Nationwide and Regional Aspects

Department of Social Sciences
Faculty of Education
Palacký University Olomouc
together with
Oral History Centre,
Institute of Contemporary History
of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
The Archive of Palacký University Olomouc
holds
An International Conference
Restoration of Democracy
in Czechoslovakia after the Year 1989
- Nationwide and Regional Aspects
Olomouc, Art Centre of Palacký University
17th–18th August 2009
The Conference is Held under the Auspices
of
Ing. Miloslav Vlček
Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament
of the Czech Republic
Prof. RNDr. Lubomír Dvořák, CSc.
Rector of Palacký University Olomouc
Sponsors of the Conference:
- Česká asociace orální historie, o.s.
- Olomoucké centrum otevřeného vzdělávání, o.s.
- Olomoucké vzdělávací sdružení, o.s.
Scientific Committee of the Conference:
Prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák, CSc., Dr.h.c. – KSV PdF UP v Olomouci
Prof. PhDr. Vladimíra Dvořáková, CSc. – VŠE Praha
Doc. PaedDr. Miroslav Vaněk, Ph.D. – COH ÚSD, v.v.i.
Mgr. Antonín Staněk, Ph.D. – KSV PdF UP v Olomouci
Doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Novotný, CSc. – KSV PdF UP v Olomouci
PhDr. Pavel Urbášek – Archiv UP v Olomouci
Organizational Committee of the Conference:
Mgr. Pavel Krákora
Mgr. Gabriela Medveďová
PhDr. Pavel Kopeček
Mgr. David Hampl, Ph.D.
Pavlína Liendlová
Filip Žáček
Objectives of the Conference:
Reflection of deepening internal crisis of so called normalization communist regime
in Czechoslovakia in the second half of the eighties of last century and international
relations.
The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in the year 1989 in nationwide and regional
contexts.
Historical and politological reflections of democracy restoring in Czechoslovakia and
in the Czech Republic in the first half of the nineties of last century. Reflections of
educational reality.
Conference Timetable:
Monday 17 August 2009
9.45
Opening the conference – Chapel of Boží tělo UC UP
Introductory word of the conference protectors
- Ing. Miloslav Vlček
- Prof. RNDr. Lubomír Dvořák, CSc.
10.15 Opening speech – Chapel of Boží tělo UC UP
- Prof. PhDr. Jan Sokol, CSc., Ph.D.
- Prof. PhDr. Josef Jařab, CSc., Dr. h. c.
Václav Havel, Dr.h.c. mult. and Doc. JUDr. Petr
Pithart are in the pipeline.
11.30 Dinner
14.00 Moderated round table concerning the nationwide
aspects
Moderator: Prof. PhDr. Vladimíra Dvořáková, CSc.
Discussants: Petr Pithart, Prof. Ing. Valtr Komárek,
DrSc., Jiří Dienstbier, Dr.h.c. Šimon Pánek, Doc.
PaedDr. Miroslav Vaněk, Ph.D., Prof. PhDr. Jan
Sokol, CSc., Ph.D.
Tuesday 18 August 2009
9:00–12:00 Section proceedings (paper up to 20 minutes)
12:00 Dinner
14:00 Moderated round table concerning the regional aspects
Moderator: PhDr. Pavel Urbášek
Discussants: Prof. PhDr. Josef Jařab, CSc., Dr. h. c.,
V. Burian, Prof. PhDr. František Mezihorák,
CSc., Dr.h.c., J. Látal, M. Pánek, Mgr. Milan
Hořínek, Ph.D.
Conference fee: 600 CZK
Thematic Fields of the Conference:
1. The crisis of normalization communist regime in Czechoslovakia of the second
half of the eighties of last century.
2. Circumstances of Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia (November 1989 – June
1990) in nationwide and regional contexts.
3. Historical and politological reflections of democracy restoring in
Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in the first half of the nineties of last
century.
4. Reflection of the political and economical transformation in the former Soviet
bloc. Educational aspect of these processes.