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Political Sociology of Central Europe
13. Gender and Feminism (16 May)
Background readings
Background readings
Completion requirements
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Cerwonka_2008_Traveling Feminist Thought.pdf
Einhorn, Sever_2003_Gender and Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe.pdf
Grzebalska, Pető_2018_The gendered modus operandi of the illiberal transformation.pdf
Korolczuk_2016_Explaining mass protests against abortion ban in Poland.pdf
Korolczuk, Graff_2018_Gender as ‚Ebola from Brussels‘.pdf
Puar_2013_Rethinking Homonationalism.pdf
◄ HW8: Give us your thoughts + 3 discussion questions
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Presentation 1: Introducing the concept of Central Europe
Exam requirements
Presentation 2: Catching up with the West
Presentation 3: Democratic transition and the Europeanization process
Kundera (1984): The Tragedy of Central Europe
Optional reading: Kundera and other intellectuals on current Europe (January 2019)
HW1: Text summary + 3 discussion questions
Background readings
Presentation 4: Political Culture of CE
Howard (2002): The Weakness of Postcommunist Civil Society
HW2: Text summary + 3 discussion questions
Background readings
Presentation 5: Building a Civil Society
Devaux (2009): Involvement of the Czech Environmental Movements in the European Game
HW3: Text summary + 3 discussion questions
Background readings
Presentation 6: NGOs and Activism
Polanska (2018): Going against institutionalization: New forms of urban activism in Poland
HW4: Text summary + 3 discussion questions
Background readings
Presentation 7. The public sphere and democracy
Instructions for the final essay
Koopmans (2007): Who inhabits the European public sphere? Winners and losers, supporters and opponents
HW5: Text summary + 3 discussion questions
Background readings
Midterm test
Essay topic
Presentation 8. Democratic backsliding in the CE
Read an article “Can Europe’s new xenophobes reshape the continent?” in The Guardian
Watch Victor Orbán's speech at the European Parliament on the 11th of September 2018 (7.30 minutes)
HW6: Give us your thoughts + 3 discussion questions
Background readings
Presentation 9. Nationalism and politicization of the EU
HW6: Give us your thoughts + 3 discussion questions
Read an article "Visegrad’s Fear of Diversity" at Visegradinsight.eu.
Watch Jaroslaw Kaczynski on the topic of Refugee crisis on the 16th September 2015 (12.13 minutes)
Background readings
Presentation 10: Populism
HW7: Give us your thoughts + 3 discussion questions
Background readings
Presentation 11: Gender and Feminism
HW8: Give us your thoughts + 3 discussion questions
Final test
Final Essay
Presentation - Final Essay instructions
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