The main objective is to understand more by defining of main differences and main commonalities of the Visegrad group's capabilities. The purpose is to highlight the potential of the Visegrad Group particularly in the political sphere. This is possible by comparing the political history, political system, political ideology, political culture and national interests to be promoted within the European Union and external international relations.
Some of lesson of the course will be taught university teachers (with a long experience of teaching in the Erasmus program) from foreign universities in Visegrad countries - Hungary and Poland.
Their contribution will be in direct contact of students with an expert from the country of Visegrad group and obtaining historical and theoretical overview and immediate information on the current trends of political development of these countries.
Literature
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Söderbaum,F. New Regionalism and the European Union. Routledge 2011.
Gubová, O. Several Remarks on the theory of Regionalism and Interregionalism. ICEI 2014, pp. 182-192
Advised literature
Rothschild, J., Wingfield, N.M. Return to diversity. A political history of East Central Europe since World War II. New York, Oxford Univ. Press, 2008. (4th ed.)
Petrovic, M. The Democratic Transition of Post-Communist Europe. Palgrave-MacMillan, 2013.
Klingemann, H.D., Fuchs, D., Zielonka, J. Democracy and Political Culture in Eastern Europe. London, Routledge, 2006.
Lendvai, P. Hungary. Between democracy and authoritarianism. New York, Columbia Univ. Press, 2012.
Szczepański,M. Śliz A., The Transition from Socialist to Market Economy Privatization: the Point of View of the Polish Society, Polish Sociological Review, Issue 170, 2010
M. Kosman, Political culture-historical culture, Poznań 2009
J. Kucharczyk, J. Zbieranek, Democracy in Poland 1989-2009. Challenges for the future, Warszawa 2010
Ryniejska-Kiełdanowicz, M. Cultural Diplomacy as a form of international communication, Institute for Public Relations. Wrocław 2010