Social Exclusion and the Roma in Central Europe - JTM315
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The course explores mechanisms of social exclusion of the Roma in the EU Member States of Central Europe
(Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania). The Czech Republic will be the leading case. We will examine the topic from different perspectives: historical, political, and sociological. Roots of social exclusion will be studied from Middle Age to nowadays. Particular attention will be paid to the Communist period and the political and economical transformation in the 1990s. Within the context of social exclusion, we will look at racism theory as well as specific features of the traditional Roma culture. We will study all main fields of social exclusion (housing, labor market, education) and its consequences (criminality, prostitution, drug abuse, gambling addiction, indebtedness, poor health etc.). Possible ways of social inclusion will be identified. The course will present disputes over these solutions both in academia (the culture of poverty v. multiculturalism) and in the field of practical policies (socio-economic/ civic approach v. identity policy). Important part of the course will be given to considering both common and different features of the situation of Roma population in the States in focus. Finally, anti-Roma policies and social exclusion of the Roma as pan-European problems will be discussed. The course is open only for students of master's degree programmes. Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (07.02.2026)
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According to the Dean's provision, the teacher evaluates the student's performance in the percentages assigned to grades A to F (https://fsv.cuni.cz/opatreni-dekanky-c-20/2019):
Poslední úprava: Lochmanová Sára, Mgr. (05.02.2024)
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Please refer to the syllabus below for the assigned readings for each lesson. Poslední úprava: Šmidrkal Václav, PhDr., Ph.D. (09.03.2025)
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