SOC465 Future of Europe

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2007
Rozsah
1/1/0. 10 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc. (přednášející)
prof. Bart Steenbergen, Dr. (přednášející), prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc. (zástupce)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Rozvrh
Po 8. 10. 14:00–17:00 P52
Předpoklady
SOUHLAS
Participants should have a good command of English, both reading and writing. Ideally, the course should be a balanced mix of Czech and foreign students. If there are more apllications than vacancies, then first year Czech students will not be enrolled.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/25, pouze zareg.: 0/25, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/25
Jiné omezení: The course is designed for advanced students, enrolled in M.A programmes or 3rd or 4th year of B.A. programmes. Please, do not register, if you are in 1st or 2nd year of B.A. Ideally, the course should be a balanced mix of Czech and foreign students.
Mateřské obory/plány
předmět má 7 mateřských oborů, zobrazit
Cíle předmětu
In this course policymaking explicitly is placed first in the context of the process of European integration and unification. The emphasis here will be on the social and cultural aspects of that process, dealing with questions of citizenship and identity. Several scenarios for the future of Europe will be presented and discussed. Second, this course emphasizes the constraints and demands that result from this integration process and with which local and national policymakers have to deal; keywords are, among others, integrity, accountability, effectiveness and citizen participation. During this course we, thirdly, seek to bridge the gap between theory and practice by using the introduced concepts for the analysis and evaluation of actual (small scale) policies. As an exercise, we will experiment with the construction of policy proposal. There is also a direct link between policymaking and future studies, since we make policy plans on the basis of what we hope, fear and expect with regard to the future. In that context special attention will be given to the different approaches to the future like forecasting, 'looking into the seeds of time' and especially scenario writing.
Osnova
  • THE FUTURE OF EUROPE IN THE LIGHT OF THE MODERNIZATION PROCESS
  • October 4-9, 2007
  • Intensive Course
  • Place: Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Bart van Steenbergen, Utrecht University/Nyenrode University.
  • The course will focus on a number of social, political and cultural aspects of the Europeanization process with an emphasis on future options and possibilities. Its detailed description can be found in Study materials of Information System (IS), in the folder "Desription of the course".
  • The course requires an active participation of the students.
  • Apart from the lectures there will be an emphasis on debate based on opposite statements and positions and presentations by the students. Fluency in english is imperative.
  • The requirements are: - presence during the lectures, - short presentation based on an assignment, - paper sent within three month after the course to the lecturer.
  • A detailed syllabus with the literature will be sent to registered participants in September
Metody hodnocení
Working methods and requirements The working methods during this course require an active participation of the students. Apart from (introductory) lectures there will be an emphasis on debate, analysis, case solving and presentation. During the last day of the course subgroups of students present their own policy plan. The schedule for this course is full time. Most of the five days (with the exception of Friday November 20th) there are 4 – 6 hours collective seminar sessions with a long break in between, partly needed for preparing (subgroup) assignments. Some relevant articles will be made available in digital form (by e-mail) and/or handed out during the first session. Students are expected to study these articles during the course. Fluency in English is imperative. The participants are expected to be present at all meetings.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Předmět je dovoleno ukončit i mimo zkouškové období.
Předmět je vyučován jednorázově.
Classes: Thursday , October 4, till Tuesday, October 9.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2002, podzim 2003, podzim 2004, podzim 2005, podzim 2006, podzim 2009, podzim 2010.