Předmět Elites in Society (JSM301)

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SYLLABUS Course: JSM301  "Elite in Transforming Society"  AimsThe main aim of the course is to give answer on the question about the role of elites in the process of societal transition in the Czech Republic as a one of the Central European post-communistic country. On the background of elite and leadership theories the course will critically examine the Czech post-communist elites in the context of democratic transition, social and economic consolidation and modernization of the Czech society. In this respect it emphasized the importance of the relationships among different elite sectors and also between elite and non-elites. The goal of the course is to show how the problems of moral leadership, systemic corruption and plebeian anti-elitism deform not only society accountability system bud the whole democracy regime. The course offer summarized empirical knowledge about the quality of elites, their leadership capital, collective mentalities, values orientations and social cohesion. Objectives:    By the end of the course, the attendants will have acquired:understanding the foundations of elite and leadership theories and their possible applications in the post-communist transition analysis.knowledge about historical and cultural background of elite change after the "Velvet Revolution"an awareness of the relationship between elite and leadership, between elite and non-elites and between elite and the process of catch-up post-communist modernizationunderstanding the role of post-communist elite in the transition to democracy and market economy in the Czech Republicknowledge about different elite segments cohesion and its consequences on democracy stability in the Czech Republic.  Course Structure 1. Introduction: Elite Theory and Democracy - Elite Definitions, Mosca (ruling class), Pareto (elite circulation, Lions and Foxes, Inovators and Consolidators), Democratic Elitism (Higley), Demoelitism (Halevy), Relational Elite Theory - The Role of Non-Elites in Elite Theory, Revolt of the Masses (secessio plebis, crowd man) and Revolt of the Elites (Lash) Elite and Stratification Theory 2. Czech Communist Elite and Dissidence - Historical Roots, Nomenklatura, Regime Reformers (Prague Spring 1968), "Normalization", Moral Decline (Možný), Dissent, Intellectuals, Anti-Politics (Havel) 3. Elite Change and Societal Transformation -  Elite, Crises and Regime Change (Dogan and Higley), The "Velvet Revolution", Absence of prepared Alternative Elite, The Old and New Elite (persistence of "nomenklatura cadres",  Type of Elite Change (circulation or reproduction - Szelényi, Szelényi), Elite Social and Cultural Capital (Bourdieu), Elite led transformation, its winners and losers 4. Power Elite and Civil Society (CSOs) Relations - process of democracy consolidation, civil society under communism, Civil society ideology, building the system of political parties, forming style of governing, trust to politicians, potiticians attitudes to civil society leaders, Václav Havel vs. Václav Klaus.Political Leaders, Public opinion Leaders, Civil Society Leaders 5. Leadership and Elite Quality - Classic Leadership Theories, Leaders of Crowds and Masses (LeBon, Freud) Leaders of Working Class (Marx), party leaders (Michels) charismatic leadership (Weber), Great Man Theory, leadership reputation (Dowding), Leadership Capital 6. Leadership and Democracy - The Leaderless Democracy (Weber), Competition of Political Leaders (Schumpeter) Leadership and Followership - The New Leadership Paradigm, Leadership Styles: Democratic-Authoritative (Lewin), Transforming Leadership (Burns) 7. Elite Cohesion and Democracy - United Power Elite (Mills), Elite Configuration - Structural Integration and Consensus (Higley), Informal Elite Networks, Elite Circles, Inner Elite Circle (Useem), Democratic Elite Cohesion and its Sustainability 8. Elite and Moral Leadership - Elite Degeneration (Pareto) - The Czech Systemic Corruption, Elite Predatory Networks, State Capture + Business Capture, Simulated Democracy (Lengyel) 9. Non-Elite Degeneration - The real public (Mills), Phantom Public (Lipmann), Public Darknes (Dewey), Elite and Non-Elite Role in the Societal Accountability System, The Quiet Pact between Elite and Non-Elite in the communist era and in the democratic era 10. Elitism and Anti-Elitism - Elitism as Obligation (Field, Higley), The Czech Elite Historical Discontinuity, The Czech Elite Mentalities (Aristocratic and Plebeian), Plebiscit