Contemporary political theories

Sodobne politične teorije

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 30 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

izr. prof. dr. Andrej Lukšič

Type:

Required

Language:

Slovenian

Semester:

First semester

Study degree

1. level

Course execution:

• Undergraduate Programme of Political Science - Studies of Politics and the State

Short content

The course introduces students to various definitions of role of political science in contemporary society, in a way that -elaborates its connection to maintenance and alteration of the democratic order, -divides political science with other social sciences, -introduces the understanding of theoretical concepts in a historical context -analyzes the basic theoretical concepts such as democracy , freedom, the rule of law, the will of the people, sovereignty, private property, social and political power, bureaucracy, -explains importance of bureaucracy training and its democratic supervising, etc..