UVSRPCP005 The Fundamentals of Political Science

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – 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, in three blocks, 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 first deals with political science, political philosophy and political ideology as well as issue of democracy and totalitarianism, the next provides brief typological survey of democratic governmental systems, political parties and partial systems, the final part is dedicated to selected issues of political communication, political geography, vertical division of state power and the role of public administration in political processes.
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. Political marketing
    10. Vertical structure of power in the state
    11. State administration in political process
    12. Political communication
    13. Summary
Literature
    required literature
  • NOVÁK, M. (ed.). Úvod do studia politiky. Praha, Nakladatelství SLON, 2012. info
  • HLOUŠEK, V., KOPEČEK, L., ŠEDO, J. Politické systémy. Praha, Barrister & Principal, 2011. info
  • HLOUŠEK, V., KOPEČEK, L. Politické strany. Původ, ideologie a transformace politických stran v západní a střední Evropě. Praha, Portál, 2010. info
  • Dvořáková, V. a kol. Komparace politických systémů I. - Základní modely demokratických systémů. Praha, VŠE a Oeconomica, 2008. info
  • CABADA, L., KUBÁT, M. a kol. Úvod do studia politické vědy. Praha, Eurolex Bohemia, 2007. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Úvod do současné politologie. Srovnávací analýza politických systémů. Praha: Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-628-4. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Empiricko-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě. Praha: Portál, 2000. info
  • SCHLOSSER-BERG, D., SSTAMMEN, T. Úvod do politické vědy. Praha, ISKP, 2000. info
    recommended literature
  • ŽENÍŠEK, M. Přechody k demokracii v teorii a praxi. Plzeň, Vyd. a nakl. Aleš Čeněk, 2006. info
  • FIALA, P., HOLZER, J., STRMISKA, M. et al. Politické strany ve střední a východní Evropě. Ideo-politický profil, pozice a role politických stran v postkomunistických zamích. Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2002. 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
Credit requirements: production of a selected topic in the range of 6 to8 pages. Written exam to verify knowledge of the terminology of politics, knowledge of theoretical findings and skills of their applications.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021.
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