USESEP010 Question of Democracy II

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2017
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
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
    recommended literature
  • ZAKARIA, F. Budoucnost svobody. Praha: Academia, 2004. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Empiricko-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě. Praha, Portál, 2000. info
  • ARENDTOVÁ, H. Původ totalitarismu I-III. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996. info
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, V. a KUNC, J. O přechodech k demokracii. Praha: SLON, 1994. info
  • ARON, R. Demokracie a totalitarismus. Brno: Atlantis, 1993. info
  • ČERMÁK, V. Otázka demokracie I. - Demokracie a totalitarismus. Praha: Academia, 1992. info
    not specified
  • BROOKER, P. Non-Democratic Regimes. Theory, Government and Politics. Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire: Macmillan Pre, 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
Teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial
Monological (reading, lecture, briefing)
Internship
Assessment methods
Written exam
Seminar work
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, 10-12 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.
Test based on the presented issues and basic literature.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Domácí příprava na výuku20
Přednáška20
Příprava na zkoušku39
Semestrální práce40
Zkouška1
Summary120
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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