Předmět Workshop Prague-Constance Study Days: Society, politics, and policy-making in the Czech Republic and Germany (JSB157)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Cíl

The aim of the workshop is to get participants acquainted with essential international team work, comparative methods and to enhance their knowledge and skills in areas of team work, discussion and presentation of their own opinion in academic discussion, research design, field research, critical thinking and work with resources, time and subject planning, linking theoretical findings and conceptualizations with current praxis in different empirical fields.

Sylabus

Introductory session (February 27, 9.30-11.50, Jinonice J3019) Presentation of the workshop; discussion of selected issues; discussion of possible projects, selection of participants.The workshop deals with issues related to society, politics and policy-making in the Czech Republic and Germany. For this year we selected two main issues "Politics and the Internet" (A - Raufer) and "Policy work and policy capacities of actors in policy-making process" (B - Novotny), but other relevant issues could be involved after consultations with teachers.List of possible issues:A1. Internet politics and democracyA2. The Internet in campaigns and electionsA3. The Internet presentations of political parties in the Czech Republic and GermanyA4. Internet and surveillanceA5. "We are Anonymous" - Internet groups as democratic movements in a civic society?B1. Policy work in higher education policy-makingB2. Policy capacity and policy advisory systems of political partiesB3. Policy work of political parties in higher education policy in the Czech Republic and GermanyB4. Expert capacities and policy advisory systems in tertiary education policy in the Czech Republic and GermanyB5. Policy capacities of universities in the Czech Republic and GermanyOther topics could be involved after consultations with the teachers. They are open to all suggestions and innovations. Interim period 1 - communication and preparatory worktill March 11, 2015 - deadline for 2 short summaries of issues articles (1 policy work and 1 Internet see SIS) + 2 topic proposals of the seminar paperPraha week (March 16-20, 2015)Session 1 (Monday, 3 hours) - the first meeting of the teams: introduction to the idea of the workshop, discussion of the project in teams, planning of the work (field research etc.) Session 2 (Wednesday, 3 hours) -the second meeting of the teams: discussion of the project, the course of the work and preparation of presentationSession 3 (Thursday, 2 hours) - the third meeting of the teams: presentation of the project proposal, planning of further workInterim period 2 - communication and work in teams (continuing in field research or in other associated activities)till April 24, 2015 - deadline for a short report on team seminar work progress + theoretical frame of the paper (3-5 pages)till May 13, 2015 - deadline for a draft of team seminar work presentation based on the research design (5 pages) = powerpoint presentation + research design (cca 2.000 words + list of the literature)Konstanz week (May 18-24, 2014)Session 4 (Monday, 2 hours) -meeting of the teams in class: discussion of seminar paper draftsSession 5 (Wednesday, 2 hours) - meeting of the teams: preparation of the presentationSession 6 (Friday, 4 hours) - final meeting of the teams and presentation of seminar papers, discussionsAugust 31, 2015 - deadline for the team seminar papersPartial programme changes reserved.

Literatura

EssentialsPolicy work and policy capacities of actors in policy-making processColebatch, Hal K. (2006). What Work Makes Policy? Policy Sciences. 39 (4), 309-321.Craft, Jonathan; Howlett, Michel. (2013). Policy Capacity and the Ability to Adapt to Climate Change: Canadian and U.S. Case Studies. Review of Policy Research, 30 (1), 1-18.Howlett, Michel (2009). Policy Analytical Capacity and Evidence-based Policymaking: Lessons from Canada. Canadian Public Administration. 52 (2), 153-175.Howlett, Michel & Oliphant, Samuel. (2010). Environmental Research Organizations and Climate Change Policy Analytical Capacity: An Assessment of the Canadian Case. Canadian Political Science Review. 4 (2-3), 18-35. Politics and the Internet Bakardjieva Maria (2009):  Subactivism: Lifeworld and Politics in the Age of the Internet, in: The Information Society, 25: 91-104Baringhorst, Sigrid (2009): Introduction. Political Campaigning in Changing Media Cultures -Typological and Historical Approaches, in: Sigrid Baringhorst/Kneip/Niesyto (eds.): Political Campaigning on the Web, Bielefeld: 9 -30Bennett, Colin J.; Parsons, Christopher (2013). Privacy and Surveillance, in: : Dutton, William H: (Hg.): The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 509-530Lillekeer, Darren G.; Vedel, Thierry (2013). The Internet in Campaigns and Elections, in: Dutton, William H: (Hg.): The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 401-420Negrine, Ralph M. (2008). The transformation of political communication continuities and changes in media and politics. New York u.a.: pp. 70-194. Other literature can be recommended according to specific interest by teachers.

Požadavky

The credits will be usually granted after fulfilling following conditions (plagiarism and other misconducts against academic and good manners will prevent passing the course):1) attendance (100 %)2) active participation in discussions                     10 points3) team seminar paper (15-20 pages = 27.000-36.000 signs with blanks)     80 points4) final presentation of the team seminar paper             10 pointsTotal                                    100 pointsGrading (max. 100 points)excellent    90 points and morevery good    74-89 pointsgood        61-73 pointsdoes not pass    60 and less pointsImportant dates:February 27, 2015, 9.30-11.50 - introductory session, Jinonice, J3019till March 11, 2015 - deadline for 2 short summaries of issues articles (1 policy work and 1 Internet see SIS) + 2 topic proposals of the seminar paper March 16-20, 2015 - Praha weektill April 24, 2015 - deadline for a short report on team seminar work progress + theoretical frame of the paper (3-5 pages)till May 13, 2015 - deadline for a draft of team research design + presentationMay 17-23, 2015 - Konstanz weekAugust 31, 2015 - deadline for the team seminar papers

Garant

PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D.