Politology - PKIN240NC

• Title: Politology
• Guaranteed by: Kinantropologie (51-400100)
• Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: summer
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/0, C [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: Czech
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Marek Waic, CSc.

Annotation

English

Last update: Mgr. Dominika Krupková (06.02.2020)

The subject deals with key schools of political thinking and practice both in the past and the present.

Literature

English

Last update: Mgr. Dominika Krupková (07.02.2020)

Devetak, Richard; Burke, Anthony; George, Jim. (2012). An Introduction to International Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Mair, P. (2008). Challenge to Party Government. West European Politics, 31(1-2): 211-234.

ILLNER, M. (2010): The Voluntary Union of Municipalities: Voluntary Bottom-up Territorial Consolidation in Czech Republic? In: SWIANEWICZ P.: Territorial Consolidation Reforms in Europe, Budapest: Open Society Institute.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: Mgr. Dominika Krupková (06.02.2020)

Credit requirements:

participation in class

colloquium for lectures or seminar work

Syllabus

Last update: Mgr. Dominika Krupková (06.02.2020)

Lectures
1. A concept demarcation of politology.

2. The origins and progress of politology as a science.

3. Development of the political organization of society.

4. Schools of political thoughts of a social reality - conservatism, liberalism, marxism.

5. Democracy versus totality.

6. The theory of working of society - both in the present and the recent past.

7. Czech and European political present.