POL497 Interest politics in practice

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ing. Ondřej Císař, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aneta Pinková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Lenka Follerová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ing. Ondřej Císař, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 P24
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
At the end of the course the students will be able to identify the main problems of interest groups functioning in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, the students will be able to compare various interest groups among themselves, identify their funding sources, and most importantly, prepare a grant application.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the Course
  • 2. Politics of Interest Groups
  • 3. Definition of Interest Groups, Their Typologies, Strategies and Mobilization Practices
  • I. INTEREST REPRESENTATION
  • 4. Public Relations
  • 5. Lobbying I. – Citizen Groups
  • 6. Lobbying II. – Economic Interest Groups
  • 7. Lobbying and Subnational Governance
  • 8. Lobbying and National Governance
  • II. FUNDRAISING
  • 9. Fundraising: An Introduction
  • 10. Project Management I.
  • 11. Project Management II.
  • III. SEMINARS
  • 12. Team Work Presentations I.
  • 13. Team Work Presentations II.
Literature
  • ŠEDIVÝ, Marek and Olga MEDLÍKOVÁ. Úspěšná nezisková organizace. 1. vyd. Praga: Grada, 2009, 154 s. ISBN 9788024727073. info
  • Lobbing a korupce při tvorbě veřejné politiky. Edited by Ivana Bažantová. 1. vyd. Praha: Prospektrum, 2007, 131 s. ISBN 9788071751441. info
  • Participace a zájmové organizace v České republice. Edited by Zdenka Mansfeldová - Aleš Kroupa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2005, 244 s. ISBN 8086429539. info
  • HYÁNEK, Vladimír. Budování organizační struktury NNO v ČR. In Škarabelová, Simona a kol.: Když se řekne nezisková organizace. MU Brno, 2002, s. 70-75. ISBN80-210-3031-3 . 2002, 6 pp. ISBN 80-210-3031-3. info
  • ŠKARABELOVÁ, Simona. Když se řekne nezisková organizace (All about Non-Profit Organization). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 130 pp. Příručka. ISBN 80-210-3031-3. info
Teaching methods
Lectures by experts, seminars.
Assessment methods
Student teams are expected to write model grant/subsidy applications (evaluation: up to 40 points). In addition to this team work each student is expected to write a position paper on the work progress of his/her team (up to 20 points). The minimum number of points to pass the course is 36.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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