 16:00–17:40 PC25

Prerequisites (in Czech)

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Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course is focused on a still relevant phenomenon of disputes over region, nation, and state in selected West European countries. The first lesson is dedicated to the theoretical introduction; main concepts, approaches and terminology will be explained. The rest of the classes will deal with particular case studies. The focus will be aimed at historical context of the disputes, present-day situation, political status of the studied territories within their mother country, as well as international connotation of the cases. The main objective of the course is to make students familiar with the modern expressions of nationalism and regionalism in Western Europe so that they can understand the topic in theoretical as well as empirical level.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
-deal and use basic theoretical approaches to the study of present-day expressions of nationalism and regionalism in Western Europe,
-comprehend domestic as well as international status of the territories in concern,
-display knowledge of historical and modern-day context of the selected disputes over region, nation, and state.

Syllabus

• Introduction to the course: content of the course, requirements to be met by students.
• Theoretical introduction: main concepts, approaches and terminology (state, self-determination, nation, nationalism, region, regionalism, autonomy, separatism, secession etc. Nation- and State-building. Forms of states´ political and territorial organization. Decentralization and its context.
• Case study: Northern Ireland. Norman conquest, Anglo-Irish relations from 12th to 16th century, Tudor centralization, plantation of Ulster, beginnings of religious disputes, Penal laws era, the Act of Union, fight for Home Rule, civil war and the Partition of Ireland, autonomy and the direct rule, Northern Ireland in today´s UK.
• Case study: Scotland. Independent medieval kingdom, English attempt on unification, Anglo-Scottish personal union, birth of Great Britain, strive for Home Rule, devolution referenda, devolution, Scotland in today´s UK and the Scottish nationalism.
• Case study: Wales. Wales in medieval times, gradual assimilation by England, cultural and language emancipation, self-government referenda, devolution, Wales in today´s UK.
• Case study: Catalonia. Catalonia in medieval era (Hispanic March, Crown of Aragon), unification of Spain under the rule of their Catholic Majesties, Catalonia und the House of Habsburg, War of the Spanish Succession, Bourbon centralism, national renaissance in the 19th century, Estado Integral and the first modern autonomy, Francoist Spain, transition to democracy and the Estado de las Autonomías, 80s and 90s, radicalization of Catalan nationalism, independence referendum and the crisis of the state.
• Case study: Basque Countries. Medieval Kingdom of Navarra, Basque Provinces as the integral part of modern Spain, birth of Basque nationalism, Basque Countries during the Second Republic, Basque Countries under Franco rule, transition to democracy and restoration of Basque autonomy, today´s Basque nationalism.
• Case study: Flanders. Medieval Flanders – County of Flanders, Spanish and Austrian Netherlands, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, birth of Belgium, Flemish cultural and language emancipation, language border, decentralization and federalization, the state on the verge of disintegration, contemporary Flemish nationalism.
• Case study: South Tyrol. Medieval County of Tyrol, integration of Tyrol to the Habsburg Empire, Habsburg Tyrol, Tyrol under Napoleon, the First World War and the Partition of Tyrol, birth of Alto Adige, interwar disputes between Italy and Austria, Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol after the Second World War, today´s Regione a Statuto Speciale.
• Case studies: Åland Islands, Madeira and Azores. (Åland under Russian Finland, Special Status and its international context, development of self-government throughout the 20th century, Åland Islands in the EU. Portugal Atlantic islands, 70s and the introduction of autonomy, development of self-government and insular nationalism.)

Literature

• ROSŮLEK, Přemysl. Politický secesionismus & etické teorie : Allen Buchanan a jeho kritici. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2014, 171 s. ISBN 9788074850370. info
• DVOŘÁK, Pavel. Španělské regionální politické strany a jejich postoje ke státu autonomií. Politologická revue. Česká společnost pro politické vědy, 2014, roč. 20, č. 2, p. 63-92. ISSN 1211-0353. info
• Federalism beyond federations : asymmetry and processes of resymmetrization in Europe. Edited by Ferran Requejo - Klaus-Jürgen Nagel. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Pub. Co., 2011, xv, 279. ISBN 9781409409229. info
• CABADA, Ladislav. Evropa regionů. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2009, 223 s. ISBN 9788073801632. info
• ŠLOSARČÍK, Ivo. Politický systém Irska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Slon, 2007, 270 s. ISBN 9788086429618. info
• SWENDEN, Wilfried. Federalism and regionalism in Western Europe : a comparative and thematic analysis. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006, xv, 325. ISBN 1403906270. URL info
• Federalism and territorial cleavages. Edited by Ugo M. Amoretti - Nancy Gina Bermeo. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004, xii, 498. ISBN 0801874084. URL info
• FIALA, Vlastimil and Blanka ŘÍCHOVÁ. Úloha politických aktérů v procesu decentralizace. Praha: Moneta-FM ve spolupráci s katedrou politologie a společenských věd Právnické fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci a katedrou politologie Institutu politologických studií Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, 2002, 616 s. ISBN 8090096581. info

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures. The active participation of students in discussions on selected topics is welcomed and encouraged. The objective of students´ presentations is to widen the scope of knowledge of present-day European and world cases of disputes over region, nation, and state, as well as to perfect basic presentation skills.

Assessment methods

The course is concluded with a written exam. The overall assessment is composed of the final written test (max. 25 points), midterm written test (max. 15 points), and oral presentation (10 points). To pass the exam the students must obtain at least 15 points from the final written test. The maximum number of points the students can get is 50. (4 extra points can be attributed to any student for activity during the lectures.) The threshold for passing the course is min. 30 points. To sit for the final written test one must attend at least 2/3 of the classes, give a presentation as well as take part in the midterm test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

Oral presentation is to be delivered individually or in pair (depending on number of students in class). Handouts must be submitted 48 hours before the lecture. The length of the presentation is to be between 10 and 12 minutes. PowerPoint presentation is recommended.

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