BSSb1200 Balkan Politics and Security

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Věra Stojarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Němec (seminar tutor)
Bojana Zoric (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Věra Stojarová, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 U43
Prerequisites
The course is aimed at the students enrolled in the Ba. Studies of Security Studies/Political Science. The course is valued with 5 credits. The course consists of lectures and seminar sessions.
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
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Course objectives
The lectures present an overview of the politics and security in the Western Balkans since 1989. At the end of the course, the students should be able to present and analyse the political challenges and security threats in all the states in the region and present an overview of the political development in the respective country since 1989 up to the present.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the students should be able to present and analyse the political challenges and security threats in all the states in the region and present an overview of the political development in the respective country since 1989 up to the present.
Syllabus
  • Course Structure: 14.9. Stojarová Intro into the Balkan Studies 21.9. Stojarová History from 1878 up to 1990 28.9. State holiday 5.10. Stojarová Disintegration of Yugoslavia, Balkan in between East and West 12.10. Stojarová Politics &Security of Croatia 19.10. Němec Politics&Security of BiH 26.10. Stojarová Politics &Security of Serbia 2.11. Stojarová Politics &Security of Montenegro 9.11. Němec Politics &Security of Kosovo 16.11. Stojarová Politics &Security of Albania 23.11. Stojarová Politics &Security of Northern Macedonia 30.11. Stojarová Democracy, Religion and Culture 7.12. Stojarová Pre-term test
Literature
  • DŽUVEROVIĆ, Nemanja and Věra STOJAROVÁ. Peace and Security in the Western Balkans : A Local Perspective. 1 ed. London: Routledge, 2023, 308 pp. Southeast European Studies. ISBN 978-1-032-23227-0. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003276661. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures/Seminars
Assessment methods
Final grading will be based on three compulsory parts: 1) Presentation (16%, 15 points) 2) Paper (35%, 33 points) 3) Exam (49%, 45 points)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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