KVVEPO Public Policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Simona Škarabelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Sun 21. 9. 16:20–17:55 S308, Sat 29. 11. 16:20–17:55 S308
Prerequisites
The course is designed for Bachelor’s students of the combined form in the Economy and Management of Nonprofit Organizations field of study.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to provide students with necessary knowledge connected with the given problem area and special terminology. The course also makes them familiar with basic terms of public policy, civic society and non-profit organizations.
The content of this subject will serve as a basis for further theoretically and practically oriented courses dealing with the topic of non-profit organizations. The main objectives are to show the possible forms of relations between the market, state and third sector subjects; emphasis is put on an alternative definition of the individual-society relationship.
The exploration of these problems draws on the works of notable Czech and foreign authors. The basic problem concepts of this course include such concepts as civic society, human capital and human potential, altruism and philanthropy, or non-profitability. The theory of non-profit non-governmental organizations and their role in the modern state is broadly discussed, as well as the history of the development of their status.
Syllabus
  • 1st tutorial:
  • Politics as a specific human activity, inception and history of the delimitation of the term “the public” in legal and social context. Public policy as practice and study subject, interdisciplinarity of public policy and its relation to social policy and public administration. Modern democracy, inception of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
  • assignment of the first seminar paper
  • 2nd tutorial:
  • Social-economic relations of civic society. The concept of welfare state.
  • assignment of the second seminar paper
Literature
  • Malý, I. (ed.) Problémy definování a prosazování veřejného zájmu. 1. vyd. Brno: MU 1999, ISBN 80-210-2236-1
  • Potůček, M. Nejen trh : role trhu, státu a občanského sektoru v proměnách české společnosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství 1997, ISBN 80-85850-26-5
  • Škarabelová, Simona. Veřejné politika. DSO. Brno: MU, 2007. Elektronická skripta.
  • Müller, K.jr. Češi a občanská společnost: pojmy, problémy, východiska. 1. vyd. Praha: Triton 2002, ISBN 80-7254-232-X
  • Svatoň, J. - Sirovátka, T. Stát a veřejná politika (vybrané texty). 1. vyd. Brno: MU 1997, ISBN 80-210-1612-4
Assessment methods
Course requirements include the elaboration of two seminar papers and taking a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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