Today and Tomorrow - Challenges of the World

Sylabus

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Modul:

Today and tomorrow -  challenges of the World

Monday 11.40-13.10 (room: 201, 2nd floor, main building -

- Faculty of Arts/ Filozofická fakulta,  Jana Palacha sq. 2)

(8 weeks:  2/0 hours, 3 ECTS credits), max. 35 students  

Final assessment requirements: Regular attendance; only one absence allowed. In case of two unexcused absences, student must submit a paper (5 standard pages + references; in English/French/Russian or Czech) to prof. Čeňková (guarantee of the modules) in order to obtain the credits. Topic of the paper must be related to the module. More than two absences will result in a "fail" for the entire course.   17. 10. 2011: 1) Mgr. Marek Řezanka, Ústav politologie : [e-mail] EN

Demographic changes in China and its Regional Aspects

Social and economic changes in China are not processes by chance and are not separate as well. The change in China is fundamental and complex process consisted of social, economic, demographic, cultural and political development.

The text is concentrated on changes in mortality and natality trends (improving mortality, decreasing natality) not only in China as a whole country, but also its regions. Every big change is noticeable in biggest centre at first and then it is being spread over less developed parts of the country.

Demographic changes are in the process of social and economic development in China very important. 24. 10. 2011: 2) Mgr. Jiří Koubek, ÚPOL -Ústav politologie: [e-mail] - EN

Transitions from Communism in Comparative Perspective. 31. 10. 2011: 3)  Mgr. Tomáš Renner, oddělení vědy FSV: [e-mail] - EN

History of students protest movements in BRD and Czechoslovakia in the 60thies of the 20th Century. 7. 11. 2011 : 4) Mgr. Andrea Baršová, Ústav politologie: [e-mail] EN

Roma in Europe - current approaches of regional European organizations and the

EU (OSCE, Council of Europe and EU). 14. 11. 2011: 5) Mgr. Marek Řezanka,  Ústav politologie : [e-mail] EN

China as a power - Hope for the Third World, Social Trap for Europe

(Is the system of China communistic one? As to its economic power not at all. It is a hybrid with the state control and no real social policy. No democratic rules. It must be a stage of capitalism, but without support of the middle class. The system is supported by transnational (multinational) corporations and the democratic rules have not any effect here.

But this conception can cause big problems in western societies (especially in European Union). The press on middle class can involve social tensions in these countries, mainly in the most developed of them (co called welfare state).

The need of USA and Europe to accommodate their economic systems to the Chinese one represents a trap. The social trap). 21. 11. 2011: 6) Mgr. Jiří  Šebek, ÚPOL -Ústav politologie: [e-mail] - EN

Lobbying as a legitimate expression of the right to petition, the case of the Czech

Parliament vs. European Parliament. Based on a research conducted while at Burson-

Marsteller, in Brussels and Prague. 28.11.2011: 7) PhDr. Jan Vávra, kulturologie, [e-mail]

Sustainable development (SD) - possible solution for next generations or just a sexy phrase? Roots of SD and important political agreements. What are the three pillars of SD? And what is the relationship between them? 5.12.2011: 8) Mgr. Jiří  Šebek, ÚPOL -Ústav politologie: [e-mail] - EN

Is public relations dishonest On the capacity of the public sphere to create informed opinions on political affairs. An analysis of some arguments presented in Jürgen

Habermas´s Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere.