OVc004 To Current Political Problems

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.3. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marta Goňcová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
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 Topical Political Problems. The aim is to broaden students' knowledge of   latest issue (2000-2017) relating to the   history of political theories, European integration. Seminar work, projects and presentations, provide a good basis for the timely and quality seminars in secondary schools.
Syllabus
  • A. History of political theories (democracy - Platon, Aristoteles, A. de Tocqueville. Czech political thinking. Social treaty- Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau. Existencialism. Christian personalism. Fascism. Totalitarism. liberalism. Critical theory of Frankfurt school. Theory of democracy.Globalisation and democracy). B. European Union.
Literature
    required literature
  • BLACKWELL, Basil. Blackwellova encyklopedie politického myšlení. Edited by Janet Colemanová - William Connolly - Alan Ryan - David Miller, Trans. Vyd. 2., dotisk. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2003, xiii, 560. ISBN 80-85947-56-0. info
  • DAVID, Roman. Politologie :základy společenských věd. 5. přepracované a rozší. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003, 458 s. ISBN 80-7182-162-4. info
    recommended literature
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, Blanka. Úvod do současné politologie :[srovnávací analýza demokratických politických systémů]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 207 s. ISBN 80-7178-628-4. info
  • GOŇCOVÁ, Marta, Dušan LEŠKA, Jiří POKORNÝ, Jiří URBÁNEK and Radim ŠTĚRBA. Evropská integrace (European Integration). první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 170 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5347-2. info
  • GOŇCOVÁ, Marta. Krize demokracie ve 20.století a Evropa (Crisis of democracy in 20th century and Europe). první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 182 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5346-5. info
  • HLOUŠEK, Vít and Lubomír KOPEČEK. Demokracie. Teorie, modely, osobnosti, podmínky, nepřátelé a perspektivy demokracie (Democracy. Theories, Models, Individualities, Conditions, Enemies and Perspectives of Democracy). 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2003, 379 pp. Sborníky, svazek č.16. ISBN 80-210-3195-6. info
    not specified
  • NORVAL, Aletta J. Averzivní demokracie: dědictví a originalita v demokratické tradici. Translated by Jan Bíba. První české vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2016, 237 stran. ISBN 9788024631387. info
  • HYNČICA, Pavel, Pavel MAŠKARINEC and Lukáš NOVOTNÝ. Euroskepticismus ve střední Evropě. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 2016, 215 stran. ISBN 9788020026194. info
  • ZNOJ, Milan and Jan BÍBA. Machiavelli mezi republikanismem a demokracií. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2011, 453 s. ISBN 9788070073605. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discusion.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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