D6USP06 Theory of State and Political Science VI

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jan Svatoň, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
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 aim of this field of study is to learn about notions and functions of the modern states and the political systems. The outset of the study programme is, in particular, the institutional notion of state and non state political institutions and their characterisation. Attention is paid for the structure and activity of modern state and status of individual in the context of further concepted questions of democracy and constitutionality.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: understand the crucial terms of theory of state and political science; describe the organizational structure of modern state; characterize functions of modern state and political system generally; understand the basics of human rights protection.
Syllabus
  • State and its characterisation, modern state and non state political institutions, their signs and organisation, activity of modern state, non state political institutions and their functions, democracy and state, modern state and status of individual.
Literature
    required literature
  • FILIP, Jan and Jan SVATOŇ. Státověda (Theory of State and Politics). 5th ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1. URL info
    recommended literature
  • KROUPA, Jiří, Zdeněk KOUDELKA, Jan SVATOŇ, Vojtěch ŠIMÍČEK and Renata VLČKOVÁ. Politologie (Study of Poltitics). 3. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 254 pp. (Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně ; č. 323). ISBN 80-210-3250-2. info
    not specified
  • SVATOŇ, Jan. Vládní orgán moderního státu (původ, vývoj a charakter v některých evropských státech). 1997, 177 l. info
Teaching methods
Homeworks, reading of scheduled literature, individual and group consultations. Information mail at the beginning of the semester.
Assessment methods
Colloquium, credit Ability to analyze the problem, to argue, to find (alternative) solutions. Eligibility to defend the view in the debate. Essay on entered / selected / found issue.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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