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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Basic concepts on local communities, community (Gemeinschaft), civil society, municipal politics and local governance Composition of the local community - endogenous and exogenous actors, formal and informal, organised and unorganised civil society, conflicts of interest, conflicts The role of traditional associations in rural communities and municipal politics, traditional and (post)modern volunteering, philanthropy Human and social capital at local level, geographical differences in regional comparison across Czechia, mutual trust, bridging and binding ties, excluded localities Outline of historical developments and current trends in local civil society and governance - new public management, community governance, multi-level governance, community decision-making and governance, participation Local democracy, referendums and polls, local elections, symbolic political space Public vs. private interest - NIMBY vs. YIMBY, protest events Methods of conflict resolution in the local community, mediation - roundtables etc. Ways of financing development at local level, effectiveness of local governance and its measurement possibilities Cooperation of communities on local development at micro-regional level - Local Action Groups (LAGs) Availability of social and health and basic commercial services in rural areas and the role of communities, social capital, sharing, credit system of mutual assistance etc. Urban and rural conflicts in a global context, impacts of globalisation, glocalisation, gentrification, "topocide" Influence of information and misinformation, modern technologies (big data, artificial intelligence, social credit system (not only) in authoritarian regimes), local identity, right to the city/place Discussion with an expert practitioner (possibly online)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Students' portfolio, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 55 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to have a basic understanding of civil society and municipal politics within the scope of the knowledge of an active citizen, or of secondary school and undergraduate studies in economic and regional geography |
| to have an interest in public affairs and civil society in their community and surroundings |
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| to search and process and critically assess quantitative and qualitative professional data and media information |
| to be able to graphically and cartographically process socio-economic data |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to identify the key actors in community development and describe their roles, interests and relationships |
| to know the meaning and specifics of human and social capital at the local level and ways of their measurements |
| to describe the nature and character of local conflicts related to public space and their possible solutions |
| to describe current trends in local governance and community decision-making, etc. |
| to know the types of formal and informal civil society organisations at local level |
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| to analyse local communities, civil society and protest events based on various reliable sources of data and information |
| to think critically about local politics and civil society in relation to democracy and spreading of information and misinformation |
| to perceive the differentiation of political, economic and civic activities at different hierarchical levels and their interdependence in the context of globalisation and other global processes |
| with knowledge of the geographical context, theoretical and practical examples, assess the situation and propose possible solutions to improve community development in specific localities |
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| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Students' portfolio |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Lecture with visual aids |
| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
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| Written exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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