Ethnic and political contemporaneity of the region

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Course ID:	3224-Z2EPWR
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Ethnic and political contemporaneity of the region
Name in Polish:	Etniczno-polityczna współczesność regionu
Organizational unit:	Department of Central and East European Intercultural Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe na II sem. niestacjonarnych (zaocznych) studiów I stopnia
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	The purpose of this subject is to present the political changes and national processes that occurred in Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century and are present. Analysis of the factors influencing ethnic and political changes in this area, as well as the identification of differences and similarities of individual nations inhabiting this region.
Short description:	Analyzes political and national processes occurring in the region in the XX - early XXI century. Attempts to create Belarusian, Ukrainian and Lithuanian statehood have been analyzed. We consider interethnic relations (mainly Polish-Ukrainian, Polish-Belarusian, Polish-Lithuanian) in the interwar period and in the conditions of the Second World War. The situation of individual countries of the region after the Second World War, when Central and Eastern Europe was in the communist camp, is analyzed. Of great importance is the importance in analyzing the circumstances in which the proclamation of independent Belarusian, Ukrainian and Lithuanian states took place.
Full description:	1. The concept of independence in Central and Eastern Europe in the early 20th century. 2. The struggle for independence of the peoples of the region in 1918-1921. 3. National situation in the region in the interwar period. 4. Between two totalitarianisms. Central and Eastern Europe on the eve and during the Second World War. 5. Political and national situation in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe after the Second World War. 5. The disintegration of the USSR and national movements in Central and Eastern Europe. 6. The geopolitical aspirations of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of communism. 7. Conflictogenic places in the region: genesis, process, results.
Bibliography:	Bazylew Ludwik, Wieczorkiewicz Paweł, Historia Rosji, Wrocław-Warszwa-Kraków 2006. Hrycak Jarosław, Historia Ukrainy, 1772—1999. Narodziny nowoczesnego narodu, Lublin 2000. Mironowicz Eugeniusz, Białoruś, Warszawa 2007. Riasanovsky Nicholas, Steinberg Mark, Historia Rosji, Kraków 2009. Sahanowicz Hienadź, Szybieka Zachar, Historia Białorusi, Lublin 2001. Serczyk Władysław, Historia Ukrainy, Warszawa 2001.
Learning outcomes:	1. skills: is able to acquire knowledge and develop researching skills with guidance from scientific supervisor has an ability of substantive argue taking advantage of views of other authors as well as an ability of formulating conclusions 2. social competences: understands the need of lifelong learning is aware of the importance of preserving cultural heritage of a region, the country and Europe
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	- final grade - active participation in classes - presence control

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