| Statuss(Aktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Political Culture |
| Course code | PolZ2001 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 16 |
| Independent study hours | 49 |
| Date of course confirmation | 22/03/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. hist., doc. Jānis Ķusis Mg. sc. soc., Normunds Aģis |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| Development of democracy supports free and active participation of citizens in the political process. This requires a significant level of political culture. The aim of the course is to present the content of political culture, provide information on the political culture models, draw an image of the political elite, the formation of political responsibility and moral ethics in politics. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| 1. comprehensive knowledge of politics and the political culture, an understanding of theory, political process and document analysis.
2. upgrading of skills and abilities: - analytical thinking; - argumentation and critical thinking; - work in groups and individually; - to plan and organize work; - analyze and systematize the information obtained through various sources of information. 3. competence: - making policy documents, their analysis in view of the political theory and ethics; - analyze and evaluate their own and members of the group work results; - respect the basic principles of democratic political culture in state administration. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Falka S., Kuprišs E., Siņicins, Sīka Ē. Politika un tiesības. 1. daļa, Rīga: Izdevniecība RaKa, 2003. 255 lpp.
2. Ikstens J., Catlaks G. Politika un tiesības, Rīga: Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 2003. 214 lpp. 3. Tauriņš G. Politiskā sistēma un politiskā kultūra, Rīga: Autora izdevums, 2007. 215 lpp. 4. Schartau M. B., Berglund S., Henningsen B. Political culture: values and identities in the Baltic Sea region, Berlin: BWV Verlag, 2007. 207 p. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Tauriņš G. Pēcpadomju demokrātija Latvijā, Rīga: Autora izdevums, 2005. 103 lpp.
2. Pollack D. Political culture in post-communist Europe: attitudes in new democracies, Burlington: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2003. 264 p. 3. Cronqvist L., Berg-Schlosser D. Democratization and political culture in comparative perspective: Festschrift für Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Heidelberg: VS Verlag, 2005. 241 p. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Sabiedriskās politikas portāls. 2011 - [Tiešsaiste]. [Skatīts 01.03.2011.] Pieejams www.politika.lv | |