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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Definition of extremism and relationship to the terms - radicalism, fundamentalism, populism and terrorism. 2. Typology of extremism: right-wing, left-wing, ecological and Islamist. 3. Anarchist manifestations - subjects, activities and symbolism. 4. Neo-fascist and neo-Nazi manifestations - subjects, activities and symbolism. 5. Neo-communist and Trotskyist manifestations - subjects, activities and symbolism. 6. Ethnic and separatist expressions - subjects, activities and symbolism. 7. Islamist and Salafist expressions - subjects, activity and symbolism. 8. Islamophobia in the EU and the Czech Republic. 9. Manifestations of anti-Semitism - subjects and activities on the Internet. 10. Questioning the Holocaust - Officials and Trials. 11. subcultures and their extremist manifestations. 12. Anti-extremist policy - principles, documents and measures. The aim of the course is to clarify the various manifestations of extremism to students so that they are able to classify them within the professional typology that divides extremism into right-wing, left-wing, environmental and religious (Islamist) extremism. Students should be able to distinguish between radical and extremist expressions in a democratic society, as the radical opposition criticizes democracy in order to revitalize it, but the extremist opposition criticizes democracy in order to eliminate it. Graduates are able to formulate the tasks of individual government departments in the fight against extremism, including the introduction of preventive measures.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Preparation for classes
- 30 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 5 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Definition of extremism and relationship to the terms - radicalism, fundamentalism, populism and terrorism. Typology of extremism: right-wing, left-wing, ecological and Islamist. Anarchist manifestations - subjects, activities and symbolism.
knowledge of the English language at the B2 level
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Prerequisites
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a basic prerequisite is an awareness of political ideologies, religious denominations and the modern political history of global development
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Student performance assessment
Semester project according to established criteria, evaluated on a scale of 0-100 points, where a minimum number of 60 points is required to complete the assessment.
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Recommended literature
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Bakker, E., & De Bont, R. Belgian and Dutch Jihadist Foreign Fighters.
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Bartlett, J. & Miller, C. The power of unreason: conspiracy theories, extremism and counter-terrorism.
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Basra, R., Neumann, P.R. & Brunner, C. Criminal pasts, terrorist futures: European Jihadists and the new crime-terror nexus.
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Horgan, J. From Profiles to Pathways and Roots to Routes: Perspectives from Psychology on Radicalization into Terrorism.
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Moghaddam, F.M. The Staircase to Terrorism: A Psychological Exploration. American Psychologist.
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Ranstorp, M. The root causes of violent extremism.
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