Course: The State and the Problems of Statehood

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Course title The State and the Problems of Statehood
Course code KFHS/P432
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester 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)
  • Šmíd Jan, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. "state" of the pre-modern era 2. The modern state as a form of political dominion 3. The concept of a sovereign state 4. Developmental tendencies of the modern state 5. Raison d'État 6. Modern state and church, state and society, state and nation 7. Totalitarian and authoritarian states/regimes 8. Democracy: quality vs. quantity 9. Legitimacy of the state, types of legitimacy 10. New vs. traditional functions of the state 11. Transnational integration, internationalization, regionalization of globalization 12. Multicultural state 13. The end of statehood? 14. Is a world state possible?

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes

The student will acquire the following professional knowledge: - will understand the meaning of terms associated with the modern concept of state and statehood - can navigate the discussion about the current crisis of statehood
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The student must fulfill 2 of 3 study obligations: 1) attendance 2/3 2) seminar work 3) credit interview
Recommended literature
  • Belling, V. Legitimita moci v postmoderní době. Brno, 2009. ISBN 978-80-210-5081-5.
  • Belling, V. Zrození suveréna. Pojem suverenity a jeho kritika v moderní politické a právní filosofii. Brno, 2014.
  • BÖCKENFÖRDE, E.-W.. Vznik státu jako proces sekularizace, in: J. Hanuš (vyd.), Vznik státu jako proces sekularizace. Diskuse nad studií Ernsta-Wolfganga Böckenfördeho. Brno, 2006. ISBN 80-7325-089-6.
  • Sartori, G. Pluralismus, multikulturalismus a přistěhovalci. esej o multietnické společnosti. Praha, 2011.
  • Šmíd, Jan. Suverenita jako nadpozemský atribut politické moci. In: O politické filozofii, demokracii a střední Evropě: k poctě doc. Rudolfa Kučery. .
  • Šmíd, Jan. Suverenita jako nadpozemský atribut politické moci. In: O politické filozofii, demokracii a střední Evropě: k poctě doc. Rudolfa Kučery. .


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