BE_PH_POL Political Science, Social and Political Systems

NEWTON University
winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Anna Plechatá Krausová, DPhil. (lecturer)
Anna Plechatá Krausová, DPhil. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Lukáš Valeš, Ph.D.
Centre for International Programmes – NEWTON University
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course aims to introduce students to the issues of politics, political science, and current social and political development - both in the conditions of the Czech Republic and European countries and beyond. It is based on classical political science (political theories, elections, electoral systems, political parties and party systems, and others), combined with the theoretical definition of political and social systems and their practical application. In addition to necessary theoretical basis, students will be provided with current issues of particular countries, their societies, and policies (migration, demographic change, growing cultural and political conflicts, growing social inequality, the emergence of new political parties and movements, crises of existing political models and political systems, so-called traditional parties, and others), which fundamentally change their character.
Syllabus
  • Course main topics: Introduction - society and its management Theory of Systems in social sciences (D. Easton, T. Parsons), social dynamics and statics Society - development, structuring, current problems Political science and politics - definition, social roles, players, options and limits History of political, state, and social theories I History of political, state and social theories II - political ideologies and their role Typology of political regimes - democratic, non-democratic, semi-democratic Political parties and their division Elections and electoral systems The political and social system of the Czech Republic Political and social systems I (selected European countries) Political and social systems II (selected non-European countries)
Assessment methods
Examination: written final test, oral examination in the case of remedial dates (in the online form of study implemented through appropriate systems of remote electronic communication)
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2023, recent)
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