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AAN500074 / Czech Civil Sector – Transition, Consolidation, Perspectives ANPR / Masters programme 2016/2017 Doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D. ZS (Winter semester), 1/1; povinně volitelný předmět / compulsory elective course open to all Erasmus+ students Zk / 4 credits The subject is held in English The main aim of the course is to give students a critical understanding of the role of civil sector in the process of transformation and modernization in the Czech Republic during the last years. Following the fall of Communism in 1989 the civil sectors in the Czech Republic were re-established after the several decades of communist totality. The most obvious evidence of that is the rapid growth in the number of civil society organizations (CSOs) during the last decade of the 20 century. In spite of this impressive growth, the size and society position of civil sectors in the Czech Republic remains relatively limited. The lecture gives answers on the questions what are the origins of CSOs proliferation and why is the process of civil sector consolidation so difficult? What was the role of outside (western) assistance in the sector consolidation? What effects of "Path Dependence" have decisive impact on the shape of the sector internal structure and on the consolidation processes as such? What are the anomalies in civil sectors development in the Czech Republic in comparison with their western counterparts? What are the main achievements of the civil sector consolidation and what are the main failures? What are the effects of learning within civil society on active citizenship? As theoretical background for identification and explanation of the mentioned factors, effects and problems will be used set of economic, sociological and political theories (Theory of the (Market / State) Failure, Theory of Confidence, Welfare State Theory, The Resource Mobilization Theory, The Theory of Political Opportunity Structure, The Collective Identity Theory…). Finally the course will pay attention on the ongoing trends and developments inside the sector with special accent on possible scenarios of the civil sector futures under the pressure of organizational professionalization and individualization of citizens´ participation. Course Contents:
1. Historical Roots of the Czech Civil Sector
2. Consolidation of Civil Sector after 1989
3. Political Developments after 1989, their Impact on the Civil Sector
4. Public Policy and Civil Sector
5. Government - Civil Sector Relationships
6. Civil Sector Community development
7. Anti-Civil Society: Corruption and Trust
8. Civil Engagement after 1989
9. Philanthropy (giving)
10. Volunteering
11. The EU policy for Civil Sector
12. EU civil Society Policy and Actual Civil Sector Developments in CE Post-Communist Countries
13. Civil Sector Organizations and Regional/Local Development Required reading: ANHEIER, Helmut K., Wolfgang SEIBEL (eds.). The Third Sector: Comparative Studies of Nonprofit Organizations. Berlin – New York: De Gruyter,
1990. ISBN 10
0899254861. KUTI, Éva. Different Eastern European countries at different crossroads. In: VOLUNTAS, Vol. 10 (1999), No. 1, s. 51–60. SALAMON, Lester M., Helmut K. ANHEIER et al. The Emerging Sector Revisited: A Summary. The Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project, Phase II. Baltimore: Institute for Policy Studies, JHU,
1998. ISBN 1-886333- 40-8. ZIMMER, Annette, Eckhard PRILLER (eds.). Future of Civil Society. Making Central European Nonprofit- Organizations Work. Wiesbaden: VS VERLAG Für Sozialwissenschaften, 2004, s. 601–633. ISBN 3-8100-4088-6. Recommended reading: EUROBAROMETER. Candidate Countries Eurobarometer 2001, March
2002. [online] http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion. FRIČ, Pavol. The Uneasy Partnership of the State and the Third Sector in Czech Republic. In: Stephen P. OSBORNE (ed.). The Third Sector in Europe: Trends and Challenges. Oxon: Routledge, 2008, s. 230–255. ISBN- 10
0415423392. FRIČ, Pavol. Czech Elites and Citizens as Part of a Public Accountability System. In: Amanda BALL a Stephen P. OSBORNE. Social accounting and public management: accountability for the common good. New York: Routledge, 2011, s. 79-89. ISBN 978-0-203-84607-0. FRIČ, Pavol a Martin BÚTORA. The Role of Non-Profit Sector in Public Policy. In: Martin POTŮČEK et al. Public policy in Central and Eastern Europe: Theories, Methods, Practices. Bratislava: NISPACEE,
2003. ISBN 80-89013 -13-9. Harvey, B. (2004) The illusion of inclusion: Access by NGOs to the structural funds in the new member states of eastern and central Europe. Report for the European Citizens Action Service. Brussels: ECAS. HOWARD, Marc M. The Weakness of Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe. Cambridge University Press,
2003. ISBN 0-521-81223-2. Hustinx, Lesley, Frans LAMMERTYN.
2003. „Collective and Reflexive Styles of Volunteering: A Sociological Modernization Perspective.“ Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 14 (2): 167–
187. HUSTINX, Lesley, CNAAN, Ram. and Femida HANDY, F.
2010. Navigating Theories of Volunteering: A Hybrid Map for a Complex Phenomenon. Journal for the Theory of Social Baviour 40 (4): 410–434. POTŮČEK, Martin. The Uneasy Birth of Czech Civil Society. VOLUNTAS, 2000, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 107–121. ISSN 0957-8765. RAKUŠANOVÁ, Petra. Civil Society and Civic Participation in the Czech Republic. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR,
2005. ISBN 80-7330-079-6. RYMSZA, Marek, Annette ZIMMER. Embededness of Nonprofit Organizations: Government – nonprofit Relationship. In: Annette ZIMMER and Eckhard PRILLER (eds.). Future of Civil Society. Making Central European Nonprofit-Organizations Work. Wiesbaden: VS VERLAG Für Sozialwissenschaften, 2004, s. 169–197. ISBN 3- 8100-4088-6. Course Requirements:
1. Participation on lectures
2. Mandatory literature reading
3. Essays writing a) Topic: an analysis of particular aspect of civil society in the Czech Republic b) Size: 5 pages c) Date of delivering: until the date of the last lecture d) Form: paper/electronic
4. Oral exam