Leader (Weber), Plebeian Leaders (LeBon), Leadership and Populism 11. Europeization and the Czech Political Elites - Relations with Euroelites, Eurooptimists/Europesimists, Eurocrisis, The Czech Elite Mentalities (European, Provincial), Future Scenarious  12. Essays writting 13. Leadership in the 21. Century - Cyber Elite, Neto-Cracy (Bard, Söderqvist), Future Scenarious   Teaching & Learning Methods:                                        Number of Hours: Lectures                                                                                      20                   Essays writing                                                                              6 Assessment: 80% examination; 20% coursework. The coursework consists of essays writing.   COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Participation on lectures Mandatory literature reading      3.  Essays writing            a. topic: an analysis of particular aspect of Czech elite            b. size: 5 - 7 pages            c. date of delivering: the last lecture            d. form: electronic or hard (paper) copy      4.  Oral exam  Core Mandatory Texts: Frič, P., Bednařík A. 2010. Leadership in Czech Elites. In: Pavol Frič et al. "Czech Elites and    General Public: Leadership, Cohesion, and Democracy" Frič, P., Nekola, M. 2010. Cohesion and Sustainability of Democratic elites. In: Pavol Frič et     al. "Czech Elites and General Public: Leadership, Cohesion, and Democracy" Lengyel, György 2007.Notes on The "Quality Of Elites". In: György Lengyel at all. Elites in    Central-Eastern Europe, Budapest: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, pp.5-12 Machonin, P. and M. Tuček 2000. "New Elites and Social Change". In J. Higley and G.            Lengyel 2000. Elites after State Socialism. Theories and Analysis. Lanham, Boulder,      New York, Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.  Further Readings 1. Introduction: Elite Theory and DemocracyBachrach Peter. 1969. The Theory of Democratic Elitism. London: University of London Press Limited.Michels, R. (1962). Political parties: A sociological study of the oligarchical tendencies of  modern democracy. New York: Free Press.Mills, Charles W. (1956), The Power Elite. New York: Oxford University Press, 1956MoscaGaetano,  The Ruling Class Elementi di Scienza Politica, Edited and revised, with an introduction by Arthur Livingston (Translated by Hannah D. Kahn) McGraw-Hill,            New York, 1939. Pareto, Vilfredo. 1966. Sociological Writings. Selected and introduced by A.E. Finer. New York: Pall Mall Press.Pareto, Vilfredo. 1968. The Rise and Fall of the Elites. An Application of Theoretical Sociology. Totowa, New Jersey: The Bedminster Press.Schumpeter, J., 1961 [originally 1942], Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, London: Allen   & Unwin.  2. Czech Communist Eliteand DissidenceGil Eyal (2000), ‘Anti-politics and the Spirit of Capitalism: Dissidents, Monetarists, and the Czech Transition to Capitalism’, Theory and Society, Vol. 29. No. 1. February, 50-92.Václav Havel (1985), "The Power of the Powerless" in Václav Havel et al.: The Powerof thePowerless. Edited by John Keane), London: Hutchinson, 23-61.H.Gordon Skilling: "Independent Currents in Czechoslovakia" Problems of Communism.Vol.34. January-February 1985. pp.32-49. Jirina Siklová (1990), ‘The "Gray Zone" and the Future of Dissent in Czechoslovakia’, Social Research, Vol. 57. No. 2. Summer, 343-367.       http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9612131565/the-gray-zone-future-dissent-czechoslovakia 3. Elite Change and Societal TransformationBourdieu, Pierre (1983), "Forms of Capital" in J. G. Richardson (ed.), Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education. New York: Greenwood Press, 241-258.Bozóki, András (2003), "Theoretical Interpretations of Elite Change in East Central Europe" in Mattei Dogan (ed.), Elite Configurations at the Apex of Power. Leiden - Boston: Brill, 215-248Michael Burton, Richard Gunther & John Higley (1992), "Introduction: Elite  Transformationand Democratic Regimes" In J. Higley & R. Gunther (eds.):Elites and DemocraticConsolidation in Latin America and Southern   Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,1-37.Dogan & John Higley (1998), "Elites, Crises, and Regimes in Comparative Analysis" inM. Dogan & J. Higley (eds.), Elites, Crises, and the Origins of Regimes. Lanham: Rowman &Littlefield, 3-27.Higley, John & Jan Pakulski (1992), "Revolution and Elite Transformation in Eastern Europe"Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 27. 