d83327 Post-Totalitarianism and Political Philosophy

CEVRO University
summer 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Prof. Aviezer Tucker (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Department of Political Science and International Relations – Departments – President – CEVRO University
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives (in Czech)
1.Rights and liberties: Berlin, Isaiah (2002) ”Two Concepts of Liberty,” in Liberty, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 166-217. 2. Civil Society and Dissent: Vaclav Havel, Moc bezmocných. 3. Society and the state: Ivo Mozny, Proc tak snadno? 4. The Role of the Elites After Totalitarianism: Bozóki, András (2003) “Theoretical Interpretations of Elite Change in East Central Europe,” Comparative Sociology, Vol. 2 No.1, 215-247. 5. Property Rights and Restitution. Cowen, Tyler (2006) “How Far Back Should We Go? Why Restitution Should Be Small” in Jon Elster ed., Retribution and Reparation in the Transition to Democracy, New York: Cambridge University Press, 17-32. (available on his wesite)
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 6. Property Rights and Privatization:
    De Soto, Hernando (2000) The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else, New York: Basic Books.
    7. Libertarian Property Rights after 1989:
    Friedman, Jeffrey (1991) “Postmodernism Vs. Postlibertarianism.” Critical Review 5: 145-158.
    Friedman, Jeffrey (1992) “After Libertarianism: Rejoinder to Narveson, McCloskey, Flew, and Machan.” Critical Review 6: 113-152.
    8. Lustration:
    David, Roman (2006) “From Prague to Baghdad: Lustration Systems, Their Impact and Application,” Government & Opposition: An International Journal of Comparative Politics 41(3): 347-72.
    Fidelius, Petr (1998) Rec komunisticke moci, Praha: Triada.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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