BKB410 Disintegration of Yugoslavia

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hladký, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Orientation in the history of the Balkans of the last 100 years is required.
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
Lecture analyses, from the historical point of view, the basic crises moments, which after the death of Y. B. Tito contributed to the breakup of Yugoslavia. It covers problems of Kosovo, capturing the outbreak of so called “criticizing intellectuals” in Serbia and opposition intellectuals in Slovenia and its influence to development of nationalistic stances, it analyses the crisis of Yugoslavian political system, specified with consistent application of 1974 Constitution principles, specifying in details political connotations of the power politics of Slobodan Milošević and his so called anti-bureaucratic revolution, Slovenian and Croatian opinions concerning further duration of the federation, fight for novelization of the constitution. It describes comprehensively the events of breakup of Communist Party of Yugoslavia and establishment of plural system in particular republics and critical moments of the development in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Kosovo within 1992, i.e. within the official date of SFRJ breakup. It briefly describes the war events resulted from the breakup. Trial to respond the question, whether peace has a chance in Yugoslavia and in this connection analyses the role of non-governmental organizations and peace movements. At the end of this course the student should be capable to interpret factors resulting in breakup of Yugoslavia objectively.
Syllabus
  • Introduction: Factors of Yugoslavian breakup.
  • 1974 Constitution and ensued problems.
  • Principle of ethnic domination.
  • Opposition Outbreak: Serbian intellectuals. Slovenian opposition Nationalism, Kosovo myth and its influence to the expression of Serbian re-sentiment.
  • Struggle against nationalism.
  • Political rise of Slobodan Milošević and Memorandum Serbian Academy of Science and Arts.
  • Anti-bureaucratic revolution.
  • Stress in relations between Serbia and Slovenia.
  • Towards political plurality: Slovenian constitution amendments; multi-partial political system in Croatia and Serbia.
  • Slovenia versus Serbia.
  • 14th congress of SKJ (Communist Party of Yugoslavia).
  • Electoral victory of nationalistic parties and its consequences.
  • Territorial war conflicts.
  • Had the peace a chance in Yugoslavia?
Literature
  • RYCHLÍK, Jan and Milan PERENĆEVIĆ. Dějiny Chorvatska. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 576 s. ISBN 9788071068853. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Václav. Antibyrokratická revoluce v Srbsku v letech 1988-1989. (Serbian Anti-Bureaucratic Revolution in 1988-1989). Studia historica brunensia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, vol. 2006, C52, p. 189–223., 35 pp. ISSN 0231-7710. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Václav. Srbské snahy o revizi principů jugoslávské ústavy z roku 1974 (Od konce šedesátých let 20. století do 8. zasedání Ústředního výboru Svazu komunistů Srbska v září 1987) (Serbian Attempts to Revise the Principles of the Yugoslavian Constitution of 1974 (From the End of the 1960s till the 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Serbian Communists in September 1987). Slovanské historické studie. Praha, Brno: Historický ústav AV ČR, 2006, vol. 31, No 31, p. 101–136. ISSN 0081-007X. info
  • HLADKÝ, Ladislav. Bosenská otázka v 19. a 20. století. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 388 s. ISBN 8021036745. info
  • PELIKÁN, Jan. Dějiny Srbska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2005, 670 s. ISBN 8071066710. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Václav. Nikdo vás nesmí bít... O některých aspektech počátků politické kariéry Slobodana Miloševiće (No one is allowed to beat you... On Some Aspects of the Origin of Slobodan Milošević´s Political Career). In Slavista s duší básníka. Sborník k sedmdesátinám Ivana Dorovského. 1st ed. Brno-Boskovice: Nakladatelství František Šalé - Albert, 2005, p. 210-219, 20 pp. ISBN 80-7326-058-1. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Václav. VIII. zasedání Ústředního výboru Svazu komunistů Srbska - přelomové datum moderní jugoslávské historie. Příspěvek k objasnění mocenského vzestupu Slobodana Miloševiće (8th Session of Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia; a Turning Point of Modern Yugoslavian History). Studia historica brunensia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 51/2004, No 1, p. 179-194. ISSN 0231-7710. info
  • GLENNY, Misha. Balkán, 1804-1999 : nacionalismus, válka a velmoci. Translated by Olga Kovářová - Martin Kovář. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: BB art, 2003, 547 s. ISBN 8072579762. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Václav. Kosovo od autonomie k protektorátu. Nástin vývoje kosovské otázky od zrušení autonomie po počátek vojenských akcí NATO (Kosovo: From autonomy to the Protectorate. Outline of the development of the Kosovo issue from the abolition of autonomy after the start of NATO military operations). Litteraria Humanitas. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 10/2001, No 1, p. 71–90. ISSN 1213-1253. info
  • PIRJEVEC, Jože. Jugoslávie 1918-1992 : vznik, vývoj a rozpad Karadjordjevićovy a Titovy Jugoslávie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2000, 537 s. ISBN 8072032771. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Miroslav. Dějiny jihoslovanských zemí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 756 s. ISBN 80-7106-266-9. info
  • PELIKÁN, Jan. Národnostní otázka ve Svazové republice Jugoslávii : geneze-vývoj-perspektivy. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 87 s. ISBN 8071844829. info
  • HLADKÝ, Ladislav. Bosna a Hercegovina :historie nešťasné země. Vyd. 1. Brno: Doplněk, 1996, 216 s. ISBN 80-85765-61-6. info
  • HLADKÝ, Ladislav. Jugoslávská krize a její historické souvislosti. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 1993, 62 s. ISBN 80-85467-15-1. info
  • HLADKÝ, Ladislav. Otazníky kolem Bosny a Hercegoviny. 1. vyd. Brno: CPDVU, 1993, 33 s. : il. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home reading.
Assessment methods
Subject is taught as a lecture with required presence. It is completed thru the oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015.
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