Course: Education for Citizenship and Democracy

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Course title Education for Citizenship and Democracy
Course code KFHS/B320
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Arndt Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the subject - What is democracy? 2. Which values and principles are important in contemporary democracies? 3. Can the basic values and principles necessary for contemporary democracies be universally valid? 4. Who is part of a democratic society? Who makes it? 5. Who and how governs a democratic society? 6. Is participation just a concept? 7. Why choose democracy? 8. Which conditions and situations contribute to the development of a democratic society? 9. What are the characteristics of different models of democracy from the citizen's point of view? 9. - 10. What is the relationship between individual identity, national identity and liberal democracy? 10. How do contemporary democracies influence the world and how does the world shape the shape of contemporary democracies? 11. - 13. What is civic education and what are its possibilities? 14. Conclusion and evaluation of the subject

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is primarily based on the analysis of the concept of "citizenship", on an interactive approach to the problems of a democratic society, basic values and principles. It will enable students to work with diversity of opinion through model situations, to form and formulate their own attitudes. At the pedagogical level, it represents an opportunity for students to develop their pedagogical skills as future teachers when working with these topics in citizenship education and the basics of social sciences.
None
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Maximum of 2 absences Presentation of the chosen topic at the seminar, presentation of a portfolio and defense conducted during the course
Recommended literature
  • Aron, R. Demokracie a totalitarismus, Praha. 1995.
  • FUKUYAMA, Francis. Konec dějin a poslední člověk. ISBN 8086182274.
  • HUNTINGTON, S. P. Třetí vlna. Demokratizace na sklonku 20. století. Brno, 2008.
  • Timothy Snyder. Tyranie. Praha, 2017.


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