104-119.Machonin, P. and M. Tuček 2000. "New Elites and Social Change". In J. Higley and G. Lengyel 2000. Elites after State Socialism. Theories and Analysis. Lanham, Boulder,      New York, Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.Mateju. Petr., ‘Who Has Gotten Ahead After the Fall of Communism? The Case of the Czech Republic,’ Czech Sociological Review, Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of  the Czech Republic, Prague, 1995Pakulski, Jan, Kullberg, Judith S. Higley, John. (1996) The Persistence of Postcommunist Elites, Journal of Democracy - Volume 7, Number 2, April 1996, pp. 133-147Szelényi, Iván & Szonja Szelényi (1995), "Circulation or Reproduction of Elites During the  Postcommunist Transformation of Eastern Europe" Theory and Society, Vol. 24. No.       5. October, 615-38Wasilewski, Jacek, Elite Circulation and Consolidation of Democracy in Poland [in:] Higley, J., Pakulski, J., Wesołowski, W. (1998) Postcommunist Elites and Democracy in Eastern Europe, MacMillan Press Ltd, London. 4.  Power Elite and Civil Society (CSOs) RelationsAnheier, H. - Seibel, W. (Eds.) (1990) The Third Sector: Comparative Studies of Nonprofit Organizations. Berlin - New York: De GruyterFagin, A. (1997)"Transition to Democracy in the Czech Republic: The Concept of Civil Society." The Practice of Civil Society. pp 573-580. Middlesex University.Frič P. 2004, Political Developments after 1989 and their Impact on the Nonprofit Sector. In:Annette Zimmer, and Eckhard Priller, Future of Civil Society: Making Central  European Non-Profit Organizations Work. Berlin: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, pp. 217-240. 5. Leadership and EliteQualityMichael Bernhard. Charismatic Leadership and Democratization: A Weberian Perspective . file:///C:/Users/Admin/Documents/Palo/clanky/elity/Leaders/Charismatic%2        0Leadership%20and%20Democratization%20A%20Weberian%20Perspective.htmBurns, MacGregor J. 1978. Leadership. New York: Harper & Row.Carlyle, Thomas. 1997, (in original) 1846. Heroes and Hero Worship, 146. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1091R. Eatwell The Concept and Theory of Charismatic Leadership. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions, Vol. 7, No. 2, 141-156, June 2006Frič, P., Bednařík A. 2010. Leadership in Czech Elites. In: Pavol Frič et al. "Czech Elites and General Public: Leadership, Cohesion, and Democracy"John Higley & Jan Pakulski (2007), "The Quality of Elites and the Illusions of Ideology" Apaper prepared for the 4th ECPR Conference, Pisa, Italy, September 6-9.Le Bon, Gustave. The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind. http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BonCrow.htmlLengyel, György 2007.Notes on The "Quality Of Elites". In: György Lengyel at all. Elites in Central-Eastern Europe, Budapest: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, pp.5-12Michels, R. (1962). Political parties: A sociological study of the oligarchical tendencies ofmodern democracy. New York: Free Press.           http://www.efm.bris.ac.uk/het/michels/polipart.pdfReicher, Stephen D., Alexander S. Haslam a Nick Hopkins. 2005. Social identity and the dynamics of      leadership: Categorization, entrepreneurship and power in the transformation of social reality.  Leadership Quarterly, 16: 547-568Stout, Larry. 2006. Ideal Leadership: Time for a Change. Shippensburg:Destiny Image Publishing.Weber, Max. 1978. Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretative Sociology. Berkeley:   University of California Press (pp. 243-252, 1990, 1114) 6. Leadership and Democracy Blondel, Jean. 1987. Political leadership - Towards a General Analysis. London: Sage.Burns, MacGregor J. 1978. Leadership. New York: Harper & Row.Kingdon, John. 1970. Opinion Leaders in the Electorate. Public Opinion Quarterly, 34 (2): 256-261.John Kane and Haig Patapan. The Neglected Problem of Democratic Leadership. In:John Uhr and Paul ‘t Hart (eds) Public Leadership Perspectives and Practices.             http://epress.anu.edu.au/anzsog/public_leadership/mobile_devices/ch02.htmlJan Pakulski and John Higley. Towards Leader Democracy? http://epress.anu.edu.au/anzsog/public_leadership/mobile_devices/index.htmlSchumpeter, J., 1961 [originally 1942], Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, London: Allen   & Unwin.  7. Elite CohesionField, Lowell G. a John Higley. 1980. Elitism. