SOC405 Civil Society and Governance

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Michal Vašečka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Veronika Šenkýřová, DiS.
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:30 J31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Volitelny kurz "Obcanska spolecnost a verejna sfera" je urceny pre studentov magisterskeho studia odboru Sociologia na Fakulte socialnich studii Masarykovy Univerzity v Brne. V kreditnom systeme je mozne ziskat 6 kreditov. Podmienky pre absolvovanie kurzu: 1. Priebezne studium textov; 2. Priprava a prezentacia referatu (standardne 20 minut); 3. Zaverecna esej (10 normostran); 4. Ustna skuska.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Civil Society. The Realm of Civil Society. Concept and the aim. 2. Civil society between the classical heritage and transition to modernity. 3. Civil society and the economic man. 4. The civil society ideal. 5. The Cultural Dimension of Civil Society: Political Culture and Public Interest Action. 6. The Structural Dimension of Civil Society: Civil Society Organizations. 7. Problems of Democracy before Civil Society. 8. State, civil society, and social justice. 9. Civil Society under Communism. From Opposition to Atomization. 10. Civility and subversion in cynical times. 11. Un-civil, anti-civil, non-civil Civil Society. 12. Civil Society and the Public Sphere: Problems in Democratic Culture. 13. Contemporary concepts in approaching civil society. Bowling alone.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Kurz je 1 semestrovy organizovany vo forme prednasky (45 minut) a nasledneho seminaru (45 minut), tyzdenne 2 hodiny. Posluchaci maju k dispozicii pripravenu citanku so zakladnymi textami. Dalsia literatura je k dispozicii v kniznici FSS a u prednasajuceho. Predpoklada sa praca s webovskymi strankami zadanymi prednasajucim.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2003, recent)
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