Modern European State Formation

Informacje ogólne

Kod przedmiotu:	CES-ModernEurStaForm
Kod Erasmus / ISCED:	(brak danych) / (brak danych)
Nazwa przedmiotu:	Modern European State Formation
Jednostka:	Instytut Studiów Europejskich
Grupy:
Punkty ECTS i inne:	6.00 Podstawowe informacje o zasadach przyporządkowania punktów ECTS: roczny wymiar godzinowy nakładu pracy studenta konieczny do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się dla danego etapu studiów wynosi 1500-1800 h, co odpowiada 60 ECTS; tygodniowy wymiar godzinowy nakładu pracy studenta wynosi 45 h; 1 punkt ECTS odpowiada 25-30 godzinom pracy studenta potrzebnej do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się; tygodniowy nakład pracy studenta konieczny do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się pozwala uzyskać 1,5 ECTS; nakład pracy potrzebny do zaliczenia przedmiotu, któremu przypisano 3 ECTS, stanowi 10% semestralnego obciążenia studenta. zobacz reguły punktacji
Język prowadzenia:	angielski

Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr zimowy 2023/2024" (zakończony)

Okres:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Wybrany podział planu: tygodniowy cykl przedmiotu Przejdź do planu PN WT ŚR WYK CZ WYK PT
Typ zajęć:	Wykład, 40 godzin, 20 miejsc więcej informacji
Koordynatorzy:	Jakub Basista
Prowadzący grup:	Jakub Basista
Lista studentów:	(nie masz dostępu)
Zaliczenie:	Przedmiot - Egzamin
Cele kształcenia:	(tylko po angielsku) The aim of the course is to describe and discuss the process of the formation of modern states in Europe since the mid-seventeenth century. Both historical facts will be examined (with some attention devoted to political thought) as well as legal and ideological changes in state forming and transforming over almost four centuries.
Efekty kształcenia:	(tylko po angielsku) Understanding of the changes in the theory and practice of state functions and/or theory in Europe in the early modern, modern and contemporary periods. Both the theoretical and practical side of state functioning will be examined against the historical background. Thus students will learn about the theory of absolutism (e.g. Bodin), its application (e.g. Louis XIV) and its collapse (the French Revolution). K_W01 has basic knowledge about the place of European Studies in academia as well as how the subject matter and methodology tie in with other academic disciplines. K_W03 knows and understands the basic terminology used in the sciences, which are components of European Studies K_U05 has an ability to use the appropriate terminology related to the field of European Studies. K_U10 has the ability to prepare and present presentations individually or in a group. K_K02 has the ability to effectively work individually as well as interact and work in a group, performing different roles in it.
Wymagania wstępne:	(tylko po angielsku) Working knowledge of English in speaking and writing.
Forma i warunki zaliczenia:	(tylko po angielsku) Students will be required to participate in classes, prepare an in-class oral presentation and take the final written exam. Attendance: Students are required to attend classes and take active part in discussions. Failure to show up to at least 80% of all meetings (12 meetings) will result in the student having to write an additional essay for each class missed. Missing more than 40% (6 meetings) will result in the automatic failure of the course, unless otherwise discussed and approved by the instructor (in case of sickness, family problems and similar). Presentation: Each participant will be required to have one in-class presentation during the whole course. All presentations will be devoted to the political thought of a chosen thinker/politician in the discussed period. A list of possible choices will be circulated during the first meeting (please note that the list is not final and can be changed and amended). An introductory workshop devoted to preparation of a presentation will be held during the first meeting. Exam: A written take-home exam will take place at the end of the course. Course participants will be given a list of 12 questions out of which they will be obliged to answer 4 in writing within one week. The answers, in the form of short, 1500 word essays, will be based on topics discussed in class, textbooks, primary texts and other sources (including web sources). Each answer will fulfill the criteria of a professional academic text. Final mark composition: Attendance 10 % Presentation 30 % Exam 60 % (four questions at 15% each).
Metody sprawdzania i kryteria oceny efektów kształcenia uzyskanych przez studentów:	(tylko po angielsku) K_W01 K_W03 will be assessed through final written take-home exam K_U05 K_U10 will be assessed through discussion and student presentations K_K02 will be assessed during class discussions, as well as presentations.
Metody dydaktyczne - słownik:	E-learning Metody podające - odczyt Metody podające - prelekcja Metody podające - prezentacja multimedialna Metody podające - wykład informacyjny Metody praktyczne - pokaz Metody problemowe - metody aktywizujące - dyskusja dydaktyczna
Metody dydaktyczne:	(tylko po angielsku) Lecture; PowerPoint presentation; discussion; student presentations; essay writing.
