European Political Philosophy: Freedom, Equality, Solidarity - JPM649

• Title: European Political Philosophy: Freedom, Equality, Solidarity
• Guaranteed by: Department of Political Science (23-KP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2017 to 2018
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 30 / unknown (30)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Syllabus

Last update: Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. (12.02.2022)

SYLLABUS

 

European Political Philosophy: Liberty, Equality, Solidarity - JPM649

Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague

 

Instructor: Dr. Janusz Salamon, Ph.D.

ETCS: 6 credits

Prerequisites: None

 

PLACE: PEKARSKA campus & online: https://cuni-cz.zoom.us/j/91064715360

TIME: Tuesday, 8.00-9.20

 

CONTACTS:

Office hours: Tuesday, 9.30-11.00 in the office in Butovice; also online:  https://cuni-cz.zoom.us/j/4572739330 (ONLINE consultations possible also at other times after appointment)
Email: janusz.salamon at univ-oxford.com

 COURSE OBJECTIVES.

This course is political philosophy is designed primarily for students of political science, European studies and other social sciences and humanities, whose future work may benefit from an in-depth knowledge of the sources and the logic of the European value system which is presupposed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and constitutes the foundation of the emerging pan-European identity. The exploration of the distintiveness of the European political tradition (primarily the 'Continental European' political tradition as opposed to the Anglo-Saxon tradition) will be just one of two focal points of the course, the other being comparative analysis of the European and the non-European (especiall the American) political traditions. The vital question looming in the background of the entire course is the special place of the European project in the context of the globalizing, yet increasingly fragmented multi-polar world with the apparent decline of the American global hegemony creating a vacuum which is likely to be filled by a number of global powers each one underpined by a distinctive political philosophy.

 

COURSE READINGS.

All readings will be available in electronic format available for download from the course website (in the SIS). Principal readings will be drawn from the following books:

J.T. Checkel & P.J. Katzenstein (eds), "European Identity"

R. Robyn (ed.), "The Changing Face of European Identity"

F. Cerutti & S. Lucarelli, "The Search for a European Identity: Values, Policies and Legitimacy of the European Union"

S. Lucarelli & I. Manners (eds), "Values and Principles in European Union Foreign Policy"

D.M. Green, "The Europeans: Political Identity in an Emerging Polity"

J.H.H. Weiler, "The Constitution of Europe: Do The New Clothes Have an Emperor and Other Essays on European Integration"

G. Delanty & C. Rumford, "Rethinking Europe: Social Theory the Implications of Europeanization"

R.C.M. Mole, "Discursive Constructions of Identity in European Politics"

E. Fligstein, "Euroclash: The EU, European Identity and the Future of Europe"

G. Sheridan, "Asian Values, Western Dreams: Understanding the New Asia"

L. Avonius & D. Kingsbury, "Human Rights in Asia: A Reassessment of the Asian Values Debate"

A. Hurrell, "On Global Order: Power, Values and the Constitution of International Society"

A. Black, "History of Islamic Political Thought"

V.J. Cornell, "Voices of Islam"

J.N. Pieterse, "Globalization and Culture: Global Melange"

U. Hannerz, "Transnational Connections: Culture, People, Places"

 

 

COURSE GRADING:

Final essay (ca. 2500 words)    50%

Final Exam                               50%

Total                                         100%

 

FINAL EXAM & SEMINAR ESSAY

The Final Exam instruction will be provided in class since it requires a detailed explanation, with Q&A session

 

 

GRADING SCALE:

• A = 91-100 % – excellent
• B = 81-90 % – very good
• C = 71-80 % – good
• D = 61-70 % – satisfactory
• E = 51-60 % – minimal pass
• F = 0-50 % – fail