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Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (22.09.2016)
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Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (22.09.2016)
Ian D. Armour, A History of Eastern Europe 1740-1918. London: Hodder, 2006 R. J. Crampton, Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. London and New York: Routledge, 1994 George Schöpflin, Politics in Eastern Europe 1945-1992. Oxford-Malden: Blackwell, 1993 Joseph Held (ed.). The Columbia History of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992 Michal Kubát, On the classical theories of non-democratic regimes and their usefulness in examining Eastern Europe 1944-1989. Studia nad Autorytaryzmem i Totalitaryzmem, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2013 Juan J. Linz, Alfred Stepan, Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996 Constitution of the Czech Republic http://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/eng/docs/laws/1993/1.html Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms http://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/eng/docs/laws/1993/2.html Constitution of the Slovak Republic http://www.nrsr.sk/default.aspx?SectionId=124 The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary (1949-2011) http://www.mkab.hu/index.php?id=constitution The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary (2012) http://www.euractiv.com/sites/all/euractiv/files/BRNEDA224_004970.pdf http://www.euractiv.com/sites/all/euractiv/files/CONSTITUTION_in_English__DRAFT.pdf Small Constitution of Poland 1992 http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/pl02000_.html The Constitution of the Republic of Poland 1997 http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/angielski/kon1.htm
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Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (04.10.2016)
Upon successful completion of this course, student should be able to:
1) Understand the fundamentals of politics and government in East-Central Europe, 2) Identify the main turning points in the development of politics and government in the 20th century and present, 3) Evaluate particularities of politics and government in the region.
Class participation/attendance: 10 % Final exam: 90 % Final exam will consist of an in-class test (with open questions). Students will receive additional information on all assessment components in the first class.
Grade A: Excellent performance. The student has shown originality and a deep analytical understanding of the subject. Grade B: Good work. The student has demonstrated high competence and an ability to answer the given set of problems with some insights. Grade C: Passable work. The student made significant mistakes. Makes attempt to answer the problem but in a rather mechanical way and lacking individual insights. Grade D: Poor work. Meets minimum requirements. Grade F: Fails to meet the requirements.
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Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (22.09.2016)
1) Politics and Government in Central Europe Before 1918 2) Politics and Government in Central Europe 1918-1939 (Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland) 3) Politics and Government in Central Europe During World War II 4) The communist takeovers – sovietization in Central Europe 1944-1948 5) Politics and Government in Central Europe 1944-1989 (Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland) 6) Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism in Central Europe 7) The Breakdown of Communist Regimes – Transition to Democracy in Central Europe 8) Politics and Government in Central Europe After 1989 (Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland)
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