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The aim of this course is to closely follow the recent development of the Mediterranean region. The essence is to analyze the most important and problematic issues in the whole region, including Maghreb countries and Izrael. The course will follow a structure divided according to specific themes such as immigration, security, Arab Spring, the economic crisis, Greek-Turkish relations, and populism. The aim of the course is to provide a regional perspective on these issues and to show a strong connection between South European countries and their Mediterranean counterparts.
The course is open only for students of master's degree programmes. Last update: Hrubá Kateřina, Mgr. (28.01.2026)
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The main objective of the course is to enable the students to approach the whole Mediterranean region in its complexity and connectivity and to offer them a combination of a factual approach with a theoretical one. Last update: Mejstřík Martin, PhDr. (14.02.2025)
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Students will have an opportunity to actively participate in classes as well to develop their writing and presentation skills. For this reason, the assessments have been set as follows: 1) Presentation of the chosen topic (25%) PPT presentation of 7 slides, max. 15 minutes 2) Essay on the presentation topic (40%) Each student will write an essay of up to 10 pages on the presented topic due to 15. 6. 2025 3) Policy brief (25%) 4) Active participation (10%) A minimum of 60% is needed to pass (all the above-mentioned points have to be accomplished)
Grading is based on the Dean's Measure no. 20/2019: https://fsv.cuni.cz/deans-measure-no-20/2019
Last update: Mejstřík Martin, PhDr. (14.02.2025)
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viz Sylabus Last update: Mejstřík Martin, PhDr. (14.02.2025)
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In person teaching. All the readings are available here: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=3770 Use of generative AI tools: The use and citation of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT or MS Copilot) in seminar papers and other coursework must comply with the decrees of the IMS Director No. 7/2023 and 9/2023. Generative AI tools may be used unless explicitly prohibited by the instructor. However, they may not be used to generate substantial sections of the text or replace the student’s own intellectual contribution. The student remains fully responsible for any content generated with assistance of AI tools. Presenting AI-generated content, whether verbatim, rephrased, or only slightly modified, as one’s own work constitutes plagiarism. Every submitted paper must include a transparent statement specifying which generative AI tools were used, in which stage of the work they were employed, and how they were used, or confirming that no generative AI tools were used. If this statement is missing or incomplete, the instructor is not permitted to accept the paper for evaluation. Unless the instructor explicitly prohibits the use of generative AI tools, the decision to use or not to use them rests fully with the student. The student has the right to request that the instructor does not use AI assistance for evaluating their work. Last update: Hrubá Kateřina, Mgr. (07.01.2026)
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There is no exam. The final assignment of the course is writing an essay on the selected topic. Last update: Mejstřík Martin, PhDr. (14.02.2025)
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Syllabus 1) Introduction (17. 2.) – Martin Mejstřík Course description and assessment, introduction to readings and course activities, introduction to the Mediterranean region
2) Is the Mediterranean “Achilles’ heel” of Europe? (24. 2.) – Martin Mejstřík “Refugee crisis” in Mediterranean, case of Italy Reading: Pietro Castelli Gattinara. 2017. The ‘refugee crisis’ in Italy as a crisis of legitimacy, Contemporary Italian Politics, 9:3, 318–331.
3) Politics of History and Europeanization of the Balkans (3. 3.) – Kateřina Králová Reading: Milosevic, Ana, and Tamara Trost. Europeanisation and Memory Politics in the Western Balkans. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
4) Internal EU divisions and the EU’s Mediterranean policy (10. 3.) - Guest lecture from Daniel Schade, Leiden University Reading: · A. Pijnenburg (2023): “Team Europe’s Deal: What’s Wrong with the EU-Tunisia Migration Agreement?”. Verfassungsblog. https://verfassungsblog.de/team-europes-deal/. · J.O. Akamo et al. (2023): “The Vicious Circle of Fragmentation: The EU and the Limits of Its Approach to Libya”. JOINT Research Papers No. 15. https://www.frstrategie.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/autres/2023/joint_rp_15.pdf
5) Italy as the heart of the Mediterranean – what is the current role of the former power? (17. 3.) – Martin Mejstřík Development of Italian foreign policy and its impact on current regional issues Reading: · Paoletti, Emmanuela. 2011. „Power Relations and International Migration: The Case of Italy and Libya“. Political Studies 59, 269-289. · Matteo Colombo & Arturo Varvelli. 2016. The Regeni case and Italy’s Mediterranean policy: a turning point?, Contemporary Italian Politics, 8:3, 277-288.
6) Are democratic regimes in danger? Threat of populism to liberal democracies (24. 3.) – Martin Mejstřík Growing populism in the Mediterranean a case of Italy Reading: · Marco Tarchi. 2015. Italy: the promised land of populism?, Contemporary Italian Politics, 7:3, 273-285. · Manuela Caiani. 2019. The populist parties and their electoral success: different causes behind different populisms? The case of the Five-star Movement and the League, Contemporary Italian Politics, 11:3, 236-250.
7) Unwanted Compatriots: Minorities in Greece? (31. 3.) – Alexis Ntetorakis Reading: · Konstantinos Tsitselikis, 'The Pending Modernisation of Islam in Greece: From Millet to Minority Status', Comparative Southeast European Studies, 2007. · Jane K. Rowan, 'Ambiguities of an emancipatory discourse: the making of a Macedonian minority in Greece', in Jane K. Cowan, Marie-Benedicte·Dembour, Richard A. Wilson (eds.) Culture and Rights: Anthropological Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 2001. · Lea Heyne & Luca Manucci. 2021. A new Iberian exceptionalism? Comparing the populist radical right electorate in Portugal and Spain, Political Research Exchange, 3:1.
8) Looking towards the radical right (7. 4.) – Martin Mejstřík The growing support of radical right-wing parties (Vox, Chega) in Spain and Portugal Reading: · Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte, José Rama & Andrés Santana. 2020. The Baskerville's dog suddenly started barking: voting for VOX in the 2019 Spanish general elections, Political Research Exchange, 2:1.
9) Securitization of the region (14. 4.) – Martin Mejstřík EU response to address migration and securitisation narratives Reading: · Panebianco, Stefania. 2020. The EU and migration in the Mediterranean: EU borders’ control by proxy, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. · Léonard, Sarah and Christian Kaunert. 2020. The securitisation of migration in the European Union: Frontex and its evolving security practices, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 10) Catalonia, Spanish or not? (21. 4.) – Martin Mejstřík Interpretation of recent political development in Catalonia towards the independence Reading: · Guibernau, Montserrat. 2013. “Secessionism in Catalonia: After Democracy”. Ethnopolitics 12 (4), 368-393. · Marti, David and Cetra, Daniel. 2016. “The 2015 Catalan election: a de facto referendum on independence?” Regional and Federal Studies 26 (1), 107-119.
11) 28. 4. – NO CLASS 12) Visit to the Radio Free Europe (5. 5.) – Kateřina Králová 13) Closing seminar (12. 5.) – Presentation of group policy papers. Last update: Mejstřík Martin, PhDr. (09.02.2026)
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