USESEN004 Political Sociology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, 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 aim of the course is to present elementary problem circles and concepts of political sociology to students. In the first part of the course, the students are via interpretation and independent reading introduced the principal representatives of political sociology, the second part of the course is focused on key concepts of this discipline (issue of power, ideology, leadership), the third part is dedicated to concrete topics of political sociology (role of modern state in globalizing world, issue of public, politisation and de-politisation of daily reality)
Syllabus
  • I. block: Main paradigms of political sociology
    1. Introduction - organization of the course, subject of political sociology
    2. Classical paradigms of political sociology - M. Weber, K. Marx
    3. Personalities and concept of modern political sociology
    II. block: Elementary concepts of political sociology
    4. Power and ideology
    5. Leadership and issue of elites
    6. Democracy and totalitarianism
    III. block: Elementary topics and problems of political sociology
    7. Modern national state
    8. States in the period of globalisation
    9. Issue of public sphere and forming of public
    10. Culture of protest and politisation of every-day reality
    11. Politisation of sociality - issue of social movements
    12. Current discussions in political sociology - liberalism vs. communitarism
Literature
    required literature
  • MÜLLER, K. Politická sociologie. Praha: Portál, 2008. info
  • BARŠA, P. Síla a rozum : spor realismu s idealismem v moderním politickém myšlení. Praha: Filosofia, 2007. info
  • BARŠA, P., CÍSAŘ, O. Levice v postrevoluční době: občanská společnost a nová sociální hnutí v radikální politické teorii 20. století. Brno: CDK, 2004. info
  • NASH, K. Contemporary Political Sociology. Globalization, Politics and Power. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000. info
  • NASH, K. (ed.). Readings in Contemprary Political Sociology. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000. info
    recommended literature
  • WALLERSTEIN, I. Úpadek americké moci : USA v chaotickém světě. Praha: SLON, 2005. info
  • MARADA, R. Kultura protestu a politizace každodennosti. Brno: CDK, 2003. info
  • FOUCAULT, M. Myšlení vnějšku. Praha: Hermann a synové., 2003. info
  • HABERMANS, J. Strukturální proměna veřejnosti. Praha: Filosofia, 2000. info
  • ARENDT, H. Původ totalitarismu. Praha:OIKOYMENH, 1996. 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
The study materials of the course will contain not only secondary literature (textbooks) but also original texts, by which the students can verify the form and content of taught concepts on their own. Therefore, the students are required: a) reading of continuously assigned literature (approximately 10 pages a week, predominantly in Czech language) and on its basis; b) active participation in seminars; c) composition of short seminar paper in the extent of 5 pages for one of taught topics; d) its presentation in seminar; e) passing written exam in a form of written test in the extent of approximately 15 questions with closed questions. For passing the exam, a-two-third success in a test is required.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014.
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