Universität Wien

290107 SE Seminar in human geography: Regional and Political Geography of the Eastern Middle-Europe (2013S)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 18.03. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 08.04. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 15.04. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 22.04. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 29.04. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 06.05. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 13.05. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 27.05. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 03.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 17.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 24.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Related to the concept of East-Central Europe in a cultural sense (working defnition: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Baltic States) the seminary deals with the historical foundations of current spatial structures (political-ecclesiastical affiliation to the European West, socio-spatial differentiation by free cities and plemenite rule, reformation, large empires, nation states, divergent Communist systems), major items of the current transformation process (privatisation, foreign direct investment, expansion of the service sector, tourism as an engine for development, social polarisation, new elites, the new poor, adaptation of the legal systems, democratisation, party systems, decentralisation and regionalisation, position of minorities a.o.) with an emphasis on spatial development processes (growing spatial disparities, rise of centres and decline of rural areas, suburbanisation a.o.). In addition national and regional identities and the roles the individual countries play in the European integration process are highlighted.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

(MG-S5-SE) (L2-b4, L2-b-zSE) (L2-d-zSE)

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