Course: City and its Self-government

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Course title City and its Self-government
Course code KHI/QMAS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Viktořík Michael, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
1. Administrative reforms in the Habsburg monarchy after 1848 2. City government and its specifics, the role of elites. 3. State of the city in the Habsburg in the 19th century 4. Efforts to improvement of urban space (modernization, reconstruction, representative architecture) 5. Development of industry and trade 6. Life of the citizen (social activities, daily life, the role of the family) 7. Examples of the development of some Moravian towns. 8. Presentations of students

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Seminar discusses urban government and its development, it also focuses on the transformation of urban space and on the people's thinking. This course was established within the project of Inovation of Study of Historical Science at Palacký University, reg. no. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0025.
Student has an overview of the development of the city and its government in the second half of the 19th century and in the period before World War 1.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Czech history of the 19th century.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Participation in the course, performing assigned tasks, preparing for the seminar, preparation of the presentation, discussion.
Recommended literature
  • FASORA, Lukáš ? HANUŠ, Jiří ? MALÍŘ, Jiří. Člověk na Moravě 19. století.
  • FASORA, Lukáš. Svobodný občan ve svobodné obci? Občanské elity a obecní samospráva města Brna 1851?1914..
  • HLAVAČKA, Milan. Zlatý věk české samosprávy. Samospráva a její vliv na hospodářský, sociální a intelektuální rozvoj Čech 1862?1913..
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka - JANÁK, Jan - DOBEŠ, Jan. Dějiny správy v českých zemích od počátků státu po současnost..
  • KLADIWA, Pavel ? POKLUDOVÁ, Andrea ? KAFKOVÁ, Renata. Lesk a bída obecních samospráv Moravy a Slezska 1850?1914. II. díl, 1. sv.: Muži z radnice.
  • KLADIWA, Pavel ? POKLUDOVÁ, Andrea ? KAFKOVÁ, Renata. Lesk a bída obecních samospráv Moravy a Slezska 1850?1914. II. díl, 2. sv.: Finance a infrastruktura.
  • KLADIWA, Pavel. Lesk a bída obecních samospráv Moravy a Slezska 1850?1914. I. díl: Vývoj legislativy.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2012) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter