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Last update: JANU (06.02.2003)
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Last update: JANU (01.10.2003)
This course is concerned with the current post-communist part of Europe and its reintegration into the larger setting of the whole continent and in the context of globalisation processes. Since the 1989 fall of the communist regimes, the Czech Republic and the other countries of post-communist Europe are striving to come in terms with political and economic transformation and ethnonational identities. The post-communist part of the continent is involved in modernization and reintegration largely orchestrated by the European Union. Nevertheless, the importance of ethnonational, political and economic diversity at regional level is enduring. The course proceeds from a regional viewpoint and will acquaint the student with essential facts of the heritage of ethnonational identities, post-1989 state fragmentation and recent regional development in the Czech Republic and across post-communist Europe, and with issues of anticipated eastern enlargement of the EU. Week 1 Introduction: redrawing the map of post-communist Europe readings: EMERSON, M. (1998): Redrawing the Map of Europe. London, Macmillan Press, pp. viii-43. DOSTÁL, P., HAMPL, M. (1996): Transformation in East-Central Europe: general principles under differentiating conditions. In: F.W. Carter, P. Jordan and V. Rey (eds): Central Europe after the Fall of the Iron Curtain: Geopolitical Perspectives, Spatial Patterns and Trends. Frankfurt am Main, pp. 113-128. Week 2 Explaining early post-communist transformation: hypotheses and statistical evidence readings: DOSTÁL, P. (1998): Early post-communist transformation in twenty-five states: democratization, economic liberalization and slump. In: H. Van der Wusten (ed.): Transformation Processes in Eastern Europe. Part IV. Political Transformation and the Environment. The Hague, Nederlands Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, pp. 29-49. Week 3 Fragmentation of communist federations I readings: DOSTÁL, P. (1993): "Ethnonational aspirations in the former Soviet Union and its successor states: juggling with options". In: J. O'Loughlin, H. van der Wusten (eds): The New Political Geography of Eastern Europe. London, Belhaven Press, pp. 89-114. FRYE, T. (1992): Ethnicity, sovereignity and transitions from non-democratic rule. In: Journal of International Affairs, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 599-623. Week 4 Fragmentation of communist federations II readings: DOSTÁL, P. (1998): The Czech-Slovak Division: Lessons of an Unsuccessful Federal State Building. Paper Conference on The Nation Building and the State Building in the Post-Societ Space. Moscow, Russian Academy of Science/ Open Society Fund, 41p. MUSIL, J. (1993): Czech and Slovak Society. Outline of a comparative study. In: Czech Sociological Review, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-17. Week 5 Macrogeography of public opinion on enlargement in EU countries and in candidate countries readings: DOSTÁL, P., MARKUSSE, J. (2000): Unifying and fragmenting Europe: explaining public opinion on eastern enlargement in West and East Europe. Paper conference organized by the Commission on World Political Map of the International Geographical Union. Portoroz, Slovenia, 21 p. Week 6 Uneven spatial development in the Czech Republic readings: HAMPL, M. et al (1999): Geography of Societal Transformation in the Czech Republic. Prague, Faculty of Science, Charles University, pp. 57-100, and 131-152. DOSTÁL, P. (2000): Regional socio-economic development in the Czech Republic: a search for explanatory factors. MS. 25 p. Week 7 Transnational spatial development in East Central Europe and EU policies readings: EU (1999): European Spatial Development Perspective. Postdam, BBR, pp. 1-19. DOSTÁL, P. (2000): The European Spatial Development Perspective and the accession countries: polycentric guidelines versus uneven spatial development. In: Informationen zur Raumentwicklung, Heft 3-4, pp. 183-192. Week 8 Regional development in the CEECs with focus on the Czech Republic readings: BLAŽEK, J. (1999): Regional development and regional policy in Central East European Countries in the perspective of EU enlargement. In: M. Hampl et al (1999): Geography of Societal Transformation in the Czech Republic. Prague: Faculty of Science, Charles University, pp. 181-207. BLAŽEK, J. (1997): The Czech Republic on its way to the West European structures. In: European Spatial Research and Policy, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 37-62. Week 9 Regional policy in CEECs in the pre-acession period I readings: BALCHIN, P., SÝKORA, L., BULL, G. (1999): Regional Policy and Planning in Europe. London, Routledge. (selection of chapters). Week 10 Regional policy in CEECs in the pre-acession period I I readings: BLAŽEK, J., BOECKHOUT, S. (2000): Regional Policy in the Czech Republic in the 1990s. In: J. Bachtler, R. Downes, G. Gorzelak (eds.): Transition, Cohesion, and Regional Policy in Central and Eastern Europe. Asgate, Aldershot, pp. 301-317. BLAŽEK, J. (1999): Local and regional development and policy in the Czech Republic. In: V. Hudak, H. Huitfeldt, E. Meegan (eds): Regional Policy Goes East. Prague, The East West Institute, pp. 44-65. BLAŽEK, J. (1999): (In)consistency and (in)efficiency of the Czech regional policy. In: Acta Universitatis Comenianae - Geographica, II/2, Bratislava, pp. 173-185.
Final panel and discussion of papers Petr Dostál and Jiří Blažek and participants
Three hours per week (two hours lecture + one hour discussion of literature)
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