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Political Science

Type of study MasterBachelorFollow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 711-0303/25
Abbreviation Polit
Course title Political Science
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Social Sciences
Course coordinator Mgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Politics as a social phenomenon
2. History of Political Thinking
3. Ideology - their comparison and influence on the development of the Euro-American civilization¨
4. Democracy as a type of political system.
5. Contemporary non-democratic political systems.
6. The political system of the society and its institutions
7. Elections. Electoral systems.
8. Political parties.. Interest and pressure groups and their influence on politics
9. Political culture.
10. Media and their influence on political behavior.
11. Human rights.
12. Political aspects of European integration
13. Theory of international relations.
14. Selected potential global conflicts - reasons, regions.

Literature

HEYWOOD, Andrew. Political Ideologies. 2012 5th edition. Palgrave Macmillan

Advised literature

JUDT, Tony. Postwar : a history of Europe since 1948-1990. 2010 London
JUDT,Tony, SNYDER, Timothy. Thinking the Twentieth Century. 2013 Palgrave MacMilan