Course: Inequality, Justice and Politics

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Course title Inequality, Justice and Politics
Course code KSS/NSPZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
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)
  • Grosová Andrea Dagmar, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Theory and ideology of justice 2. Justice and public opinion 3.-4. Methodological procedures for justification of justice 5. Contemporary typologies 6. Justice and Politics - Does it Affect Political Behavior? 7. Just wars 8. Is inequality fair? 9. Contemporary research into the investigation of justice 10. Justice and contemporary social change 11.-12. Komunitarismus vs. liberalism

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Project-based instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Group discussion, Task-based study method, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 21 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe and explain basic sociological theories.
to describe the formation of sociological perspectives on the study of society.
to characterize the basic knowledge resulting from empirical research.
to enumerate and describe the basic developmental stages of the formation of Western societies.
Skills
to create a formally acceptable professional output.
to actively use foreign databases of professional journals.
to independently interpret knowledge from various subfields of sociology.
to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to distinguish changes in the development of theories of justice.
to explain the theoretical background and methodological problems associated with theories of justice.
to characterize different types of conflicts between theoretical approaches and conceptualizations of justice and inequality.
to enumerate and characterize individual comparative researches using theoretical conceptualizations in the study of justice.
Skills
to classify different types of approaches to theories of justice.
to independently demonstrate specific conflicting approaches in theories of justice.
to independently critically evaluate theories of justice.
to independently choose a suitable theoretical and methodological approach for the analysis of social phenomena, which will be analyzed from the perspective of some of the theories of justice.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Collaborative instruction
Group discussion
Skills
Lecture
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Collaborative instruction
Group discussion
Competences
Lecture
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Collaborative instruction
Group discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Skills
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Competences
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Recommended literature
  • Gray, John. Dvě tváře liberalismu. 1. vyd. Praha : Mladá fronta, 2004. ISBN 80-204-0992-0.
  • Hanley, Eric a Petr Matějů, Klára Vlachová, Jindřich Krejčí. The Making of Post-Communist Elites in Eastern Europe. Sociologický ústav AV ČR (Praha). Working Papers of the Project Social Trends, 1998.
  • Kersting, W. Kritik der Gleichheit. Über die Grenzen der Gerechtigkeit und Moral.
  • Kymlicka, W. Politische philosophie. Frankfurt, 1992.
  • Matějů, Petr,; Straková, Jana. (Ne)rovné šance na vzdělání : vzdělanostní nerovnosti v České republice. Praha : Academia, 2006. ISBN 80-200-1400-4.
  • Matějů, Petr; Večerník, Jiří. Zpráva o vývoji české společnosti 1989-1998. Praha : Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0765-2.
  • Matějů, Petr; Vlachová, Klára. Nerovnost, spravedlnost, politika : Česká republika 1991-1998. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000. ISBN 80-85850-82-6.
  • Rawls, John; Krejčí, Oskar. Teorie spravedlnosti. Praha : Victoria Publishing, 1995. ISBN 80-85605-89-9.
  • Reese-Schäfer, W. Was ist Kommunitarismus?. Frankfurt am Main, 1995.
  • Walzer, M. Spheres of justice: a defense of pluralism and equality. Oxford, 1985.


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