POL497 Interest politics in practice

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Peter Spáč, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Lukáčová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 11:30–13:00 U41
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 the students will be able to identify the main problems of interest groups functioning in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, the students will be able to compare various interest groups among themselves, identify their funding sources, and most importantly, prepare a grant application.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, Course Organization
  • 2. No lecture or seminar
  • 3. Legislative framework of Non-Profit Sector: General Introduction and Case Study of the Czech Republic
  • 4. Seminar - individual presentations
  • 5. Interest Politics in Theory and Reality - definition and typology, strategies
  • 6. Seminar - individual presentations
  • 7. Public Funding of the Non-Profit Sector and Fundraising
  • 8. Seminar - individual presentations
  • 9. Public relations; Membership Base
  • 10. Seminar - individual presentations
  • 11. Lobbying and other strategies
  • 12. Seminar – Project Presentation and Discussion
  • 13. Seminar – Project Presentation and Discussion
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠEDIVÝ, Marek and Olga MEDLÍKOVÁ. Úspěšná nezisková organizace. 1. vyd. Praga: Grada, 2009, 154 s. ISBN 9788024727073. info
  • Lobbing a korupce při tvorbě veřejné politiky. Edited by Ivana Bažantová. 1. vyd. Praha: Prospektrum, 2007, 131 s. ISBN 9788071751441. info
  • Participace a zájmové organizace v České republice. Edited by Zdenka Mansfeldová - Aleš Kroupa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2005, 244 s. ISBN 8086429539. info
  • HYÁNEK, Vladimír. Budování organizační struktury NNO v ČR. In Škarabelová, Simona a kol.: Když se řekne nezisková organizace. MU Brno, 2002, s. 70-75. ISBN80-210-3031-3 . 2002, 6 pp. ISBN 80-210-3031-3. info
  • ŠKARABELOVÁ, Simona. Když se řekne nezisková organizace (All about Non-Profit Organization). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 130 pp. Příručka. ISBN 80-210-3031-3. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars.
Assessment methods
group project, written test OR individual presentation, active participation during the seminars
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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