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KAP/OZZN
The Citizen and Mediation of Interests
Guarantors: Mgr. Lenka Strnadová, Ph.D.
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Information about course
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KAP/OZZN
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The Citizen and Mediation of Interests
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Summer semester
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Lecture 2 [Hours/Week]
Seminar 2 [Hours/Week]
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Exam,
6 credits,
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Course has neither
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Course annotation
KAP/OZZN
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| Interaction between citizens and the state is one of the key issues of contemporary political science. With the development and expansion of democratic regimes, and with the growing discussions in the field of democratic theory, the role of the citizen and its position with regard to the political system has become the focus of research for many political scientists. The so-called intermediary sphere, where communication between the citizen and the state takes place, is a wide space where interests are articulated and aggregated, groups and collective bodies are created, to defend both narrow private as well as wide public interests. The role of the citizen, the form and content of the links and relations between them (i.e. the process of development of civil society), as well as the organization and institutionalization of civil society in the shape of interest and lobbying groups became a vital part of democratic theory. The aim of this course is to present a complex view of the citizen, civil society, and the importance and forms of mediation of interests in democratic systems. The course will first focus the attention of students on the problems of citizenship, civil society and interest groups in the context of a democratic society, to continue with a discussion of historical development of the role of the citizen and the establishment of civil society as a vital part of a democratic society. The course will then focus on basic institutions of civil society, empirical theories of interest and pressure groups, lobbying groups and social movements. The final part of the course will deal with analysis of practical aspects of institutions of civil society and with the possible futures of civil society with regard to the transformation of statehood and the processes of globalization. All of the topics dealt with in the lectures will be illustrated with and complemented by practical examples from regional, national, and international politics. |
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