Sociology of social institutions

General data

Course ID:	4003-203SWS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Sociology of social institutions
Name in Polish:	Socjologia instytucji społecznych
Organizational unit:	Centre for Europe
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Formula of the class assumes the use of the already existing students’ knowledge (in sociology, history of ideas, recent history) and skills (reading source materials, listening and discussing).
Short description:	The course touches on chosen issues and problems of modern societies in Poland and Europe in the world's context and is conducted in a mixed form: lecture and seminar.
Full description:	The course touches on chosen issues and problems of modern societies in Poland and Europe in the world's context. The class is conducted in a mixed form: lecture and seminar. The class is based on the exchange of ideas and their starting points are: reading recommended texts, using the knowledge already possessed by the students as well as its deepening. The aim of the course is to broaden the knowledge of its participants, to encourage them to refine their thoughts, and to perfect the means of their expression, to get to know better the thoughts of others through listening, and to develop discussion skills. The structure of the course is divided into two parts: a lecture and a discussion with the students. The basis for the discussion are: reading recommended texts and a team work in the form of addressing the following themes: 1. The importance of debate. 2. Media and democracy. 3. Elites and their role in society. 4. The social participation and distance. 5. University – the idea and reality. 6. The phenomenon of crisis. 7. Terrorism. 8. Liberal democracy. 9. The idea of communism. 10. Contemporary problems of the European Union. Student workload: classes - 30 h preparation for the classes - 45 h preparation for the exam - 45 h total - 120 h
Bibliography:	1. A. Schopenhauer, „Erystyka” (kilka wydań). 2. K.T. Toeplitz, „Dokąd prowadzą media”, Warszawa 2006. 3. I. Berlin, „Cztery eseje o wolności”, Warszawa 1999. 4. R. Jahanbegloo, „Rozmowy z Isaiahem Berlinem”, Warszawa 2002. 5. J. Gray, „Dwie twarze liberalizmu”, Warszawa 2001. 6. P. Kozłowski, „Szukanie sensu”, Warszawa 1999. 7. P. Kozłowski, „Szukanie demokracji”, Warszawa 2001. 8. R.K. Merton, „Członkowie grupy i outsiderzy” w: J. Szacki (red.) „Czy kryzys socjologii?”, Warszawa 1977. 9. K. Twardowski, „O dostojeństwie uniwersytetu”, Poznań 1933 (tekst dostępny w bibliotece CE UW). 10. J. Jedlicki, „Świat zwyrodniały”, Warszawa 2000. 11. J. Gray, „Al-Kaida i korzenie nowoczesności”, Warszawa 2006. 12. Anonim, „Imperialna pycha”, Warszawa 2005. 13. B. Łagowski (red.), „Czy historia może się cofnąć?”, Kraków 1992. 14. N. Bobbio, „Liberalizm i demokracja”, Kraków-Warszawa 1998. 15. B. Constant, „Wolność starożytnych z wolnością nowoczesną porównana” w: „Res Publica Nova”, jesień 2003. 16. A. Walicki, „Marksizm i skok do królestwa wolności”, Warszawa 1996. 17. A. Walicki, „Polskie zmagania z wolnością”, Kraków 2000. 18. A. Walicki, „Od projektu komunistycznego do neoliberalnej utopii”, Kraków 2013. 19. G. Kołodko, „Wędrujący świat”, Warszawa 2008. 20. G. Kołodko, „Świat na wyciągnięcie myśli”, Warszawa 2010. 21. G. Kołodko (red.), „Globalizacja, kryzys i co dalej?, Warszawa 2010. 22. T. Kowalik, „www.polskatransformacja.pl”, Warszawa 2009. 23. T. Kowalik, „Systemy gospodarcze. Efekty i defekty reform i zmian ustrojowych”, Warszawa 2005. 24. N. Klein, „No Logo”, Warszawa 2009. 25. N. Klein, „Doktryna szoku”, Warszawa 2014. 26. T. Sedlacek, „Ekonomia dobra i zła”, Warszawa 2011. 27. H-J. Chang, „23 rzeczy, których nie mówią ci o kapitalizmie”, Warszawa 2013. 28. T. Goban-Klas, „Media i komunikowanie masowe”, Warszawa 2016. 29. H. Flassbeck, „10 mitów kryzysu”, Warszawa 2013. 30. D. Ost, „Klęska Solidarności”, Warszawa 2007. 31. M. Żyromski, „Teorie elit a systemy polityczne”, Poznań 2007. 32. O. Fallaci, „Wściekłość i duma”, Warszawa 2004. 33. K. Liedel, „Terroryzm – anatomia zjawiska”, Warszawa 2006. 34. W. Dietl i in., „Terroryzm”, Warszawa 2012. 35. J.E. Stiglitz, L.J. Bilmes, „Wojna za trzy biliony dolarów. Prawdziwy koszt konfliktu w Iraku”, Warszawa 2010. 36. U. Świętochowska, „Zjawiska patologiczne w rozwoju demokracji na przełomie XX i XXI wieku”, Gdańsk 2008. 37. M. Freeden i inni (Ed.), „The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies”, Oxford 2013. 38. A. Vincent, „Modern Political Ideologies”, Wiley-Blackwell 2009 39. M. Zwolinski, „Arguing about political philosophy”, Routledge 2009. 40. D.A. Wittman and B.R. Weingast (Ed.), „The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy”, Oxford 2008. 41. A. Heywood, „Political Theory: An Introduction”, Palgrave Macmillan 2004. 42. J. Knight, „Institutions and Social Conflict”, Cambridge 2004. 43. D.C. North, „Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance”, Cambridge 2004. 44. M. Freeden, „Ideology: A Very Short Introduction”, Oxford 2003. 45. R.L. Heilbroner, „The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers”, Penguin Books 2000.
Learning outcomes:	KNOWLEDGE Student:  possesses an advanced knowledge on selected topics from the classical social theory  has an extended knowledge of the contemporary sociological thought  has an extended knowledge of the theory of modern economic thought  knows about the contemporary social processes running in Poland in the context of Europe and the world  has knowledge of the major contemporary social conflicts SKILLS Student:  identifies the most important problems of the modern world  identifies the main problems of Polish and European societies  uses theoretical concepts from sociology, economics and social philosophy to explain the current social phenomena  uses theoretical concepts in order to design solutions of social problems  can explain the basic factors influencing the contemporary social processes  combines empirical knowledge with theoretical explanation SOCIAL COMPETENCES Student:  can clearly formulate his thoughts in the discussion and in the written form  can express and justify his/her opinion  is interested in current circumstances happening in Poland, Europe and in the world  learns independently and is willing to expand and update his/her knowledge
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	To complete the course and to receive a credit are required (in total): participation in the working out of the class’ topics in groups, the current activity in discussions during classes, and the final work in the written form based on knowledge from the lectures and recommended readings.

This course is not currently offered.

Course descriptions are protected by copyright.
Copyright by University of Warsaw.