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Last update: Mgr. Antonin Bernard Thompson Mikes, BA, Ph.D. (13.02.2019)
The aim of the course is to present theoretical and practical framework of multiculturalism in Europe while using comparative studies covering other parts of the world, mainly Canada and USA. The course will also analyze major political and legal instruments for protection of minorities and for elimination of racism. The objective is to enable participants to understand issues of inequality, race, and gender and their impact on policy making and policy implementation. Through learning about the Other participants will also have the opportunity to learn about issues concerning their own cultures and societies. Through active participation and the formulation of policy suggestions (or analysis) students will gain greater understanding of the complexities surrounding the issue of minority rights and policies specific to inequality, race and gender. To access the online modules of the course go to http://dl.cuni.cz and search for MM202 Course Begins in Feb. 19th There will be no class April 16 and 23rd due to the instructors absence |
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Last update: MIKESA (17.02.2009)
I. General background Week 1 No required readings
Week 2 Readings: Ethnicity, race, culture, identity, racism ~ Eriksen, T. H.: ?Ethnicity, Race, Class and Nation ?, text 4, in Hutchinson, John, Smith Anthony, eds. (1996) Ethnicity, Oxford- New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 28-31 ~ Van den Berghe, Pierre: ?Does race matter??, text 9, in Hutchinson (above), pp. 57-63 ~ Cornell, Stephen, Hartmann, Douglas (1998) Ethnicity and Race. Making Identities in a Changing World, Pine Forge Press/A Sage Publication Company, text on The definition of race, pp 21- 43, 68-69 ~ Kovats, Martin (2001) ?The Emergence of European Roma Policy.? In Guy,, ed/ Between Past and Future: the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe. Hartfield; Uni of Hertfordshire Press. 93-116. Optional: ~ Richmond, Anthony (1994) Global Apartheid, Toronto: Oxford University Press (pp.1-45) on power, conflict, identity (good description of race and ethnicity)
Week 3 Readings: Integration, multiculturalism, nationalism ~ Birch, Anthony (1989) Nationalism and National Integration, London: Unwin Hyman Ltd, chapter 4: National integration, pp. 36-51 ? classical text on integration! ~ Brubacker, Rogers, ?Civic and ethnic nations in France and Germany?, text 28. in Hutchinson, John, Smith Anthony, ed. (1996) Ethnicity, Oxford - New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 168-173 ~ Kymlicka, Will (2001)? Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe?, in Kymlicka, Will, Opalski, Magda (eds.) Can Liberal Pluralism be Exported?, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.13 ? 103 Optional: ~ Hancock, Ian (2000) ?The Consequences of Anti-Gypsy Racism in Europe? in Other Voices. The (e)Journal of Cultural Criticism, v. 2, n.1 (February 2000), http:// www.othervoices.org/2.1/hancock/roma.html ~ UNDP (2003) The Roma in Central and Eastern Europe, UNDP. http://roma.undp.sk* II. Policy implications
Week 4 Readings: Definitions and forms of discrimination ~ Rex, John (2001) ?The concept of a multicultural society? in Guibernau, Montserrat and Rex, John (eds): The Ethnicity reader, Nationalism, Multiculturalism and Migration, Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, pp. 205-220 ~ Kuper, Leo (2001) ?Plural Societies? in Guibernau (above) ~ Thornberry, Patrick (2001)? An Unfinished Story of Minority Rights? in Bíró, A.M. and Kovács, P (eds) Diversity in Action, Budapest. LGI/OSI, pp.47-73
Week 5 Readings: Policy options ~ EU race equality directive "Implementing the Principle of Equal Treatment Between Persons Irrespective of Racial or Ethnic Origin" Directive 2000/43/EC (adopted on 29 June 2000)* ~ Parekh, Bhikhu (2000) Rethinking Multiculturalism: Chapter 7: The Political Structure of Multicultural Society Equal opportunity policy and positive action
Week 6 Readings: Multiculturalism, identity and politics- cont. ~ Benhabib, Seyla (2002) The Claims of Culture. Equality and Diversity in the Global Era. Princeton, USAWoodstock, UK: Princeton University Press, preface plus pp. 1-48 Optional: ~ Kymlicka, Will, ?Multiculturalism and Minority Rights: West and East? Journal Of Ethnopolitical and Minority Issues in Europe. Issue 4/2002
Week 7 Readings: Legislative framework: international instruments ~ Framework convention for the protection of national minorities in in Bíró, A.M. and Kovács, P (eds) Diversity in Action, Budapest. LGI/OSI, pp.75-81 ~ The ERRC letter to Dr. Petra Buzková of 26 March 2003
III. Minority Case study Week 8 Student submitted readings, Readings: Case Study: The Roma/ Gypsies/ Travellers Optional- ~ Okely, Judith (1997) ?Some political consequences of theories of Gypsy ethnicity. The place of the intellectual? in James, Alisson et al. (eds) After Writing Culture. Epistemology and Praxis in Contemporary Anthropology, London: Routledge ~ Bosswick, Wolfgang. ?Minorities, policies and strategies in Europe: Germany? in? Cultural Identities and Ethnic Minorities in Europe. David Turton and Julia Ferreras ed. Universidad de Deusto. Bilbao. 1999 pg 51-56 ~ Liegeois, Jean-Pierre. ?Roma, Gypsies, Travellers.? Strasbourg: Council of Europe, pp 29-42 (Ch. 2: Populations); (1994) pg 29-42
Week 9 Student submitted readings, Readings: Case Study: The Roma/ Gypsies/ Travellers Cont. ~ World Bank (2003) The Roma Page, www.worldbank.org/eca/roma Decade of Roma Inclusion www.romadecade.org ~ Lee, Ronald ?Post-Communism Romani migration to Canada.? Cambridge Review of International Affairs. Vol XIII No. 2 pg 51-69 (Year?) |
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Last update: Mgr. Antonin Bernard Thompson Mikes, BA, Ph.D. (13.02.2019)
The course structure is based on the concept of Blended learning and combines online with face-to-face learning. Most of the course work takes place in the moodle environment on dl.cuni.cz Case Study: |