USESE0005 Question of Democracy I

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radomír Sztwiertnia (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radomír Sztwiertnia
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Žádné
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course is concentrated on theory of democratic regimes. The attention is paid mainly to individual basic theories of democracy, principal classification types of democracy and fundamentals of function of democratic state mechanicals. The aim of the subject is to introduce the theory and practice of democratic regimes and to manage the method of application of this theory in political science to students. This course is followed by a course Question of democracy II.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to course
    2. Democracy phenomenon
    3. Ancient and liberal theories of democracy
    4. Republican and deliberative theory of democracy
    5. Social-political conditions of democracy
    6. Elites and democracy, elitist theories, J. Schumpetere
    7. Parliamentary democracy
    8. Presidential democracy
    9. Consensual democracy
    10. Competitive democracy
    11. Theory of democracy at the beginning of the 21st century
    12. Conclusion of the course
Literature
    required literature
  • HLOUŠEK, V. a KOPEČEK, L. Konfliktní demokracie. Moderní masová politika ve střední Evropě. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2004. info
  • HLOUŠEK, V. a KOPEČEK, L. Demokracie. Teorie, modely, osobnosti, podmínky nepřátelé a perspektivy demokracie. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2003. info
  • ČERMÁK, V. Otázka demokracie I. - Demokracie a totalitarismus. Praha: Academia, 1992. info
    recommended literature
  • DAHL, R. O demokracii. Praha, Portál, 2001. info
  • SARTORI, G. Srovnávací ústavní inženýrství. Praha: SLON, 2001. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Empiricko-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě. Praha, Portál, 2000. info
  • ČERMÁK, V. Otázka demokracie III. - Společnost a stát. Olomouc, 1997. info
  • DAHL, R. Demokracie a její kritici. Praha, VP, 1995. info
  • SVENSSON, P. Teorie demokracie. Brno: CDK, 1995. info
  • JODL, M. Teorie elit a problém elit. Praha, VP, 1994. info
  • SARTORI, G. Teória demokracie. Bratislava: Archa, 1993. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Written test aimed at verification of theoretical knowledge of lectures and recommended literature
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014.
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