Syllabus
1. Introduction
2. Corruption and free media
3. Migration – Balkan route, V4 and the EU
4. Poland – PiS, article 7
5. Minority issues in Central Europe (CE)
6. Far right in CE/ Holocaust memory
7. Recent economic development of CE states
8. Hungarian elections
9. “Year of the eights” – commemoration in CE
10. Decline of the left wing/ end of Ostalgie?
11. Germany after elections
12. Russia and its influence in the region
In this course there are actual topics presented and discussed. The course deals e.g. with the reunification of Germany, energy policy, enlarging of the EU, Russian influence in Europe.
The topics will be discused partly separately through the students presenations. The course will be taught in German laguage.