CZS58 Current Political Developments in Europe: A View from the Visegrád Group

Celouniverzitní studia
jaro 2020
Rozsah
2/0/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. Mgr. Vladimir Dordevic, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Eva Taterová, M.A., Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Ing. Violeta Osouchová
Celouniverzitní studia
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Bc. Šárka Panochová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Celouniverzitní studia
Rozvrh
Čt 20. 2. až Čt 14. 5. Čt 13:00–14:30 KOM 206
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Cíle předmětu
The course is conceived to give students a complex insight into trends and events related to current political processes and developments in Europe from a Central (and Eastern) European point of view. Four countries, that is Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, constitute the given region. In that regard, the course is to enable students to fully understand not only historical perspective of the given region (as provided in the beginning of the course), but chiefly comprehend major political and societal issues EU has been facing for quite some time now. Therefore, the course is primarily focused on discussing the following topics: migration, BREXIT, major security concerns, as well as rise of populism and nationalist tendencies in recent years. Studying these particular topics is both interesting and valuable because it allows participating students to not only get a better understanding of the given region in terms of its past but also enable them to understand current political trends and processes both in Central Europe and EU as a whole.
Osnova
  • - Introduction: Basic info on the course and its organization - Historical background of the Višegrad group - The Višegrad group in current perspective - Migration to Europe I: Poland and Hungary - Migration to Europe II: Czech Republic and Slovakia - Current Security Challenges in Europe - *Midterm exam - BREXIT and the Višegrad states - Rise of populism in Europe I - Rise of populism in Europe II - Future of European Security - Euroscepticism in the Višegrad states; course wrap up - *Final exam
Metody hodnocení
Mid-term exam: 30 points This exam consists of 5 open questions requiring short answers (1-2 paragraphs on each question). The goal is to check whether students have acquired basic factual knowledge in the first part of the course. Literature in the IS and lecture content will both be included. Final exam: 40 points Final exam consists of four open questions which will require longer answers (2-3 paragraphs on each question). Students will be asked to prove that they have acquired knowledge about the topics covered throughout the course and can critically discuss the dynamics in the region and in EU in general. Presentations on selected topics (to be uploaded by students in the respective IS folder): 30 points Each presentation is about 20min long and consists of a short summary/background to the given topic, critical analysis of the problem, and questions for in-class discussion. The following topics are to be chosen by students when presenting: Terrorism in Europe (26.3, please select two case studies), Rise of populism I (16.4, please choose two populist political leaders and introduce them), Rise of populism II (23.4, please choose two populist political parties and introduce them), Future of European Security (30.4, please select two conflicts in areas neighbouring Europe and compare them), and Euroscepticism (7.5, introduce two Eurosceptic leaders and their respective views). Active participation is expected but not required. Students are strongly recommended to go through the assigned readings before the lectures and join discussions. This makes the lessons more interactive, and also allows students to broaden their horizons in this regard. Grading system: A: 100 – 90 % B: 89 – 80 % C: 79 – 70 % D: 69 – 65 % E: 64 – 60 % F: 59 – 0 %
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
http://cic.muni.cz/cs/left-incoming-mobility/incoming-student/incoming-student-exchange/incoming-student-exchange-cesp
This course is offered as part of the CESP - Central European Studies Program, for more info about the program and more courses offered through this program, please see the website above.

MU assumes that students are familiar with study regulations and they refrain from fraudulent fulfilment of their obligations, especially plagiarism, that is, appropriation of somebody else’s thoughts for one’s own and publication of thoughts of other authors without proper quotation. Plagiarism represents a most serious offence in the academia as it contradicts the mission of the university and meaning of studying. From legal point of view, plagiarism equals a theft of someone else’s intellectual property. Fraudulent fulfilment of students’ obligations is not tolerated under any circumstances and each such case will be punished by conditional expelling from the university. Students are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the issue of plagiarism and the ways how to avoid it.
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