BSS465 Political corruption

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Aneta Pinková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Monday 8:00–9:30 U42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers the possibility of deeper understanding of political corruption, its causes and consequences. It will deal both with theoretical and methodological issues related to the study of corruption (such as definition, operationalization, measurement etc.) and practical/empirical problems such as anti-corruption policies, political party finance and transparency of public contracts.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- explain advantages and weaknesses of various definitions of corruption;
- describe and compare main approaches to research on corruption;
- distinguish between political corruption and lobbying;
- describe possible impacts of corruption on the quality of democracy and the political system;
- debate on academical level on the relationship between corruption and the state of society;
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: course organization and requirements, definition of corruption, political and administrative corruption, social organization of corruption, institutional corruption.
  • 2. How to measure corruption?
  • 3. Corruption as a social and economic issue.
  • 4. Corruption as a political and security issue.
  • 5. Corruption, political parties and legislative process.
  • 6. Anti-corruption strategies.
Literature
    required literature
  • Dysfunctionalities of corruption. Edited by Holger Niemann - Tobias Debiel - Andrea Gawrich. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 264 s. ISBN 9783658046323. 2013. info
  • Political corruption : concepts & context. Edited by Arnold J. Heidenheimer - Michael Johnston. 3rd ed. New Brunswick, U.S.A.: Transaction Publishers. xvi, 970. ISBN 0765807610. 2002. info
Teaching methods
lectures seminars: discussion on student position papars
Assessment methods
Written test, active participation in the seminars including submitting and presenting four position papers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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