Course: Deliberative Democracy

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Course title Deliberative Democracy
Course code KPF/N040
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šimsa Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Deliberative (discursive) theory of democracy and its historical and philosophical assumptions (Pericles, Burke, Mill, Dewey) 2) Deliberative democracy as the third way between liberalism and republicanism (Habermas) 3) The theory of Deliberative democracy as an application of discursive ethics (Habermas, Apel) 4) American (pragmatic) version of the theory of deliberative democracy (Elster, J.Cohen, J.Bohman, RBTalisse) 5) Deliberative democracy and critical theory - the relationship (Habermas, Benhabib, Honneth, Fraser) 6) Criticism of deliberative theory (Carl Schmitt, Schumpeter, Shapiro, Ch.Mouffe) 7) Deliberative democracy and Europe (Ferrara, Habermas, Michelmann) 8) Deliberative democracy and the theory of justice ( Habermas and Rawls) 9) Deliberative democracy, globalization and cosmopolitanism (R. Fine, J.S.Dryzek, Ferrara, Habermas) 10) Deliberative democracy and feminist theory (S.Benhabib, N.Fraser, I.M.Young) 11) Is the theory of deliberative democracy procedural or normative? 12) Experiments and striving for the application of deliberative theory (J.S.Fishkin, J.Steiner) 13) How deliberative theory attempts to integrate competitive democratic theory (R.Goodin)

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The target of the course is to become oriented in basic problems, texts and authors of deliberative democracy and as an alternative to liberal and republican democracy. Lead to reflection on the theoretical and practical approaches to improving democracy.
Understanding the basic concepts and movements of deliberative democracy Ability to analyze and interpret basic deliberative democracy texts Ability to distinguish between different movements and intentions of deliberative democracy Ability to use emphases of deliberative democracy in theory and social work practice
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Seminar work Read compulsory and recommended literature, 70% participation in the seminar, a presentation in the seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bessette, J., M. Mild Voice of Reason. Deliberative Democracy and American National Government. Chicago, 1994. ISBN 0-226-04424-6.
  • Cohen, J. Philosophy, Politics, Democracy: Selected Essays. Harvard University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0674034488.
  • Elster, J. Deliberative Democracy. Cambridge, 1998. ISBN 978-0521596961.
  • Ferrara, A. Nedostatek soudnosti? Evropská a kosmopolitní otázka. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7007-257-8.
  • Goodin, R., E. Innovating Democracy: Democratic Theory and Practice after the Deliberative Turn. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-954794-4.
  • Habermas, J. Faktizität und Geltung. Frankfurt a. M., 1992. ISBN 3-518-58127-9.
  • Michelman, F., Ferrara, A. Polemika o ústavě. Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-7007-225-3.
  • Mill, J., S. O svobodě. Praha, 1914.
  • Shapiro, I., Habermas, J. Teorie demokracie dnes. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7007-156-7.
  • Schumpeter,J.A. Kapitalismus,socialismus a demokracie.Praha:Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury,2004.470s..
  • Talisse, R. B. Democracy after Liberalism. Pragmatism and Deliberative Politics. New York, Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0-415-95019-8.
  • Znoj, M., Bíba, J., Vargovčíková, J. Demokracie v postliberální konstelaci. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-246-2878-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter