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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KHV
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CMTN
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Totalitarianism and Central Europe
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
7
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Time requirements
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Lecture
3
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The main aim of the course is to provide in English language survey of the problems of rise and development of totalitarian and authoritarian systems and movements in Central and Eastern European countries. The course "Concept of Modern Totalitarianism and Central Europe" focuses on evaluation of the concept of modern totalitarianism in its various forms as an analytical tool for comprehension of different aspects of historical, social, cultural and economic development in Central European countries including the Czech republic, Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Baltic States. A fatal impact of totalitarian movements for local political culture, their historical and intellectual roots and the importance of historical experience for preservation of democracy in Central Europe will be broadly discussed an explained.
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Requirements on student
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Oral exam. Student works with English texts, prepares seminar papers and their oral presentations. Semanr papers are 10-20 pages, oral prezentations 10-20 minutes. Student should have knowledge of English on C1 level.
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Content
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1. Concept of totalitarianism
2. Rise and development of totalitarian movements in Central and Eastern Europe
3. Introduction into methodology and theory of investigation of totalitarian movements.
4. Problems of post-comunism.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Guarantors:
PhDr. Dipl. - Pol. Martin Jeřábek, Ph.D. (100%),
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Lecturer:
Mgr. Martin Boček, Ph.D. (100%),
PhDr. Dipl. - Pol. Martin Jeřábek, Ph.D. (100%),
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Seminar lecturer:
Mgr. Martin Boček, Ph.D. (100%),
PhDr. Dipl. - Pol. Martin Jeřábek, Ph.D. (100%),
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Literature
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Basic:
Moore, B. Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World. Boston, 1966.
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Basic:
Halberstam, M. Totalitarianism and the Modern Conception of Politics. New Haven and London, 1999.
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Extending:
Eisenstadt, S. N. Fundamentalism, sectarianism and revolution : the jacobin dimension of modernity. 1st pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-521-64586-7.
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Extending:
Traverso, Enzo. Le totalirisme : le XX siecle en débat. Paris : Éditions du Seuil, 2001. ISBN 2-02-037857-4.
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Extending:
Lefort, C. The Political Forms of Modern Society: Bureaucracy, Democracy, Totalitarianism. Cambridge, 1986.
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Extending:
Friedrich, C. J. a Z. Brzezinski. Totalitarian Dictatorship and Autocracy. Harvard University Press, 1956.
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Extending:
Friedrich, C. Totalitarianism in Perspective. New York, 1969.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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40
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Contact hours
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39
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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67
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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10
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Practical training (number of hours)
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26
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Total
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182
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
orientovat se v základní problematice dějin 20. století |
orientovat se v základní problematice historie střední a (středo-)východní Evropy v 19. a 20. století |
mít přehled o základním dělení totalitních hnutí |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
porozumět vědecky strukturované přednášce |
číst a porozumět odbornému textu v anglickém jazyce |
používat adekvátní terminologii v anglickém jazyce |
využívat elektronické informační zdroje |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
definovat problémy střední Evropy v první polovině 20. století jako předpoklady rozvoje nedemokratických hnutí |
rozlišit jednotlivé formy autoritativních/totalitních hnutí ve střední Evropě |
demonstrovat ideové kořeny autoritarismu a totalitarismu ve střední Evropě |
charakterizovat konkrétní systémy totalitní/semi-totalitní a autoritativní povahy ve střední Evropě |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
analyzovat vývoj totalitarismu v kontextu dějin střední Evropy |
Interpretovat formy nedemokratického vývoje ve středoevropských státech ve 20. století |
kriticky zhodnotit vliv nacismu a komunismu na dějiny střední Evropy ve 20. století |
interpretovat úvahy o střední Evropě ve vztahu k teoretické rovině "obecné" teorie totalitarismu |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Textual studies |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Seminar |
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