OVp005 Basics of Political Science - seminar

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
OVp005/01: Mon 13:55–14:40 učebna 42, S. Novák
OVp005/02: Tue 12:05–12:50 učebna 36, S. Novák
OVp005/03: Tue 10:15–11:00 učebna 34, S. Novák
OVp005/04: Tue 9:20–10:05 učebna 41, S. Novák
OVp005/05: Mon 12:05–12:50 učebna 36, S. Novák
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( OVp004 Political Science Basics - lec )
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course student should be able to explain Function od the State and his Organizations ant Institutions (Parliament, Goverment, President, Political system, Political Parties and so on).
Syllabus
  • 1. The State Development and forming conditions. 2. The features and functions of the state. 3. The basic documents of the constitutional order of the Czech Republic. 4. State power. 5. Division and control of state power. 6. The bodies of state administration. 7. Forms of government. 8. Democracy, development, characteristics, forms. 9. Policy, dimensions and characteristics. 10. Political system of the Czech Republic as part of a democratic state. 11. Political parties (parties, movements, coalitions). 12. Elections, types, characteristics .
Literature
  • FILIP, Jan and Jan SVATOŇ. Státověda (Theory of State and Politics). 5th ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1. URL info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Česká komunální politika v obcích s rozšířenou působností. Koalice, voličské vzorce a politické strany na místní úrovni v letech 1994-2006 (Czech Local Politics in the Accredited Communes. Coalitions, Electoral Constellations and Political Parties at Local Level in the Years 1994-2006). 1st ed. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2008, 387 pp. Politologická řada, č. 27. ISBN 978-80-7325-144-4. info
  • BENEŠ, Edvard. Demokracie dnes a zítra. 6. vyd. Praha: Čin, 1948, 311 s. info
Teaching methods
Seminar. Instrut is obligated, for is class discussion.
Assessment methods
Subject is concluded credit. The student submits a presentation containing the topics covered by the course content .
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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