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Lecturer(s)
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Lečbych Martin, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Dolejš Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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In an era marked by rapid geopolitical shifts, institutional instability, and evolving social identities, many societies find themselves in a state of perpetual transitiona prolonged condition of uncertainty where political, economic, and cultural transformations remain unresolved. This presentation explores the psychological and political dynamics of such transitions, integrating insights from political science and political psychology to analyze how individuals and groups navigate, resist, or perpetuate liminality. This workshop particularly focuses on the so-called Western Balkans region. It is a part of the European sub-periphery that remains in a state of prolonged transition. It has been caught between historical legacies, contested identities, and unresolved socio-political dilemmas. This presentation aims at exploring the interplay between political science and political psychology in analyzing the region's enduring instability, demonstrating how identity conflicts, insecurity, and collective frustration shape its governance and societal structures. The region is a mosaic of ethnic, religious, and national identities that have historically been sources of both cultural richness and political friction. Post-Yugoslav fragmentation has intensified identity-based tensions, leading to competing national narratives and revisionist histories, while the European integration process has often exacerbated divisions by reinforcing identity-based conditionalities. These identity conflicts are not merely sociological phenomena but deeply political in nature, influencing electoral outcomes, party politics, and state-building efforts. The instrumentalization of nationalism by political elites has perpetuated cycles of ethnic polarization and institutional distrust, limiting the region's ability to establish stable democratic governance.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
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- 8 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The Psychology of Perpetual Transition: Conflicting Identities, Insecurity, and Collective Frustration Termín: 19. 06. 2025 Čas: 9:00 - 13:00 Místo: Katedra psychologie FF UP - Vodární 6, Olomouc - učebna 204 Jednací jazyk: angličtina Informace pro DSP studenty: primárně určen pro studenty DSP pedagogická a klinické psychologie (nová i stará akreditace DSP) a bude jim započítán do povinností - ve STAGU pod zkratkou: PCH/92AW7 (pokud nepůjde zapsat ve stagu, nechám dle prezenční listiny následně zapsat). Přednášející: BILJANA VANKOVSKA is a full professor of political sciences and international relations at the Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia. Since the mid-1990s, she has been a pioneer in peace and conflict studies in the country. Her research interests span the political transformations and transition of the Balkan societies, the EU political system, the Balkan and international security, peace and conflict analysis, privatization of security, civil-military relations, and transitional justice. Vankovska is a founder and until recently headed the Global Changes Center, a research unit within the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje. In 2023 she was nominated by the Faculty of Philosophy as a candidate for a member in the Macedonian Academy of sciences and arts (MANU). She teaches at various courses at the first, second and third cycle of Vankovska is a prolific scholar, and up to date she authored a few university textbooks, such as: Transitional Justice (2021), Political System (2014), Institutions of the EU (2010), International Security (2011).
Interest in the topic, topic; willingness to discuss research topics and projects; 100% participation in the workshop.
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Prerequisites
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Designed for DSP students.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Interest in the topic, topic; willingness to discuss research topics and projects; 100% participation in the workshop.
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Recommended literature
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