Sylabus
SCHEDULE OF LECTURES - SUMMER SEMESTER 2023:
Course it taught in 6 blocks in following days: 23 February 2024, 1 March 2024, 8 March 2024, 15 March 2024, 12 April 2024 and 19 April 2024; each block is taught 8:00-9:20 + 9:30-10:50 a.m. 23 February 2024 = Introduction to the course; Creation of New Central Europe after World War I. (lecture only) 1 March 2024 = Central Europe in the Interwar Period (lecture + seminar) 8 March 2024 = Rise of the Soviet Influence in the Central Europe during and after World War II. (lecture + seminar) 15 March 2024 = Central Europe during Cold War (lecture + seminar) 12 April 2024 = Transition to Democracy in Central Europe (lecture + seminar) 19 April 2024 = Central Europe after 1990 (lecture + seminar)
Anotace
The goal of the course is to examine the definitions of the Central Europe and its modern status quo. It is going to define the region and its parts.
The course will further focus on the history, the consequences of political changes and the role of the states in the region (Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Baltic States) as well as other actors´ role in this region (USA, USSR, Russia, EU and NATO). It will focus on the relations between the actors in the region; regional integration attempts; how the political development in the countries influenced politics in the region; what was the position of the countries in the region on major international / global events.
The last part of the course will look at the most recent developments, contemporary issues and perspectives of future development.