Course: Analysis of Anti-corruption Policies

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Course title Analysis of Anti-corruption Policies
Course code KAP/PKPO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Prchlík Josef, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Corruption and anti-corruption policy - basic concepts Corruption, its definition and possible typologies Corruption, clientelism, party patronage - similarities and differences of phenomena Corruption phenomena in modern Czech politics - historical overview Anti-corruption rhetoric of Czech political parties Anti-corruption policies - CR Anticorruption policies - comparative perspective The importance of NGOs in the fight against corruption Lobbying and its regulation - Czech Republic Lobbying and its regulation - comparative perspective White collar crime, financial crime

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 44 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe the basics of the public policy-making process and its specific forms
to characterize the policy studies and distinguish the basic theoretical approaches within it
to identify, define and distinguish types of problems in public policy
to distinguish between different types of policy analyzes
Skills
to compare ways of solving policy problems in selected countries and interpret similarities and differences
to apply basic methods of policy analysis
to create a policy paper on current public policy issues in the selected country
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to define the specifics of anti-corruption policy in comparison with other public policies
to describe the key features of anti-corruption policy in the Czech Republic and its development
to explain the role of different types of actors in anti-corruption policy
Skills
to carry out a search of all types of public policy documents on a given problem in the field of anti-corruption policy
to identify and define the problem in the anti-corruption policy according to the specific task
to analyze a given problem in anti-corruption policy in the form of ex post and ex ante policy analysis
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Skills demonstration
Competences
Seminar
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Heidenheimer, Arnold J.; Johnston, Michael. Political corruption : concepts & contexts. 3rd ed. New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7658-0761-8.
  • Kopecký, Petr,; Mair, Peter,; Spirova, Maria. Party patronage and party government in European democracies. 1st ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-959937-0.
  • Müller, Karel; Laboutková, Šárka,; Vymětal, Petr. Lobbing v moderních demokraciích. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3165-0.
  • Naxera, Vladimír. Korupce v komunistickém režimu a v průběhu postkomunistické transformace : studie korupčních, klientelistických a patronážních jevů z prostředí Československa/České republiky. Vydání první. 2015. ISBN 978-80-7239-323-7.


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