European Policies and Practice twds Minorities Jean Monnet Module

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European Policies and Practice twds
MinoritiesJean Monnet Module

• Department of Public and Social Policy
• Institute of Sociology Studies, FSV UK
• Winter term 2005/06

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Unit 1

• Introduction to the course and terminologyEthnic
  ity, race, minority, multiculturalism racism
• Laura Laubeova
• laubeova_at_fsv.cuni.cz

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Unit 1 - structure

• Interdisciplinary approach
• Course background
• Syllabus
• Course outline and Readings
• Assessment (AQCIs, final essay)
• Terminology
• Ethnicity, race, multiculturalism, racism

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• Interdiscriplinary approach
• Public Policy/Psychology/Education
• Social Theory and Political Philosophy Selma
  Muhic
• Social policy Míta Castle-Kanerová
• International Law, Acquis Communauteure, Human
  Rights Law, Minority Law, Refugee Law

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Background

• Amsterdam Treaty (Article 13)
• two Directives (2000/43/EC, 2000/78/EC)
• European Framework Convention for protection of
  national minorities (FCNM)
• CERD, CRC, CEDAW, ICCPR, ICESCR, etc.
• framework for public policies -
• promoting positive interethnic relations,
  elimination of discrimination and racism.

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Syllabus readings

• http//tolerance.cz
• ECTS Credits 8 (eight hours of work per week)
• Assessment
• Three AQCIs (due by week 10) 45
• Attendance and active participation 10
• An oral presentation 5
• Final essay (up to 3,000 words,
• due the first day of week 11) 40

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AQCI

• ARGUMENT- QUESTION CONNECTIONS- IMPLICATIONS
• 1.CENTRAL QUOTATION
• 2. ARGUMENT
• 3. QUESTION
• 4. EXPERIENTIAL CONNECTION
• 5. TEXTUAL CONNECTION
• 6. IMPLICATIONS
• Examples at
• www.tolerance.cz/courses/monnet/winter2004/essays.
  htm

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Terminology

• promoting positive interethnic relations
• elimination of discrimination and racism
• Ethnicity, race, minorit, relationship, racism
• Multiculturalism
• Racism, discrimination
• Inclusion, rights, equity