EUP408 Radicalism in Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Marek Čejka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Navrátil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dana Prudíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:30 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. At the end of the course the students shall be capable to differentiate within the most important forms of radicalism, to trace and compare their ideological backgrounds and to characterize their organizational structures. On the other hand, students shall also be able to evaluate, criticize or compare state policies against antidemocratic and violent forms of radicalism.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course
  • 2. The concept of radicalism and interconnected terms
  • 3. Radical right in Europe I. (fascism, nazism)
  • 4. Radical right in Europe II. (new right, right-wing populism, new anti-semitism and anti-sionism)
  • 5. Religious radicalism in Europe I. (islamic radicalism)
  • 6. Religious radicalism in Europe II. (jewish, christian and sectarian radicalism)
  • 7. The Radical Left in Europe I. (Marxism, Communism, and post-Marxism)
  • 8. The Radical Left in Europe II. (Anarchism, Anti-capitalism, and Anti-globalism
  • 9. Radical Environmentalism, Radical Feminism
  • 10. Ethnic radicalism in Europe
  • 11. Policy against radicalism in Europe
  • 12. Perspectives of radicalism in Europe
  • 13. Reading week
  • 14. Written Exam (first term)
Literature
  • Backes, U. (2007): Meaning and Forms of Political Extremism, Central European Political Science Review, Vol. IX, No. 4, pp. 242-262 http://www.cepsr.com/clanek.php?ID=316
  • Kopeček, L. (2007): The Far Right in Europe, Central European Political Science Review, Vol. IX, No. 4, pp. 280-293 http://www.cepsr.com/dwnld/kopecekx20040403.pdf
  • Further readings are available on internet (see detailed syllabus)
  • Contemporary political ideologies. Edited by John Eatwell - Anthony Wright. 2nd ed. London: Pinter, 1999, viii, 296. ISBN 1-85567-606-0. info
  • MARX, Karl and Friedrich ENGELS. The Communist manifesto. Edited by A. J. P. Taylor. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1979, 123 s. ISBN 0-14-020915-8. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods consist of lectures, class discussions and presentations of position papers.
Assessment methods
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 may write short position papers (300-600 words each) on 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 student’s grade.
The position papers should be inserted into the folder "Submitted student work" in Information System. The papers should be submitted no later than 1 p. m. of the day before the seminar for which the paper is written. The personal presentation of papers in seminar is necessary.
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.
Grading
The final grade will be calculated as a composite evaluation consisting of three parts:
1) evaluation on the position papers
2) evaluation on the final paper
3) evaluation on the final exam
Students will be awarded max. 3 points for the submission of each position paper of acceptable quality, in compliance with the required structure of position papers, and in the specified deadline. 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).
Evaluation:
56-60: A
51-55: B
46-50: C
41-45: D
36-40: E
0-35: F
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://eupolitics.fss.muni.cz/docs/EUP_408.pdf
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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