Předmět Contemporary Mediterranean (JMM027)

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Cíl

The main objective of the course is to enable the students to approach the whole Mediterranean region in its complexity and connectivity and to offer them combination of factual approach with theoretical one.

Sylabus

All the readings and materials will be available on-line in the system moodle - kurz (name): JMM 027 Contemporary Mediterranean, password: mediterranean 1)      Introduction (30.9.) - PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., PhDr. Martin MejstříkCourse description and assessment, introduction to readings and course activities, introduction to Mediterranean region 2)      Structural problems of Mediterranean economics. Greece as a personification of "lazy" South. (7.10.) - PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D.Is the economic crisis the main cause of current political problems? Definition of main factors influencing infectivity of Mediterranean economicsReading:·         Verney, Susannah and Bosco, Anna. 2013. "Living Parallel Lives: Italy and Greece in an Age of Austerity". South European Society and Politics 18 (3), 397-426. 3)      Is the Mediterranean "Achilles heel" of Europe? (14.10.) - PhDr. Martin MejstříkAnalysing a problem of illegal immigration on a case of Italy and SpainReading:·         Reynieri, Emilio. 2013. "Irregular Immigration and the Underground Economy in Southern Europe: Breaking the Vicious Circle". In: Europe’s immigration challenge: reconciling work, welfare and mobility. Ed: Jurado, Elena and Brochmann, Grete. London: Tauris, 143-158.·         González-Enríquez, Carmen. 2010. "Spain: Irregularity as a Rule". In: Irregular migration in Europe: myth and realities. Ed. Triandafyllidou, Anna. Burlington: Ashgate, 247-266. 4)      Italy as the heart of the Mediterranean - what is a current role of former power? (21.10.) - PhDr. Martin MejstříkDevelopment of Italian foreign policy and its impact on current regional issuesReading:·      Paoletti, Emmanuela. 2011. "Power Relations and International Migration: The Case of Italy and Libya". Political Studies 59, 269-289. 5)      Does the Eastern Mediterranean have its hegemon? Turkey as new emerging power (4.11.) - doc. PhDr. Emil Souleimanov, Ph.D.Turkey as a regional power and its role in current security issues in the Mediterranean.Reading:·         Ogurlu, Ebru. 2012. "Rising Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for Turkish Foreign Policy". IAI Working Papers 1204.·         Somun, Hajrudin. 2011. "Turkish Foreign Policy in the Balkans and "Neo-Ottomanism": A Personal Account". Insight Turkey 13 (3), pp. 33-41.·         Edelman, Eric et al. 2013. "The Roots of Turkish Conduct: Understanding the Evolution of Turkish Policy in the Middle East". National Security Program, pp. 16-21 and 35-46). 6)      Securitization of the region: the case of Libyan crisis (11.11.) - PhDr. Ondřej KaletaUse of security discourse in the Mediterranean states regarding current security threats. The example of Libyan crisis and its impact on European security.Reading:·         Shepherd, Laura (ed.). 2013. Critical Approach to Security: An introduction to theories and methods. New York: Routledge, pp. 51-62.·         Campesi, Giuseppe. 2011. "The Arab Spring and the Crisis of the European Border Regime: Manufacturing Emergency in the Lampedusa Crisis". EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2011/59. 7)      Are democratic regimes in danger? Threat of populism to liberal democracies (18.11.) - PhDr. Martin Mejstřík, Mgr. Nikola KarasováGrowing populism in the Mediterranean a cases of instability in Italy and GreeceReading:·      Tarchi, Marco. "Italy: A Country of Many Populisms". In: Twenty-First Century Populism: The Spectre of Western European Democracy. Ed: Albertazzi, Daniele and McDonnell, Malcolm. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 84-99.·      Georgiadou, Vassiliki. 2013. "Right Wing Populism and Extremism: The Rapid Rise of Golden Dawn in Crisis-Ridden Greece". In: Right-Wing Extremism in Europe. Ed: Melzer, Ralf and Serafin, Sebastian. Berlin: FES, 75-102. 8)      How neigbours in the area are speaking to each other? The case of the Cyprus (25.11.) - Mgr. Lucia Najšlová, Ph.D.Development of Greek-Turkish relations regarding the divided island of CyprusReading:·         Ker-Lindsay, James. 2007. "The Policies of Greece and Cyprus towards Turkey's EU Accession". Turkish Studies. 8 (1): 71-83.·         Fouskas, Vassilis. 2001. "Reflections on the Cyprus Issue and the Turkish Invasions of 1974". Mediterranean Quarterly. 12 (3), 98-127. 9)      Does Israel belong to the Mediterranean area? (2.12.) - PhDr. Zdeněk Beránek, Ph.D.How to understand relationship between the Jewish state and Europe?Reading:·         Nocke, Alexandra. 2006. The Place of the Mediterranean in modern Israeli identity. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill, 124-167. 10)  Does democracy achieved its limits? The case of Libya and other Maghreb countries (9.12.) - Mgr. Daniel PutíkHow the Arab Spring in Maghreb countries (particularly in Libya) changed the situation in the Mediterranean and are these countries fit for sustain liberal democratic regime?Reading:·         Rand, Dafna. 2013. Roots of the Arab Spring: contested authority and political change in the Middle East. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 45-96. 11)  Closing seminar - Can we identify common Mediterranean culture? (16.12.) - PhDr. Martin Mejstřík, PhDr. Jiří KocianSimilarities and differences of traditions in individual countries. Presentation of group policy papers. 

Garant

PhDr. Martin Mejstřík