Course: Metodological Problems of Ethnic Research

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Course title Metodological Problems of Ethnic Research
Course code KSA/MED
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jeřábek Hynek, Prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Introduction into methodology in the studies of ethnicity 2. Inter-ethnical and social communication 3. Preparation of research project

Learning activities and teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 105 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No prerequisite courses.
learning outcomes
Students will gain theoretical knowledge and methodological competence in the studies of ethnicity.
teaching methods
Seminar
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Brubaker, R. National Minorities, Nationalizing States, and External National Homelands in the New Europe. Daedalus 124, 1995.
  • Frič, P. Posttotalitárna mentalita. Sociologický obzor, 1993.
  • Gellner, A. Společenská entropie a rovnost v průmyslové společnosti. Praha : Josef Hříbal, 1993.
  • Held, J. Populism in Eastern Europe. Racism, Nationalism, and Society. New York, 1996.
  • Kabele, J. Československo na cestě od kapitalismu ke kapitalismu. Sociologický časopis, 1992.
  • Pawson, R. A Measure for Measures. A Manifesto for Empirical Sociology. London, 1989.
  • Petrusek, Miloslav. Teorie a metoda v moderní sociologii. Praha : Karolinum, 1993. ISBN 80-7066-799-0.
  • Smith, A. D. Theories of Nationalism. London, 1983.
  • Smith, A.D. National identity. Penguin books, 1991.
  • Wagner, D. G. Daring Modesty: On Metatheory, Observation, and Theory Growth. In: Seidman, S. - Wagner, D.G.: Postmodernism and Social Theory. The Debate over General Theory. Cambridge,MA, Blackwell, 1992.
  • Wallace, C. Crossing Borders: Mobility of Goods, Capital and People in the Central European Region. Vienna: Institute for Advanced Studies, 1997.
  • Weiss, H. Demokratischer Patriotismus oder Nationalismus in Ost-Mitteleuropa?. Wiehn, Böhlau Verlag, 1998.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ethnology (11-5) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ethnology (11-5) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -