Kurzus nemzetközi vendég- és részidős hallgatóknak
- Kar
- Bölcsészettudományi Kar
- Szervezet
- BTK Kelet-, Közép-Európa Története és Történeti Ruszisztikai Tanszék
- Kód
- BMI-KET21-300
- Cím
- Diktatúrák Közép-Európában
- Tervezett félév
- Tavaszi
- Meghirdetve
- 2025/26/2
- ECTS
- 3
- Nyelv
- en
- Oktatás célja
- Knowledge: Students get acquainted with the processes and transformations which shaped the 20th century history of the Central European region: the birth of the new nation states after the First World War, the political, economic and social changes of the interwar era, the rise of Fascism, the circumstances and conditions of the entry into the Second World War, the Nazi rule and the Holocaust, the victory of the Allies and the subsequent Soviet domination of the region, the establishment of state socialism and its most important characteristics as well as historical stages (Stalinism, thaw, reform processes, the end of “socialism with a human face”, the consolidation of the system), the reasons for the fall of state socialism and the change of regimes. During the course, students acquire factual knowledge and analytical skills which enable them to interpret the Central European social and political developments in a differentiated way, and to identify the historical reasons that to a large extent determine present policies. Skills: The acquired skills will help students to better understand the political, social and economic development of the current nation states and EU member states of the Central European region; students will be able to understand the role of historical constraints as well as social and political choices. The complex study of the common traumas (Second World War, Holocaust, the establishment of Soviet-style dictatorships) facilitates the formulation of new, current questions, and it provides a link between the peoples and their histories. Attitudes: Thanks to the acquired knowledge, skills and increased social responsibility, the students will be more open to the common questions of the region, they will have a more complex, nuanced and tolerant understanding of the common traumas and they will explore, what historical heritage connects the Central-European countries. Autonomy, responsibility: Students will have an increased sense of social responsibility, they will be more open to the history of the neighboring peoples, more ready to act collectively in social-political issues, and they will be more respectful of the neighboring peoples and their history.
- Tantárgy tartalma
- kurzus oktatója: Balázs István Miklós Language of instruction: English Content of the course 1. The conceptual history of dictatorship 2. The influence of the Italian fascist system on authoritarian regimes in Central Europe 3. Nazism and Central Europe 4. Dictatorship against Nazism? The Austrofascist regime 5. Variations of Soviet-type dictatorship in Central Europe 6. Monarchical dictatorships in the Balkans 7. Visit to the Malenkij Robot Memorial (6 Fék utca, 1097 Budapest) 8. Participation, collaboration, resistance 9. The symbolism of Central European dictatorships 10. Language and censorship 11. The roles assigned to women in Central European dictatorships 12. Central European dictatorships and the nationality question 13. Churches and dictatorships
- Számonkérés és értékelés
- Completion requirement: Oral exam based on the lecture content and required reading.
- Irodalomjegyzék
- Literature: Przeworski, Adam. “A Conceptual History of Political Regimes: Democracy, Dictatorship, and Authoritarianism.” New Authoritarianism: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century, edited by Jerzy J. Wiatr, 1st ed., Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2019, pp. 17–36 de Caprariis, Luca. “‘Fascism for Export’? The Rise and Eclipse of the Fasci Italiani All’Estero.” Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 35, no. 2, 2000, pp. 151–83 Dieter Pohl: Right-Wing Politics and Antisemitism in Europe 1935–1940: A Survey. In: European Holocaust Studies, vol. 1 Julie Thorpe: Austrofascism: Revisiting the ‘Authoritarian State’ 40 Years On. In: Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 45, no. 2, 2010 Emőd Veress: Soviet-type Nationalization in East Central Europe. In: Sáry, P. (ed.) Lectures on East Central European Legal History (Second, Enlarged Edition). Miskolc-Budapest: Central European Academic Publishing. pp. 281–310 Thanos Veremis: The Modern Balkans: A Concise Guide to Nationalism and Politics. The Rise and Decline of the Nation State. LSEE - Research on South Eastern Europe, 2015, pp. 71–81 Bartov, Omer. “Eastern Europe as the Site of Genocide.” The Journal of Modern History, vol. 80, no. 3, 2008, pp. 557–593 Peter Smuk: Matter of context? On legal and political aspects of understanding totalitarian symbols. In: Revista Jurídica de la Universidad de León, núm. 10, 2022, pp. 117-138 Bunn, Matthew: “Reimagining Repression: New Censorship Theory and After.” In: History and Theory, vol. 54, no. 1, 2015, pp. 25–44 Schwimmer, Rosika, et al. “The Grievances of Feminism under the Proletarian Dictatorship (1919, Hungary).” Texts and Contexts from the History of Feminism and Women’s Rights: East Central Europe, Second Half of the Twentieth Century, edited by Zsófia Lóránd et al., Central European University Press, 2024, pp. 42–51. Zachary P. Schwartz: Fascism: Transnational Frameworks. Webster Review of International History 2, no. 1 (2022): 2-11 Schleutker E. Co-optation and Repression of Religion in Authoritarian Regimes. Politics and Religion. 2021;14(2):209-240