NP304Zk Sociological Aspects of Public Administration

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martina Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Holas, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Michal Matouš, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Katarína Rusinková (assistant)
JUDr. Veronika Smutná, Ph.D. (assistant)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Tue 20. 9. 11:10–12:40 034, 13:30–15:00 034, Wed 21. 9. 8:00–9:30 034, 9:35–11:05 034, Fri 30. 9. 11:10–12:40 140, 13:30–15:00 140
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR)
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 subject is to bring into the basic sociological problems of public administration with an orientation on the management of public sector administrative organs and their employees. The subject contributes towards the improvement of the social and cultural competencies and students will master general sociological terminology and they will also acquire piece of knowledge of the sociological aspects of institutionalization, the issues of bureaucracy and deviancy, social communication, social control, social stratification, problem solving of social conflicts and about the responsibility and ethics of resolving public sector administrative problems and issues too.
Syllabus
  • Sociology, origins, definition, subject. Tradition of sociological thought, main representatives. Biological base of social life and socio-cultural determination of human behaviour. Culture and socialization of individual. Social behaviour and social relationships. Institutionalization of social behaviour, social organization and institution. Social position and role, social status and social stratification. Social norms, deviancy, social control, social values. Human component in organization and management, social group. Sociological research, methods, procedures and techniques. Sociology and public administration.
Literature
    required literature
  • VEČEŘA, Miloš and Martina URBANOVÁ. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociologie a psychologie práva. Část 1. Sociologická. 1. dotisk 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 205 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU č. 472. ISBN 978-80-210-5064-8. info
  • KELLER, Jan. Sociologie organizace a byrokracie. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007, 182 s. ISBN 9788086429748. info
  • URBANOVÁ, Martina. Systémy sociální kontroly a právo. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 191 s. ISBN 8086898946. info
  • VEČEŘA, Miloš and Tatiana MACHALOVÁ. Evropeizace práva v právně teoretickém kontextu (The Europeanization of Law in Juristic - Theoretical Context). 1. vyd. Brno: MU, 2010, 227 pp. Acta universitatis brunensis, Iuridica No 372. ISBN 978-80-210-5171-3. URL info
  • VEČEŘA, Miloš. Sociální stát : východiska a přístupy (Welfare state : starting points and approaches). 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1996, 112 pp. Studijní texty ; sv. 4. ISBN 80-85850-16-8. info
    recommended literature
  • VEČEŘA, Miloš and Martina URBANOVÁ. Sociologie práva. 2. upr. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2011, 313 s. ISBN 9788073803216. info
  • KELLER, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. 5. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 204 s. ISBN 9788086429397. info
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt and Tim MAY. Myslet sociologicky : netradiční uvedení do sociologie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Druhé vydání. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2010, 239 stran. ISBN 9788074190261. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with slide show.
Assessment methods
Written examination (10 questions - minimum 50% correct answers) and oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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