POL502 Theory of Democratization

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 9 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Mochťak, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Preclík, E.MA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miloš Gregor, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Petříková
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 U41
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain the issues connected to phenomenons of transitions to consolidated democracy, democratization and semi-democratic/hybrid regimes; distinguish among outputs from separate types of non-democracies; apply the theory of transition to democracy and democratization to the concrete examples of political regimes; consider the situation of concrete political regime in the relationship to its phase of democratization.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Reading week
  • 3.Classical concepts of revolution
  • 4.Theory of transition I.
  • 5.Theory of transition II.
  • 6.Theory of democratization
  • 7.Theory of democratic consolidation
  • 8.Theory of semi-democratic and hybrid regimes
  • 9.Theory of democratization and human rights studies
  • 10.Theory of democratization and elections
  • 11.Current lecture on democratization: so called Arabian Spring
  • 12.Contemporary Trends in the theory of transition and democratization and methodology of their research
  • 13.Test
Literature
  • HUNTINGTON, Samuel P. Třetí vlna : demokratizace na sklonku dvacátého století. Translated by Tomáš Suchomel. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2008, 343 s. ISBN 9788073251567. info
  • Democratization : the state of the art. Edited by Dirk Berg-Schlosser. 2nd rev. ed. Opladen: Barbara Budrich, 2007, 187 s. ISBN 9783866491021. info
  • Electoral authoritarianism. Edited by Andreas Schedler. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2006, ix, 267. ISBN 1588264408. URL info
  • GRUGEL, Jean. Democratization : a critical introduction. 1st pub. Houndmills: Palgrave, 2002, xiii, 273. ISBN 0333679695. URL info
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation, lectures, seminary essay
Assessment methods
Essay in the run of the semester with the topic: case study of some example of transition to democracy; written test, at least 60 % points
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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