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How do countries and societies overcome a history of large scale human rights violations? In this seminar we will examine two main and related themes, namely how democracies reckon with former authoritarian regimes and their legacies; and how "collective memories" are shaped. We will focus on trials, purges, truth commissions, reparations of victims and the controversies accompanying these dilemmas. Several case studies from Europe, South America and South Africa will help us understand the efficacy of these tools, their limitations and their relationship to collective memory.
Dates of the seminars: 27.2., 13.3., 27.3., a 10.4 Poslední úprava: Švec Kamil, PhDr., Ph.D. (08.02.2013)
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Our readings will be based on the following texts: Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem (Penguin, 2006) Gary Bass, Stay the Hand of Vengeance: The Politics of War Crime Tribunals (Princeton University Press, 2001) Alexander Mayer-Rieckh & Pablo De Greiff, Justice as Prevention: Vetting Public Employees in Transitional Societies (Social Science Research Council, 2007) Françoise Mayer, Češi a jejich komunismus (or the French original, if you prefer: Les Tchèques et leur communisme Edition de l’EHESS, Paris 2003) Monika Nalepa, Skeletons in the Closet (Cambridge University Press, 2010) Jeffrey Olick, The Politics of Regret (Routledge, 2007)
Course readings will be supplemented by articles and documentaries. Poslední úprava: Švec Kamil, PhDr., Ph.D. (08.02.2013)
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Class Participation: you will gain the most from this course from active participation. Please prepare for class beforehand (e.g., while reading the material, think about what you would like to discuss and make notes for your use in class discussion). Also note that attendance counts. If you are not in class, you obviously can't participate. To facilitate your preparation, each week all students are required to submit electronically your response to the readings. These papers should be about 200-250 words (about 1 typed page) and must be submitted on the Tuesday preceding our class meeting. You must show in these papers that you understand the readings (or some portion of the readings you choose to address) and have thought about them. Further, you need to raise two questions for our seminar discussion. There will be a final, analytical paper assignments (of 8-10 pages long, 2000-2500 words), based on the course readings (requiring no additional research) due during the last week of the semester. The details to follow. The best way to prepare for this paper is to keep up with the readings and the discussions. Dates of the seminars: 27.2., 13.3., 27.3., a 10.4 Your final grade will reflect the following components: Class Participation, including 4 reaction papers: 1/3 Final Paper: 2/3 Poslední úprava: Švec Kamil, PhDr., Ph.D. (08.02.2013)
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Key Seminar Themes I. Introduction & Historical Overview & Definition of Terms II. Retributive Justice: Crimes and Punishment III. Domestic Justice vs International Tribunals IV. Democratization & Arenas of Administrative Justice: Purges, Lustration, Vetting V. Case Study: Contending with Communist Legacies VI. Historical Justice: Collective Memory, Truth Commissions and Reconciliation VII. Case Study: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission VIII. Reparative Justice & Restoration of Victims: Rehabilitation & Restitution Poslední úprava: Švec Kamil, PhDr., Ph.D. (08.02.2013)
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