Germany and the Balkans. - JMMZ046

• Anglický název: Germany and the Balkans.
• Zajišťuje: Katedra ruských a východoevropských studií (23-KRVS)
• Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
• Platnost: od 2013
• Semestr: letní
• E-Kredity: 6
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: letní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: letní s.:1/1, Zk [HT]
• Počet míst: neurčen / neurčen (15)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: nevyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu; při zápisu přednost, je-li ve stud. plánu
• Garant: prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A.

Anotace

Poslední úprava: prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A. (11.02.2013)

ATTENTION! THE COURSE STARTS AT MARCH 1, 2013!!!
The course aims to introduce the Balkans in context of German politics. By interpretation and conceptualization of printed sources related to relevant territories and issues we will focus on critical analysis of contemporary history.

Literatura

Poslední úprava: prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A. (13.02.2012)

Recommended sources:

• Tom Gallagher, Outcast Europe (2001)

• Misha Glenny, Balkán 1804-1999 (2003)

• Jelavich Barbara, A History of the Balkans, vol.1,2 (1999)

• Charles Jelavich, The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920 (2000)

• Mark Mazower, The Balkans: A Short History (2002)

• L.S.Stavrianos, The Balkans since 1453 (1959)

• John R.Lampe, Balkans into Southeastern Europe: a century of war and transition (2006) 

• Robert D. Kaplan, Balkan ghosts (2005)

http://www.balkanalysis.com/

http://www.seeurope.net/

http://www.balkanpeace.org/

http://www.ekathimerini.com/

http://www.setimes.com/

http://birn.eu.com

Požadavky ke zkoušce

Poslední úprava: prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A. (01.03.2013)

Main course requirements include active class participation, an in-class presentation with ppt, and a 2-pages-handout on the presentation. Students are required to consult with the instructor on the topic of their presentation, which shall correspond to one of the thematic areas covered by the seminar.

The handout &the ppt must include:
- general information on the topic
- case study on one SEE country (except topic 7, 10, & 11)
- list of sources

Attendance and active class participation are required as the course is designed as a seminar. Students are allowed to miss no more than one week. A legitimate explanation must be provided for any further absence. Should a student be unable to deliver his or her scheduled presentation, he or she is required to kindly inform the instructor well in advance so the course schedule could be changed accordingly. Failure to deliver the assigned presentation will result in failure of the course.

Students must pass all assignments in order to pass the course.

There is a zero tolerance in regard to plagiarism. Misconduct will result in failure of the course and further disciplinary action.

Sylabus

Poslední úprava: prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A. (12.03.2013)

1.3.       Introduction: The Balkans - what is it?

 "Introduction: Names", Mark Mazower, The Balkans: a Short History (New York: Modern Library, 2002).

TOPICS:

1.     Berlin 1878

"The Crisis of 1875-1878", Jelavich Barbara, A History of the Balkans, vol. 1 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999).

PRESENTATION ONLY: Misha Glenny, The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999 (New York: Penguin Books, 2001), 136 ff.

2.      Dictatorships and Authoritarian Regimes

"Dictatorialship in the Balkan", in: Lee, Stephen J.: The European Dictatorships, 1918-1945 (London/New York: Routledge, 1987).

3.       Nazi participation in the Balkans

Ernst Jackh, "The German Drive in the Balkans", International Affairs 18, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec., 1939): 763-783.

4.       Holocaust

Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem.

5.       Operation Barbarossa

Heinz A. Richter, "The Impact of Operations Marita and Merkur on Barbarossa. The Six Missing Weeks in Front of Moscow. Myth or Historical Truth?" in: Macedonia and Thrace, 1941-1944 (Thessaloniki: IMXA, 1998).

6.   Migration

Eva Kolinsky, "Non-German Minorities in Contemporary German Society", in: Turkish Culture in German Society Today, eds. David Horrocks a Eva Kolinsky (Providence/Oxford: Berghahn Books, 1996).

7.   Yugoslav Wars

Susan L. Woodward, "International Aspects of the War in Former Yugoslavia", in: Burn this House: The Making and Unmaking of Yugoslavia, eds. Jasminka Udovicki a James Ridgeway (London: Duke University Press, 1997).

8.   Greek Crisis

Morisse-Schilbach, Melanie, ""Ach Deutschland!": Greece, the Euro crisis, and the costs and benefits of being a benign hegemon", Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft Online: International Politics and Society 1(2011), http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/ipg/ipg-2011-1/2011-1__04_a_morisse-schilbach.pdf