POL703 Methodology of Political Science

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Radim Gonda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Fiala, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The object of the course is to give the students information about basic theories of political science and their classifications. Attention will be paid to methodology including individual methodical approaches. The research process in political science and working out of the technical paper will be explained.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theories in political science and in social sciences/Scientific fundamentals of political theories 2. Methods and methodology of political science 3. Methods and techniques of finding data in political science/Research process in political science
Literature
  • Jackson, J. E.: Political Methodology: An Overview. In Goodin, R. E., Klingemann, H. D.: A New Handbook of Political Science. Oxford University Press 1996, s. 717-748.
  • Říchová, B.: Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Empirick-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě. Portál 2000.
  • Ragin, Ch. C., Berg-Schlosser, D., Meur, G. de: Political Methodology: Qualitative Methods. In Goodin, R. E., Klingemann, H. D.: A New Handbook of Political Science. Oxford University Press 1996, s. 749-768.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Ke získání zápočtu je třeba zpracovat seminární práci na téma zadané vyučujícím. Předmět je zakončen zkouškou.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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