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KAP / CMP
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAP
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CMP
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Comparative Ethnic and Minority Politics
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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7 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The course is taught in English. The aim of this course is to introduce contemporary approaches to ethnic diversity and minority rights at both national and international level. In the initial lectures, the course will focus on the concepts of ethnicity, ethnics groups, nationalities, multiethnic state, ethnic diversity, ethnic conflict and ethnopolitical mobilization, reflecting contemporary discussions about ethnic minorities and multiculturalism. The course will follow with a probe into contemporary multicultural and minority policies, institutional specifics of political systems with regard to minorities, reasons of ethnopolitical mobilization and existing solutions to the problems of minority politics. Lectures will deal with a range of public policies focusing on language rights, autonomy, federalism or secession. The final parts of the course will focus on the reasons for the rise and context of operation of ethnic political parties, analyzing their roles and strategies in specific party systems, voting behaviour and electoral systems in divided societies, as well as the role that international organizations play in the process of promotion of human rights in the global context.
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Requirements on student
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The course will conclude with a final combined (oral and written) examination focusing on the ability of the student to discuss assigned readings as well as the issues presented in lectures. Students have to complete all of their reading assignments and prepare all of the tasks assigned by the lecturer. These tasks may have the form of oral presentations or papers, and their topics will be a matter of negotiation between the student and lecturer. By the first day of the semester, a detailed syllabus of the course specifying the requirements and content of the course will be available on Courseware.
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Content
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1. Ethnic groups, ethnopolitical mobilization and ethnic conflict 2. Liberal theories of minority rights 3. Theories of multiculturalism 4. Multicultural policies and their limits 5. The problem of citizenship in multiethnic societies 6. Language rights in multilingual societies 7. Political and constitutional systems of divided societies 8. Policies of minority accomodation, their limits and failures - secession, segregation and genocide 9. Ethnic political parties in party systems 10. Voting behaviour, electoral systems and ethnic diversity 11. International organizations and minority rights 12. International justice and minority rights
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Welhengama, Gnanapala. Minorities' claims : from autonomy to secession : international law and state practice. Aldershot : Ashgate, 2000. ISBN 0-7546-1077-2.
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Basic:
Kymlicka, Will. Politics in the vernacular : nationalism, multiculturalism, and citizenship. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-19-924098-1.
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Basic:
Heraclides, Alexis. The self-determination of minorities in international politics. Portland : Frank Cass, 1991. ISBN 0-7146-4082-4.
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Recommended:
Lijphart, Arend. Constitutional Design for Divided Societies. Journal of Democracy Vol. 15, No. 2 (April), 2004.
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Recommended:
Horowitz, Donald L. Electoral Systems: A Primer for Decision Makers.. Journal of Democracy, 2003.
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Recommended:
Reilly, Benjamin. Electoral Systems for Divided Societies. Journal of Democracy, 2002.
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Recommended:
Fearon, James D. Ethnic and Cultural Diversity by Country.. Journal of Economic, 2003.
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Recommended:
Erzo, Luttmer. Group Loyalty and the Taste for Redistribution.. The Journal of Political Economy, 2001.
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Recommended:
Kymlicka, Will. Multicultural citizenship : aliberal theory of minority rights. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-829091-8.
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Recommended:
Hechter, M. and D. Okamoto. Political Consequences of Minority Group Formation.. Annual Review of Political Science, No. 4, 2001.
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Recommended:
Taylor, Charles. The Politics of Recognition. In: Multiculturalism: Examining the Politics of Recognition. Ed. Amy Gutmann.. Princeton University Press: Princeton, 1994.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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46
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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15
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Contact hours
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52
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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43
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Total
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156
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to explain terms related to ethnicity, ethnic identity, ethnic group, state, state minority policy |
to interpret the origin and development of the dynamics of ethno-political movements and their requirements towards the state |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to apply theoretical and methodological approaches to concrete examples |
to create acceptable academic output in terms of form and content |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to critically interpret theoretical approaches and models aimed at accommodating ethnic conflicts between the state and ethnic groups |
to explain changes in the definitions of ethnicity, ethnic identity, ethnic group, national state and interactions between ethnic groups and state |
to explain the importance of solving ethnic conflicts by the state and relevant international institutions |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to analyze the methods of conflict resolution in a comparative perspective using international institutions |
to analyze the political situation in a specific area and identify threats of ethnic conflict |
to classify the different alternatives to conflict resolution between states and ethnic groups to resolve conflicts and ensure the rights of ethnic groups |
to critically analyze and interpret the selected phenomenon in a broader context beyond the specific field of study |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Self-study of literature |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Seminar |
Textual studies |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Textual studies |
Seminar |
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