USESEC142 Introduction to Political Disciplines

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Hušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Hušek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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 aim of the course is to provide the students with development and structure of political discipline, with fundamental disciplines and the most important issues of present politics and with the role of the country and public administration in political processes. The tuition is with respect to other courses (Question of democracy, Political System of the Czech Republic, Political Parties, Movements and Doctrines, Political Systems of Central and Eastern Europe) conceived in three wider blocks. In the first one, the students acquire principal knowledge of development, subject and division of political discipline, of basic theoretical attitudes, of political philosophy and political ideology as well as of issue of democracy and totalitarianism. Another block provides brief typological survey of democratic governmental systems, political parties and partial systems, networks, elections and electoral systems. The final part of the lectures is dedicated to political communication, state, vertical division of state power, the role of public administration in political processes and chosen issues of political geography and geopolitics. The emphasis will be put on individual study of text-books and literature so that the students acquire basic information about the most important issues of present politics and political discipline from different points of view as well as the idea of comparative attitude to study of political institutions, phenomena and processes. The recommended literature enlarges gained information in some thematic blocks. The graduates have to manifest the knowledge of political terminology and basic theoretical findings, be able to orient in current political development and apply gained knowledge on concrete examples and situations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Politics and political discipline (principal concepts and division)
    2. Political philosophy, political ideology
    3. Democracy and totalitarianism
    4. Political regimes - forms of government
    5. Political parties and partial systems
    6. Networks
    7. Elections and electoral systems
    8. Political geography
    9. Geopolitics
    10. Vertical structure of power in the state
    11. State administration in political process
    12. Political communication
Literature
    required literature
  • ROSKIN, M. G., CORD, R. L.,MEDEIROS, J. A. a JONES, W. S. Political Science: An Introduction. New York: Pearson, 2013. info
  • HEYWOOD, A. Politologie. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2004. info
    recommended literature
  • DOČEKALOVÁ, P. Úvod do politologie. Praha: Grada, 2010. info
  • KUBÁT, M. Úvod do studia politické vědy. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2004. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Empiricko-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě. Praha: Portál, 2000. info
  • BERG-SCHLOSSER, D., STAMMEN, T. Úvod do politické vědy. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a po, 2000. 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
Written test verifying the knowledge of political terminology, basic theoretical findings and ability to apply gained knowledge from literature and lectures. The test comprises at least 30 closed questions with four possibilities, from which only one is correct.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019.
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