FVP:USESEP010 Question of Democracy II - Course Information

USESEP010 Question of Democracy II

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petr Hušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Hušek, Ph.D.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Central European Studies (programme FVP, B6702-MTS)

Course objectives

The course Question of democracy is focused on theory of non-democratic regimes. The attention is paid especially to individual basic theories non-democratic regimes, i.e. totalitarian and authoritative regimes and the concept of their functioning, next it deals with basic classification model of transitions from non-democratic to democracy, theory of consolidation of these regimes and currently also discussion about so called semi-democratic (hybrid) regimes. The aim of the course is to introduce the theory and practice of non-democratic regimes to students and managing of methods of application of this theory in political science. The course follows the course Question of Democracy I.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction, organization of the course
  2. Theory of non-democratic regimes
  3. Theory of totalitarianism
  4. Theory of authoritative regimes
  5. Criticism of theory of non-democratic regimes
  6. Theory of transition: waves of democratisation, models of democratisation and transformation
  7. Theory of transition: identity of eliminated regime and influence on transition
  8. Theory of transition: typology of ends of non-democratic regimes, phases of transition
  9. Theory of consolidation
  10. Semidemocratic regimes
  11. Theory of hybrid regimes
  12. Conclusion of the course
  

Literature

required literature
• BALÍK, S. a KUBÁT, M. Teorie a praxe totalitních a autoritativních režimů. Praha: Dokořán, 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
• ZAKARIA, F. Budoucnost svobody. Praha: Academia, 2004. info
• BROOKER, P. Non-Democratic Regimes. Theory, Government and Politics. Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire: Macmillan Pre, 2000. info
• ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Empiricko-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě. Praha, Portál, 2000. info
• LINZ, J. J. Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes. London: Boulder, 2000. info
• LINZ, J. J. a STEPAN, A. Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1996. info
• ARENDTOVÁ, H. Původ totalitarismu I-III. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996. info
• DAHL, R. Demokracie a její kritici. Praha, VP, 1995. info
• SVENSSON, P. Teorie demokracie. Brno: CDK, 1995. info
• DVOŘÁKOVÁ, V. a KUNC, J. O přechodech k demokracii. Praha: SLON, 1994. info
• ARON, R. Demokracie a totalitarismus. Brno: Atlantis, 1993. info
• SARTORI, G. Teória demokracie. Bratislava: Archa, 1993. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

During the semester, the student will write a seminar paper, 7-10 standard pages long (1 standard page = 1800 characters including spaces) on the topic of a case study of a selected aspect of a non-democratic regime. The proposed topic of the seminar paper should be sent by the student to the teacher to the email address below no later than 28 February, 2012. It will be subsequently approved or, if necessary, adjusted. The seminar paper should be submitted to the teacher in electronic form to petrhlavacek@centrum.cz no later than Friday, May 18, 2012. Papers submitted later will not be accepted.
The course is concluded with an oral examination based on the topics of the lectures and basic literature.
Formal requirements for the appearance of the seminar paper:
Apart from the text itself (including introduction and conclusion), the paper should contain the front-page, reference and list of literature. The text should be written in Word or Open Office format (not pdf), in standard font type and size, 1.5 line spacing and justified. The reference and list of literature should observe the standard for bibliographical references and citations (CSN ISO 690 and 690-2 - see, e.g., www.citace.com). The list of literature in alphabetical order is appended at the end of the paper. Only relevant specialised sources and/or authentic sources are accepted, excluding course material and basic literature. Links to Internet encyclopedias, such as Wikipedia, will be accepted only in justified cases.
Assessment methods:
The submitted and accepted seminar paper is a prerequisite for taking the oral examination. The paper will be evaluated on the scale 0-10 points (to be accepted, you must obtain at least 6 points) as follows: 1. Content of the text - observing and developing the topic, amount of factual mistakes, etc. (5 points), 2. Used literature (2 points), 3. Observing the formal requirement (2 points), and 4. Quality of language (1 point). In the event of insufficient score, the student can submit one corrected paper within the deadline. Apparent failure to comply with formal requirements (see above) or significantly low quality of the language is the reason for not accepting the paper until these deficiencies are remedied. If plagiarism is identified, the student will not be classified and further sanctions may be adopted, as appropriate.
The oral examination is evaluated in the scale A-F and it consists of two main questions. The term of proper and repeat examinations will be announced no later than two weeks before the start of the examination period. In the event of F mark, the student has a right to repeat the examination.

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