CZS02 Cultural and Social Modernizations in Central Europe: Sociological Perspective

Pan-university studies
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A.
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Honzíková
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 adaptation of the Central and Eastern European populations to the transformed historical conditions after the political change in 1989 is examined in two main blocks - civic culture (the concept of a civil society, social trust, social capital, social networks, the development of the civic sector) and the reconstruction of social identities (globalization and its local effects, the reconstruction of memories and identities, cultural practices of nationalism, new forms of conflict and solidarity).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course: outline of the concept of civil society 2. Modern origins and historical varieties of civil society 3. Contemporary revival of the concept of civil society 4. Civil society and democratic transitions: Shifting meanings of civil society in the transition process 5. Forms of opposition before 1989: dissents, grey zones, etc. 6. Historical sources of civic culture & its limits 7. Sources of public engagement: trust, social capital, social networks, and civic skills 8. Institutional development of the civic sector in East Central Europe after 1989 9. Problems of professionalization and oligarchization of the civic sector
Assessment methods (in Czech)
lectures, a written exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.rect.muni.cz/ois/students/special_programs%2C_individual_courses/cesp
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