Getting to know the basic concepts of political science. It will make possible to prepare the description, analysis and interpretation of political phenomena by student autonomously.
Prerequisites
None
Scope
1. The idea of politics
2. Key concepts in political science
3. Modern ideologies and political philosophy
4. The state and public policy
5. Policies of the state
6. Democracy and autocracy
7. How individuals relate to the state and the state to the individual
8. Parties. A linking and leading mechanism in politics
9. Decision-making institutions
Teaching methods
Lecture, self-study, conversation
Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification
Outcome description
Outcome symbols
Methods of verification
The class form
Assignment conditions
Activity during classes, conversation
Recommended reading
Crick B., Democracy. A very short introduction, Oxford 2002
Van Dyke V., Introduction to politics, Chicago 1996
Heywood A. , Politics, New York 2014
Marszałek-Kawa J., Plecka D., The Dictionary of Political Knowledge, Toruń 2021
Phillips Shively W., Power &Choice. An introduction to political science, New York 2018
Further reading
Albright M., Fascism: A Warning, London 2018
Democracy Index.
Wilke R., Fetterolf J., Global Public Opinion in an Era of Democratic Anxiety, https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/12/07/global-public-opinion-in-an-era-of-democratic-anxiety (XII 2021)
Ortega y Gasset José (1995), Bunt mas, przeł. P. Niklewicz, (The Revolt of the Masses), Warszawa.
Inglehart Ronald (2016), How Much Should We Worry?, “Journal of Democracy”, no 3.
Migalski M., Koniec demokracji (The end of democracy), Warszawa 2015
Sartori Giovanni (1994), Teoria demokracji, Warszawa. (Democratic theory, New York, Washington,London 1965)
Sartori Giovanni (2005), Homo videns. Telewizja i postmyślenie, Warszawa
Notes
Modified by dr hab. Aleksandra Kruk, prof. UZ (last modification: 28-04-2022 13:03)
