Practice and Policies of Political Repression in Modern World
| Title | Πολιτικές και Πρακτικές Καταστολής στον Σύγχρονο Κόσμο / Practice and Policies of Political Repression in Modern World |
| Code | ΚΕ0Χ44 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Political Sciences |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Vasiliki Lazou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600014970 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Politikṓn Epistīmṓn 2023-sīmera
Registered students: 38
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter | - | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600281814
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- General Knowledge
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600281814
- eLearning:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
It is a general choice course that is addressed to all semesters
Learning Outcomes
With the successful completion of the course, students will be able to: distinguish the policies and practices of repression in the modern world - understand the political function of forms of repression, such as torture, through specific historical examples - distinguish the expansion of social control through correctional and criminal policies - study and evaluate primary historical sources - explain historical continuity and change
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The module examines policies and practices of political repression in the modern world. The concept of repression is analysed theoretically and through examples from Greek and international practices. The following case studies are examined: the Nazi concentration camps and the roots of Nazi violence, political repression in liberal democracy, "white cells" and anti-terrorism legislation and "open" concentration camps (Batustan and Gaza). In this context, the historiographical debate on concentration camps in the Soviet Union is also presented. With regard to the Greek case, the repressive measures of the civil war and the post- civil war state are analysed through the study of the legislation and the prevailing practices during the Greek civil war and the post-civil war era.
The module then focuses on the concept of torture. Following a brief historical review of the practice of torture (Algeria, Chile, Argentina) issues of definition and separation of torture from other forms of inhuman and cruel treatment are examined. Efforts to legalise torture, models of the use of torture (Iraq and Guantánamo) and secret detentions and emergency transfers after 11 September are also examined.
In addition, modern criminal policies and the legislation of the exception in the context of judicial repression are also examined, as well as prison policy and policies for the privatisation and commercialisation of security (private prisons) and the extension of social control. Finally, the module examines briefly issues concerning the censorship and the repression of the media.
Keywords
state, repression, concentration camps, torture, prisons, censorship
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
I.T is used in teaching for access to websites, information, films and documentaries related to the course. Regular use of IT is made in the communication with the students for consultation on the educational process, questions and concerns about their study.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | 1.5 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 10 | 0.4 | |||
| Written assigments | 18 | 0.7 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 110 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
The score in each course is determined by the teacher who is obliged to organize written and/or oral examinations at his discretion. The score in each course follows the scale of numbers from one (1) to ten (10). The basis of success is number five (5). Each course is examined at the end of the semester which was taught as well as in the September exam period. The score is derived from:a) the level of knowledge about the subject (b) The ability to analyse and synthesize c) Understanding the subject
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Αλιβιζάτος Νίκος, Οι πολιτκοί θεσμοί σε κρίση 1922-1974, Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο 1995[κωδ. 18021]
2. Αθανασάτου Γιάννα, Ρήγος Άλκης, Σεφερειάδης Μάκης, Η δικατορία 1967-1974. Πολιτικές Πρακτικές, Ιδεολογικός Λόγος, Αντίσταση. Αθήνα: Καστανιώτη 1999
Additional bibliography for study
• Βόγλης, Πολυμέρης & Μπουρνάζος, Στρατής, «Στρατόπεδο Μακρονήσου, 1947-1950: βία και προπαγάνδα», στο: Ιστορία της Ελλάδας του 20ου αιώνα. (επιμ. Χρήστος Χατζηιωσήφ) τ. Δ2, Αθήνα: Βιβλιόραμα 2009, σσ. 51-81.
• Δαμηλάκου Μαρία, Ιστορία της Λατινικής Αμερικής. Μια πολιτική ιστορία από το τέλος της αποικιοκρατίας ως σήμερα, Αθήνα: Αιώρα 2014
• Κλάιν Ναόμι, Το δόγμα του σοκ. Η άνοδος του καπιταλισμού της καταστροφής, Αθήνα: Λιβάνης 2007
• Λάζου Βασιλική, Η επιβολή του κράτους. Ο εμφύλιος πόλεμος στη Λαμία, 1945-1949, Ταξιδευτής 2016
• Μαρκαντωνάτου Μαρία, Το κράτος και το μονοπώλιο της βίας, Παπαζήσης 2009
• Μαρκαντωνάτου Μαρία, «Επανακαθορίζοντας τα όρια μεταξύ δημοσίου και ιδιωτικού: Πολιτικές ιδιωτικοποίησης του σωφρονισμού και της επιτήρησης», Τα Δικαιώματα του Ανθρώπου, τόμος ΧΙΙΙ, τεύχος 49, Ιανουάριος - Μάρτιος 2011
• Πετσίνη Πηνελόπη και Χριστόπουλος Δημήτρης (επιμ.), Η λογοκρισία στην Ελλάδα, Ίδρυμα Ρόζα Λούξεμπουργκ 2016 https://www.openbook.gr/i-logokrisia-stin-ellada/
• Χαρίτου - Φατούρου Μίκα, Ο βασανιστής ως όργανο της κρατικής εξουσίας, Αθήνα: University Studio Press 2012
• Agamben Giorgio, Κατάσταση εξαίρεσης, Πατάκης 2007
• Hobsbawm Eric, Παγκοσμιοποίηση, Δημοκρατία και τρομοκρατία, Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο 2008
• Foucault Michel, Επιτήρηση και τιμωρία. Η γέννηση της φυλακής, Αθήνα: Πλέθρον 2011
• Gotz Aly, Το λαϊκό κράτος του Χίτλερ. Ληστεία, Φυλετικός Πόλεμος, Εθνικοσοσιαλισμός, Αθήνα: Κέδρος 2009
• Law Randall, Τρομοκρατία. Μια παγκόσµια ιστορία, Αθήνα: ΙΤΕ-Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Kρήτης, 2020
• Mazower Mark, Η αυτοκρατορία του Χίτλερ, Αθήνα: Αλεξάνδρεια 2009
• Paxton Robert, Η ανατομία του φασισμού, Κέδρος, 2006
• Skoll Geoffrey R. (auth.), Social Theory of Fear: Terror, Torture, and Death in a Post-Capitalist World, Palgrave Macmillan 2010 https://www.academia.edu/11441792/Social_Theory_of_Fear_Terror_Torture_and_Death_in_a_Post_Capitalist_World
Last Update
12-09-2022
