Neptun kód Jelszó
Közraktár utca 4-6. C503. Telefon: 482-7241 Fax: 482-7255 Kezdőoldal Corvinus Egyetem Kapcsolat IN ENGLISH

Post-Communist Europe and its Ethnic Problems

Course Description

Between Western Europe, the fifteen older members of the European Union, and Russia (to-day) there are nineteen independent, sovereign states, with a population approaching 200 million. Sometimes aptly called „the heart of Europe,” this region has figured prominently in international affairs. Both world wars broke out there, partly arising from its problems. The origins of the Cold War lie in the imposition of Soviet Communism on the whole region. The peaceful dismantling of Marxist authoritarianism in Poland and Hungary in 1989 led to the fall of all the Communist dominoes and the emergence of vibrant new democracies. Largely having completed the painful transition (“shock therapy”) the majority of the formerly Communist-dominated countries have become members of NATO and the European Union. This „new Europe” wants to preserve the close partnership between the European Union and North America.\n \n In most of the states of what used to be called Eastern Europe, a considerable proportion of the inhabitants do not belong to the national group which gives name to the country (“titular country”), they are national or ethnic minorities. With the end of Communism national feeling and, sadly, national intolerance re-emerged. That led to the break-up of three federal states, terribly brutal wars in the Balkans and continuing intolerance towards the national minorities. Since most of the minorities have a `mother country` or a kin state, the issue has an important international bearing as well, that is why the European Union and NATO have paid considerable attention to the handling and fair resolution of this issue. \n \n The ongoing conflict in and around Chechnya, and even more the questions posed by multiethnic states like Afghanistan and Iraq, show how crucial it is to find the means and methods that help to achieve harmonious co-existence between the various national, ethnic and religious communities. \n \n The lectures and discussions would place the ethnic tensions and conflicts resulting from the diverse ethnic, linguistic and religious composition of the former Communist countries in the context of history and politics.

Instructor

Course Type

  • szak, , , 2. félév, választható

Lectures per week

1x80 perc előadás

Course in this semester

Ebben a félévben ebből a tárgyból nem indul kurzus.

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