Civic and Uncivic Values in Slovakia

Sabrina P. Ramet is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Sociology & Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), Norway.Vladimir Ðorđević is an Associate Professor in the Department of Security Studies, Faculty of Security Management, Police Academy of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.Christine Marie Hassenstab is a retired attorney who has also worked as an Adviser in the EU Grants Office at the Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), in Trondheim, Norway. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology at NTNU in 2010.

• PART ONE –VALUES & THE SYSTEM.- 1. From the Enlightenment to the Universal Declaration to the EU Charter:  Civic/Liberal Values and how they are reflected in Slovak law and practice (An Introduction) – Sabrina P. Ramet.- 2.  Values – Jozef Zagrapan.- 3.  Politics – Elisabeth Bakke.- 4.  Religion and Civic values in Slovakia – Aliaksei Kazharski and Michaela Grančayová.- PART TWO – EDUCATION, MEDIA, & CULTURE Media – L’ubomir Bajanik.- 6. History Textbooks – Juraj Marušiak.- 7.  Slovak literature – Radoslav Passia .- PART THREE– GENDER AND CIVIL SOCIETY.- 8. Tolerance & intolerance of sexual minorities.- 9. Feminism in Slovakia – Sharon Wolchik .- 10.  Slovakia’s challenges with ethnic minorities and immigrants – Karen Henderson.- 11. The Hungarian minority in Slovakia  – Tereza Juhászová.- 12. Civic Culture & Democratic Stability – Conclusion:  Vladimir Ðorđević.