SOC465 Future of Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Prof. Bart van Steenbergen, PhD. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Veronika Šenkýřová, DiS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Participants should have a good command of English, both reading and writing.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Based on some future oriented methods in the social sciences like historical development models, forecasting, the comparative prognosis and especially scenario writing, the political, social and cultural future of Europe and the role national states (and especially the Czech Republic)play in that process will be explored.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • The following options/scenario's will be investigated (and may function as the basis of the assignment in the form of a paper), whereby oppositional possibilities are stressed:
  • - citizens' Europe, participatory Europe, democratic Europe versus bureaucratic and technocratic Europe,
  • - multi cultural Europe, Europe without frontiers and its opposites: fortress Europe, xenophobic Europe, assililation Europe, - widening Europe, opening up for new members versus deepening Europe, closing off for newcomers.
  • - welfare Europe: the development of a european welfare system or a workfare system versus a minimal/resudual european welfare system; the fear for the race to the bottom and welfare tourism.
  • - Europe in/and the world; americanization of Europe MacDonaldization), the Clash of Civilizations versus a European Renaissance: Europe as a (cultural) model for the world based on democratic and human rights values.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The course will start on Wednesday October 2 and will end on Wednesday October 9 2002.That means six working days of three hours of classes, altogether 18 hours The course will be finished by an assignment which will be a paper, preferably in the form of a scenario.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
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