Syllabus
Course programme (summer semester): 1) Syllabus reading 2) Transition to democracy in 1989 3) Czechoslovakia (1989–1993) 4) Czech Republic (politics and government) 5) Czech Republic (parties and party systems) 6) Slovakia (politics and government) 7) Slovakia (parties and party systems) 8) Poland (politics and government) 9) Poland (parties and party systems) 10) Hungary (politics and government) 11) Hungary (parties and party systems) 12) Central Europe 30 years after: consolidated democracy?
Annotation
Course description:
This course is an introduction to the modern politics and government of Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of communism in 1989. You will not only learn about the most important and contemporary political events, but you will also learn to apply basic concepts of comparative politics to Central and East European political practice.