FVP:UVSRPCP005 The Fundamentals of Political - Course Information

UVSRPCP005 The Fundamentals of Political Science

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
Contact Person: JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.

Timetable

Mon 9:45–11:20 C309

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)

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

• Public Administration and Social Politics (programme FVP, B6731-SPSP)

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)

Study Materials
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.

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