Bilans punktów ECTS:	(tylko po angielsku) Breakdown of ECTS credits: Lecture participation – 40 teaching hours and preparation for meetings 2 ECTS Preparation of and presenting of presentation – 45 hours 2 ECTS Preparation and writing of the final take-home exam – 65 hours 2 ECTS
Wymiar, zasady i forma odbywania praktyk:	(tylko po angielsku) None
Sylabus przedmiotu dla studentów rozpoczynających studia od roku akademickiego 19/20 lub później:	European Studies, rok 1 European Studies, rok 1 European Studies, rok 1 European Studies, rok 1
Skrócony opis:	(tylko po angielsku) The aim of the course is to describe and discuss the process of the formation of modern states in Europe since the mid-seventeenth century. Both historical facts will be examined (with some attention devoted to political thought) as well as legal and ideological changes in state forming and transforming over almost four centuries.
Pełny opis:	(tylko po angielsku) THIS IS A GENERAL BREAK UP OF TOPICS TO BE COVERED. MORE PRECISE LIST OF LECTURES WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND THEIR INTERESTS WILL BE KNOWN 1. Discussion of the course requirements and students’ expectations. A short presentation of the material to be covered along with some methodological remarks. 2. Between the middle ages and early modern times. What has changed? 3. The reason of state or the reason of citizens? Building of strong ‘national’ states in Western Europe (France, England) in the 16th and 17th centuries. 4. An isolated phenomenon. The political system in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth – Nobles’ Democracy. 5. The good Father-Monarch? Enlightened Absolutism in Europe. 6. STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 1 (3-5 presentations) on religious reformers of the state as well as absolutism: Luther, Calvin and other (eg. “Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos”), Jacques-Bénigne Bousset, Jean Bodin. 7. STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 2 (3-5 presentations) on political thought in Early Modern Europe: Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, and on the philosophy of state in the Age of Reason: Montesquieu and “The Spirit of the Laws”, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire and others. 8. The world turned upside down. The French Revolution – its impact on the understanding of the functions of the state. 9. The first bureaucrat of modern Europe. Napoleon and his input into modern state formation. 10. Attempts to revitalize the Ancien Regime. The return of “normality” at the Congress in Vienna. Movements towards united national states in 19th century Europe. Risorgimento in Italy – unification of Italian states. Unification of Germany – the role of economy versus the role of politics. From a federation of states to a federal state. 11. The national question in 19th/20th century Europe I. National awakening in 19th century in Central Europe. Changes in Austrian Empire after 1867. Forming of new states in the Balkans in the 19th century. The national question in 19th/20th century Europe II. Forming of National States after 1918. 12. STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 3 (3-5 presentations) on the forming of totalitarian ideology: Marx, Lenin, Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin 13. Modern dictatorships. Totalitarian states in 20th century Europe. Soviet Union – first socialist/communist state in the world. Fascism, Nazism and Stalinism in Europe. 14. The welfare state of workers and peasants I. The forming of Communist regimes in Central Europe after World War II, 1944-48. 15. The welfare state of workers and peasants II. “Peoples’ Democracies” in CE in the years 1948-1989. 16. Return to Normality. The Velvet Revolution of 1989/90.
Literatura:	(tylko po angielsku) RECOMMENDED READING Agnew, Hugh, Documentary Readings in European Civilization since 1715, Kendall/Hunt 2000. Black, Jeremy, Eighteenth Century Europe, MacMillan 1990. Briggs, Asa and Patricia Clavin, Modern Europe, Londyn 1997. Cook Chris, Philip Broadhead, The Routledge Companion to Early Modern Europe, 1453–1763, Routledge 2006. Davies, Norman, Europe, OUP 1996. Davies, Norman, God’s Playground, vols. I-II, OUP 1981. Di Scala, Spencer M., Twentieth Century Europe, Politics, Society, Culture, McGraw Hill 2004. Gorski, Philip S., The Disciplinary Revolution, Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe, Chicago 2003. Heineman, John L., Readings in European History 1789 to the Present, Kendall/Hunt 1994. McClelland, J.S., A History of Western Political Thought, Routledge 1996. Morrow, John, A History of Political Thought, New York 1998. Munck ,Thomas, Seventeenth Century Europe, Macmillan 2001. Nelson, Brian R., Western Political Thought: From Socrates to the Age of Ideology, Prentice Hall 1995. Strauss, Leo and Joseph Cropsey, History of Political Philosophy, Chicago 1963.
Uwagi:	(tylko po angielsku) We meet twice every week for 2X45 minute sessions. Our meetings take place on Reymonta street in rooms 15 and 407 on Wednesdays 13:15-14:45 and Thursdays 14:00-15:30 respectively. During the semester there may be one or two classes cancelled, or more precisely moved further. This will all be announced in relevant time.

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