Course: Selected questions and problems of civil society

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Course title Selected questions and problems of civil society
Course code KVS/KBOPQ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
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.
  • Hampl David, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Krákora Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Civil society - determination. Civil society tradition. Czechoslovak civil society during the First Republic. Civil society in Czechoslovakia after 1989. The state and civil society. Civil society and democracy. Citizen and citizenship. Public interests and their representation. Associative and autonomous civil society.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 11 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The seminar is devoted to the problems of civil society in relation to the state, to democracy and citizenship. Students will also focus on civil society tradition. After completing the course, students should be able to: "Define the role of civil society "Clarify the relationship between the state and civil society "Characterize civil society actors "Explain the role of civil society in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic
Knowledge of civil society in the context of Czech and European traditions.
Prerequisites
Orientation in the field of civil society.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Self entered the study and methodological materials. The condition for granting credit is drafting essay on an assigned topic.
Recommended literature
  • Gellner, E. (1997). Podmínky svobody. Občanská společnost a její rivalové.. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury.
  • Müller, K. (2002). Češi a občanská společnost.. Praha: TRITON.
  • Skovajsa, J. a kol. (2010). Občanský sektor.. Praha: Portál.
  • Šamalík, F. (1995). Občanská společnost v moderním státě.. Brno: Doplněk.
  • Vodička, K., Cabada, L. (2007). Politický systém České republiky.. Praha: Portál.


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