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Course: Politic science and European Integration 1

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Course title Politic science and European Integration 1
Course code KVS/WPE1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + On-line Activities
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Staněk Antonín, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Tungul Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D., M.A.
Course content
History and motives of European integration before World War II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Introduction to political science. Political science and politics. Political systems. Political parties. Political ideologies. Totalitarianism and authoritarianism. Transitions to democracy. The theory of democracy. Institutions of democratic policy. Political culture and democracy. The roles of states in international relations. International political systems. International organizations. The issue of collective security. Conflicts and their resolutions. International terrorism. The development of European outlooks. Great Europeans and significant Czech Europeans. An outline of the first attempts to unite Europe. Europe after the Second World War. The Marshall Plan. European East and West during the Cold War. Integration processes in Europe. The EU and the Czech Republic.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio

Study of specialised literatures, active approach when attending classes.
Recommended literature
  • Berg-Schlosser, D., Stammen, T. (2000). Úvod do politické vědy.. Praha: ISE.
  • Dvořáková, V., Kunc, J. (1994). O přechodech k demokracii.. Praha: SLON.
  • Fiala, P., Herbut, R. (2003). Středoevropské systémy politických stran.. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně.
  • Fiala, P., Pítrová, M. (2009). Evropská unie.. Brno: CDK.
  • Krejčí, O. (1997). Mezinárodní politika. Praha: Victoria Publishing.
  • Kunc, J. (2000). Stranické systémy v re/konstrukci: Belgie, Itálie, Španělsko, Československo, Česká repubika. SLON, Praha.
  • Mezihorák, F. (2003). Evropanství a integrace. 2. dopl. vyd.. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc.
  • Mezihorák, F. (2002). Galerie velkých Evropanů.. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc.
  • Mezihorák, F., Staněk, A. (2005). Antologie textů k evropské integraci.. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.
  • Novák, M. (2001). Jakou demokracii pro nové demokracie? Konsensuální model, efektivita a kulturně homogenní země.. Brno: MU.
  • Plechanovová, B., Fidler, J. (1997). Kapitoly z dějin mezinárodních vztahů 1941-1995.. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku.
  • Říchová, B. (2000). Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Portál, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025