FSS:BSSb1200 Balkan Politics - Course Information
BSSb1200 Balkan Politics and Security
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Věra Stojarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Catherine Girard (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Němec (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 8:00–9:40 P21a
- 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
- there are 29 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- 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: Intro into the Balkan Studies History from 1878 up to 1990 Disintegration of Yugoslavia, Balkan in between East and West Politics &Security of Croatia Politics&Security of BiH Politics &Security of Serbia Politics &Security of Montenegro Politics &Security of Kosovo Politics &Security of Albania Politics &Security of Northern Macedonia Democracy, Religion and Culture Pre-term test
- Literature
- required 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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