Ethnic and national minorities in Poland
Preliminary requirements:
1. Having a general knowledge of society.
2. Analytical and critical perception of social processes.
3. The need to deepen knowledge.
Course Description:
- Friday – 05.05.2023
16.30 – 18.00 (rooms to be announced soon)
18.00 – 19.30 (rooms to be announced soon) - Friday – 26.05.2023
16.30 – 18.00 (rooms to be announced soon)
18.00 – 19.30 (rooms to be announced soon) - Friday – 02.06.2023
16.30 – 18.00 (rooms to be announced soon)
18.00 – 19.30 (rooms to be announced soon) - Friday – 16.06.2023
16.30 – 18.00 (rooms to be announced soon)
18.00 – 18.45 (rooms to be announced soon)
1. Introduction to the course. Definition of a national minority.
2. Ethnic minorities and national minorities - the difference in Polish law
3. Problems with the legal status of ethnic and national minorities in Poland before 1989
4. Legal status of ethnic and national minorities in Poland after 1989
5. Act on National and Ethnic Minorities and Regional Language - main goals and assumptions.
6. German minority
7. Jewish minority
8. Lithuanian minority
9. Czech minority
10. Ukrainian minority
11. Romani
12. Kashubs
13. Silesians
14. Lemkos
15. TartarsAims of the course:
The student gets to know the ethnic and national minorities existing in Poland. He learns the legal framework, analyzes the Act on National and Ethnic Minorities and Regional Language in terms of the problems it solves. He learns about the political solutions adopted towards national minorities in the communist period and in democratic Poland after 1989. Student analyzes the situation of a selected minority in Poland and discusses its socio-political situation.
Teaching methods:
Teaching methods - content analysis combined with discussion, group work, pair work, case study analysis.
Evaluation & Completion:
The student writes a test on the law on ethnic and national minorities in Poland and on the history of these minorities in the period of communist and democratic Poland. In addition, he prepares a presentation in which he discusses the socio-political and demographic situation of a selected national minority in Poland.
Basic Literature:
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