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Lecturer(s)
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Strnadová Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Democratic theory, concept of citizenship and the intermediary sphere 2. History of citizenship and civil society 3. Liberal and republican concepts of civil society 4. The public as a critical audience 5. Trust and social capital 6. Institutional forms of civil society - the relation between the state and the non-profit sector 7. Institutional forms of civil society - the relation between social movements and interest and pressure groups 8. Institutional forms of civil society - lobbies 9. Strategies and techniques of interest groups 10. Promotion of interests in practice 11. Europeanization of civil society and interest groups 12. Global civil society and the non-profit sector in international and transnational context
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 44 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to explain the role and function of political actors in democratic regimes |
| to explain the nature and types of the systems of interest mediation |
| to describe the basic characteristics of interest groups and political parties and their role in the political system |
| to characterize the basic topics of political philosophy (freedom, equality, democracy, etc.) |
| Skills |
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| to identify the essential characteristics of a system of interest mediation in a particular country |
| to independently analyze and interpret political-philosophical texts |
| to discuss normatively on contemporary political issues |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to distinguish functions of the intermediary sphere, ie selection, aggregation, articulation of interests |
| to differentiate strategies and tools of interest groups' activities in the intermediary sphere |
| to present a comprehensive view of the citizen, civil society and the importance and forms of mediation of interests in democratic systems |
| to explain the process of the development of the relationship between the citizen and the state in democratic societies |
| to characterize the basic forms of interaction between the citizen and the state |
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| to critically evaluate the fulfillment of the functions of the intermediary sphere in a particular political environment |
| to independently analyze the activity of a particular interest group and identify the tools and strategies in use |
| to independently interpret the concept of civil society from the position of different thought traditions |
| to analyze civil society activities at local, national and global levels |
| to analyze the practical aspects of the functioning of civil society institutions |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Individual study |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Individual study |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Občanské ctnosti : občanský étos a občanství v liberálnědemokratických společnostech. 1. vyd. Praha : Victoria publishing, 1995. ISBN 80-85865-12-2.
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Alexander, J. C. (ed.). Real Civil Societies. Dilemmas of Institutionalization. London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage, 1998.
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Almond, G., Verba, S. The Civic Culture. Boston, 1965.
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Baggot, R. Pressure Groups Today. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995.
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BROWNE, William P. Groups, Interests, and U.S. Public Policy. Washington, 1998. ISBN 0878406824.
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Calhoun, C. (ed.). Habermas and the Public Sphere. MA: MIT Press, 1999.
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Císař, Ondřej; Barša, Pavel. Levice v postrevoluční době : občanská společnost a nová sociální hnutí v radikální politické teorii 20. století. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2004. ISBN 80-7325-033-0.
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Císař, Ondřej. Politický aktivismus v České republice : sociální hnutí a občanská společnost v období transformace a evropeizace. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2008. ISBN 978-80-7325-168-0.
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Cohen J. L., Arato A. Civil Society and Political Theory. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusets, 1992.
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Kaldor, Mary. Global Civil Society. An Answer to War. Polity Press, Cambridge, 2003.
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KEANE, John. Global Civil Society?. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2003.
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Müller, Karel. Češi a občanská společnost : pojem, problémy, východiska. 2. vyd. Praha : Triton, 2003. ISBN 80-7254-387-3.
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Müller, Karel; Laboutková, Šárka,; Vymětal, Petr. Lobbing v moderních demokraciích. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3165-0.
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Pedler, R. (ed.). European Union Lobbying. Changes in the Arena. London: Palgrave, 2002.
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Salamon, Lester M.; Sokolowski, S. Wojciech. Global civil society : dimensions of the nonprofit sector. Volume Two. Bloomfield : Kumarian, 2004. ISBN 1-56549-184-X.
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Schendelen, R. van. More Machiavelli in Brussels. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2010.
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Strnadová, Lenka. Současné podoby občanské společnosti : kritická perspektiva. Plzeň : Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-081-9.
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