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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Athenian conception of democracy. 2. The Republic of Rome. 3. Early liberalism (J. Locke). 4. American Revolution. 5. J. J. Rousseau and the French Revolution. 6. E. Burke and the roots of conservatism. 7. Elite theory (V. Pareto, G. Mosca, R. Michels). 8. Austrian school (L. v. Mises, F. A. v. Hayek). 9. J. Schumpeter and nonclassical theory of democracy. 10. R. A. Dahl and the theory of polyarchy. 11. G. Sartori and the theory of democracy. 12. Changes of democracy in the 21st century. 13. Democracy at the supranational level.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on the formation of democracy as a specific way of governing the polis in Antica and subsequently in other periods. We pay attention to both the philosophical basis of theories of democracy and its practical manifestations. At the end of the course, we focus on current topics related to current forms of democracy.
The student is able to use professional terminology. The student is able to identify the main principles on which democracy is based. The student is able to characterize the development of democracy in theoretical and practical form. The student is able to describe the basic differences between different types of democracy.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To successfully complete the course, it is required to submit a seminar paper in the range of 8 to 10 standard pages and successful completion of the exam.
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Recommended literature
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Habermas, Shapiro. Teorie demokracie dnes.
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HLOUŠEK, V., KOPEČEK, L. ed. Demokracie: teorie, modely, osobnosti, podmínky, nepřátelé a perspektivy demokracie. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, ISBN 978-80-210-4249-0.
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