Syllabus
Code - JMM247 Name ? Social and Political Developments of Scandinavia Lecturer - Miloš Brunclík ECTS - 6 Classification ? Oral exam based on a selection of a narrow topic introduced in a synopsis. Office hours ? after email agreement (milosbrunclik@centrum.cz) Programme
1. Characteristics of the region of Scandinavia and the individual countries, historici developments
2. Political system of Sweden
3. Politcal system of Denmark
4. Political system of Norway
5. Political system of Finland
6. Political system of Iceland
7. Sweden and European integration processes
8. Denmark and European integration processes
9. Norway and European integration processes
10. Finland and European integration processes
11.Iceland and European integration processes
12. Nordic cooperation
13. Scandinavian welfare state
14) Synopses presentation Prerequisites: 0
Annotation
The course aims to make an introduction to the political, economic and social developments as well as the current issues of the region of the Nordics including the relationship of the relevant countries to the European integration process. Concretely, the course deals with Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland.
It is an obligatory course for students enrolled in the MA programme of West European Studies. The course is also open to students of other MA programmes (particularly the European Studies).