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Course, academic year 2007/2008
   
Politology: an Introduction - JSM644
Title: Základy politologie
Guaranteed by: Department of Public and Social Policy (23-KVSP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2007 to 2007
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 7
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:8/0, Ex [HS]
Extent per academic year: 8 [hours]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: combined
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: Ing. Petr Kotlas, Ph.D.
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Annotation -
The aim of this course is to present the basic outline of the processes which are studied with contemporary political science. With regard to the orientation of connected master-degree program, focusing on study of policy-making and decision-making of various political actors, the content of Introduction to Political Science was adapted to the same profile. The students will be given the opportunity to discuss relevant topical issues of public and social policy, including case-studies. Particular attention has been given to the question of stability of political order, the processes of articulation and aggregation of citizens? interests, and the perspective of institutional approach to the policy-making analysis.
Last update: Tomandlová Věra, PhDr. (10.04.2008)
Aim of the course -

Content:

  • Similarities and differences of political systems
  • Political order and institutional basis of politics
  • Notions of equality and liberty
  • Political parties as political institutions
  • Notion of polyarchy
  • Democracy vs. Totalitarism
  • Dispute on justice
  • Moral tradition and limits of racionality

The aim of the course is help students to understand and discuss relevant aspects of the above mentioned introductory topics of political science.

Last update: Tomandlová Věra, PhDr. (10.04.2008)
Literature - Czech

Základní literatura:

Colebatch, H.K. Úvod do policy. Brno, Barrister&Principal, 2005

David, R. Politologie - Základy společenských věd. Olomouc, Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2005

Heywood, A. Politická teorie. Praha, Eurolex Bohemia, 2005

10. Rozšířená literatura:

Dahl, R. Demokracie a její kritici. Praha, Victoria Publishing, 1995.

Dworkin, R.M. Když se práva berou vážně. Praha, Oikoymenh, 2001.

Gray, J. Dvě tváře liberalismu. Praha, Mladá fronta, 2004.

Klusoň, V. Instituce a odpovědnost. Praha, Karolinum, 2004.

Kotlas, P. ?Zájmové skupiny v pluralitní demokracii". Parlamentní zpravodaj 3/2001: 23 - 25.

Kotlas, P. ?Sítě aktérů tvorby politiky: alternativní koncept policy-making". In: Dvořáková V.,- Heroutová, A. (eds.): II. Kongres českých politologů - Praha-Suchdol, 5.-6.9. 2003: 541-549. Praha, Česká společnost pro politické vědy.

Levy, D.J. Politický řád. Praha, Karolinum, 1993.

Lord, Ch. Politika. Praha, Karolinum, 1999.

Mises, von L. Lidské jednání: Pojednání o ekonomii. Praha, Liberální institut, 2006.

Mlčoch, L. Institucionální ekonomie. Praha, Karolinum, 1996.

Novák, M. Systémy politických stran. Praha, Sociologické nakladatelství, 1997.

Potůček, M. a kol. Veřejná politika. Praha, Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005.

Přibáň, J. Právo a politika konverzace. Praha, Nakladatelství G plus G, 2001.

Shapiro, I. Morální základy politiky. Praha, Karolinum, 2004.

Svensson, P. Teorie demokracie. Brno, CDK, 1995.

Last update: Tomandlová Věra, PhDr. (08.04.2008)
Syllabus -

Introduction to Political Science

Lecturer: Petr Kotlas

Summary:

The aim of this course is to present the basic outline of the processes which are studied with contemporary political science. With regard to the orientation of connected master-degree program, focusing on study of policy-making and decision-making of various political actors, the content of Introduction to Political Science was adapted to the same profile. The students will be given the opportunity to discuss relevant topical issues of public and social policy, including case-studies. Particular attention has been given to the question of stability of political order, the processes of articulation and aggregation of citizens? interests, and the perspective of institutional approach to the policy-making analysis.

Content:

  • Similarities and differences of political systems
  • Political order and institutional basis of politics
  • Notions of equality and liberty
  • Political parties as political institutions
  • Notion of polyarchy
  • Democracy vs. Totalitarism
  • Dispute on justice
  • Moral tradition and limits of racionality

The aim of the course is help students to understand and discuss relevant aspects of the above mentioned introductory topics of political science.

Last update: Tomandlová Věra, PhDr. (10.04.2008)
 
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