PdF:SZ7MP_OVUP Introduction to Political Sci.

SZ7MP_OVUP Introduction to Political Science

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Jiří Nolč (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Timetable

Tue 13:25–14:10 učebna 35

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

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Course objectives

Politics (politologie), its subject. Politics (politika). Political system. Politics theory. Theory of democracy. Political parties. Theory of élite.

Syllabus

1. Politics (politologie), subject, methods and functions 2. Politics (politika), definitions, evolution of assessments 3. Political authority, separation of powers 4. State, its origin, signs, functions, forms 5. Government, forms 6. Democracy, different theories 7. Political systems, their evaluation 8. Political parties, different theories 9. Theory of elite ( Pareto, Mosca, Michels, Mills ). 10. Crowd Tudory (Le Bon)

Literature

ARISTOTELES, 384-322 př.Kr. Politika [Aristoteles] (Přít.) : Poetika ; Rétorika ; Politika [Aristoteles, 1980]. info
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo. Rozpravy o prvních deseti knihách Tita Livia (Obsaž.) : Úvahy o vládnutí a vojenství [Machiavelli, 2001]. info
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo. Vladař (Obsaž.) : Úvahy o vládnutí a vojenství [Machiavelli, 2001]. info
BENEŠ, Edvard. Demokracie dnes a zítra. 4. vyd. Praha: Čin, 1946, 349 s. info

Assessment methods

Lecture. Participation. Credit.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.