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KAP / PP1
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAP
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PP1
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Political Science 1
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KAS/PP1
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to introduce students into key starting points of Political Science, its basic issues, concepts, notions, and ideologies. The basic aim is to identify the place of Political Science among other social sciences, scatch out the developemnts of Politics as an independent scientific discipline, define the objects of its explorations and explain crutial concepts which define the modern area of the political and stand in the centre of attention of political research. At the same time, the course treats the way political ideologies approach these concepts. The course constructs a ground for furhter deeper analysis of political systems and serves as an introduction into the possibilities of the theoretical classification of systems, their character, and functioning. The course is an introduction into the conceptual and notion problematic of politics, while the PP2 course is focused on the procedural and institutional aspects of politics.
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Requirements on student
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Combined exam - written and oral.
Students regularly read assigned texts in Czech and foreign languages and prepare assignments on a regular basis. The assignments are in the form of oral presentations or texts; this will be arranged by mutual agreement between lecturer and students. Assignments will be evaluated by lecturer.
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Content
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1. What is politics? Historical roots of thinking about politics.
2. Political Science as an independent scientific discipline - historical development. Political Science in the Czech Republic.
3. Political Science in the context of other scientific disciplines. Political Science - Political Thoery - Political Philosophy
4. The State and governance. Sovereignty, nation, supranationality.
5. Constitutionalism. Political order and the law state
6. Power, authority, legitimacy
7. Key concepts of modern politics - democracy, humar rights, liberty, citizenship, equality, justice, tolerance
8. Political economy and the state. Equality, social justice, welfare. Ownership, planning, market.
9. Classical ideologies: conservatism and liberalism.
10. Classical ideologies: anarchism, socialism, nationalism
11. Ideologies of non-democratic political systems: fascism, national socialism, communism, Islamic fundamentalism
12. New ideologies: environmentalism and feminism
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Heywood, Andrew. Politické ideologie. s. d. Praha : Victoria Publishing, 1994. ISBN 80-85865-10-6.
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Basic:
Cabada, Ladislav; Kubát, Michal. Úvod do studia politické vědy. Praha : Eurolex Bohemia, 2004. ISBN 80-86432-63-7.
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Extending:
Gordon, Scott. Controlling the State. Constitutionalism from Ancient Athens to Today. 1999. ISBN 0674009770.
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Extending:
Fiala, Petr; Schubert, Klaus. Moderní analýza politiky : uvedení do teorií a metod policy analysis. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2000. ISBN 80-85947-50-1.
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Extending:
Fiala, Petr. Německá politologie. Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury: Brno, 1995.
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Extending:
Lukes, Steven. Power. A Radical View. Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills, Basingstoke, 2004.
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Extending:
Pavlíček, Václav. Ústavní právo a státověda. I. díl, Obecná státověda. Praha : Linde, 1998.
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Recommended:
GAUS, Gerald F. - KUKATHAS, Chandran. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE: Londýn, Dillí, Thousand Oaks, 2004.
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Recommended:
Říchová, Blanka. Přehled moderních politologických teorií : [empiricko-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě]. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2000. ISBN 80-7178-461-3.
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Recommended:
DRYZEK, John S. - HONIG, Bonne - PHILLIPS, Anne. The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory. Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2006.
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Recommended:
Hay, Colin; Lister, Michael; Marsh, David. The state : theories and issues. 1st ed. Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 1-4039-3426-6.
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Recommended:
Berg-Schlosser, Dirk; Stammen, Theo. Úvod do politické vědy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 2000. ISBN 80-86130-09-06 (b.
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Recommended:
Říchová, Blanka. Úvod do současné politologie : srovnávací analýza demokratických systémů. Praha : Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-628-4.
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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52
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Team project (50/number of students)
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8
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E-learning [dáno e-learningovým kurzem]
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10
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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Total
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130
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
No particular prerequisites specified. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
Students will get acquainted with basic concepts and terms udes in Political Science. They will make a clear sense of what Political Science is and what are its tasks. Students will be able to describe the development and extablishment of Politics, define the key objects of its interest, name affiliated disciplines and classify the subdisciplines of Political Science. Students will be capable of describing crucial political concepts and ideologies and relate them to political and historical events. |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
Discussion |
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