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.Frič, P., Nekola, M. 2010. Cohesion and Sustainability of Democratic elites. In: Pavol Frič et al. "Czech Elites and General Public: Leadership, Cohesion, and Democracy"Higley, J., and M. Burton. 1997. Types of Elites in Postcommunist Eastern Europe. International Politics 34:153-168.Higley, John & György Lengyel (2000), "Elite Configurations After State Socialism" in Higley, J. &  Lengyel G. eds., Elites After State Socialism. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 1-  21Mills, Charles W. (1956), The Power Elite. New York: Oxford University Press, 1956Useem, Michael. 1984. The Inner Circle: Large Corporations and the Rise of Business Political Activity. New York: Oxford University Press. 8. Elite and Moral Leadership Pavol Frič. 2012. Political Consumerism on the Political Market: A systemic solution for systemic corruption. Paper prepared for the International Conference on Corruption:       Causes, Consequences and Control - Perspectives from Transitioning andTransitioned States. Karachi, Pakistan, October 20-21, 2012John Higley and Jan Pakulski. Do Ruling Elites Degenerate? American and British Elites  Viewed Through Pareto’s Lens.György Lengyel and Gabriella Ilonszki  Hungary: Between Consolidated and Simulated Democracy. In: Heinrich Best and John Higley. 2010. Democratic Elitism: New Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives. Leiden: Brill, 153-172.Pareto, Vilfredo. 1968. The Rise and Fall of the Elites. An Application of TheoreticalSociology. Totowa, New Jersey: The Bedminster Press.Rost, Joseph C. 1995. Leadership: A discussion about ethics. Business Ethics Quarterly, 5(1):    129-142. 9. Non-Elite DegenerationPavol Frič. 2010. Czech Elites and Citizens as a Part of Public Accountability System. In: Stephen P. Osborne, Amanda Ball (eds)  Social Accounting and Public Management:         Accountability for the Public GoodJohn Higley and Jan Pakulski. Do Ruling Elites Degenerate? American and British Elites Viewed Through Pareto’s Lens *Government and Sociology, Univ. of Texas at AustinGyörgy Lengyel and Gabriella Ilonszki  Hungary: Between Consolidated and Simulated Democracy. In: Heinrich Best and John Higley. 2010. Democratic Elitism: New    Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives. Leiden: Brill, 153-172. 10. Elitism and Anti-ElitismFrič, P., Bednařík A. 2010. Leadership in Czech Elites. In: Pavol Frič et al. "Czech Elites and    General Public: Leadership, Cohesion, and Democracy"Le Bon, Gustave. The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind.  http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BonCrow.htmlG. Lowell Field and John Higley"Elitism". London and Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul,    1980.Sartori G. Anti-Elitism Revisited. Government and Opposition, Volume 13, Issue 1, pages 58-80, January 1978  11. Europeization and the Czech Political Elites - Relations with Euroelites, Frič, P., Bednařík A. 2010. Leadership in Czech Elites. In: Pavol Frič et al. "Czech Elites and General Public: Leadership, Cohesion, and Democracy"Petr Kopecky and Cas Mudde. "The Two Sides of Euroscepticism. Party Positions on European    Integration in East Central Europe" European Union Politics 3.3 (2002): 297-326.             Available at: http://works.bepress.com/cas_mudde/7Král, D., Bartovic,V., Řiháčková, V. (2009). The 2009 Czech EU Presidency: Contested Leadership at     the Time of Crisis, Swedish Institute for European Policy StudiesRita Stafejeva European Integration: The Publics Vs. The Elites? The Case of CEE Countries            In: Frane Adam, editor, Elite Networks, NGOs and  Governance            http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/projekte/typo3/site/fileadmin/research%20groups/5/ADAM%20-%20ELITE-FINAL%20-%20V2.pdfTaggart, Paul and Aleks Szczerbiak  2002  "The Party Politics of Euroscepticism in EU Member and         Candidate States" SEI Working Paper No 51 (also Opposing Europe Research Network  Working Paper No 6) Sussex: Sussex European Institute. 13. Leadership in the 21. CenturyBard, Alexander a Jan Söderqvist. 2002. Netocracy - The New Power Elite and Life after Capitalism. London: Reuters/Pearson Education.Lash, Christopher. 1995. The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. New York:        W.W.Norton & Copany.Lazarsfeld, Paul, Bernard Brelson a Hazel Gaudet. 1948. The  People´s Choice. New York: Columbia University Press.Rost, Joseph C. 1993. Leadership for the Twenty-First Century. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers.  

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