Political Sociology

Pre-requisites: Interest in politics and familiarity with social theory.

Course objectives: For doctoral candidates to have mastered theoretical approaches on authoritarianism and democracy; possess a critical approach towards the relationship between transnational and local elite; familiarity with and a critical attitude toward basic frameworks and discourses as well as theories about the break up of Yugoslavia.

Course description: The main theoretical approaches in authoritarianism and democracy; theories on the break up of Yugoslavia, transnational and local elite; political parties in Serbia and civil society.

Learning Outcomes: Doctoral candidates will be confident in their knowledge of various theories, be able to critique and describe valuable socially integrated traits and contributions of each.

Political Sociology

Pre-requisites: Interest in politics and familiarity with social theory.

Course objectives: For doctoral candidates to have mastered theoretical approaches on authoritarianism and democracy; possess a critical approach towards the relationship between transnational and local elite; familiarity with and a critical attitude toward basic frameworks and discourses as well as theories about the break up of Yugoslavia.

Course description: The main theoretical approaches in authoritarianism and democracy; theories on the break up of Yugoslavia, transnational and local elite; political parties in Serbia and civil society.

Learning Outcomes: Doctoral candidates will be confident in their knowledge of various theories, be able to critique and describe valuable socially integrated traits and contributions of each.

Literature/Reading:

• Antonić, S. (2003): «Modernizacija», u Antonić, S., Nacija u strujama prošlosti: ogledi o održivosti demokratije u Srbiji. Beograd: Čigoja štampa, str. 51-94.
• Antonić, S. (2006): Elita, građanstvo, slaba država: Srbija posle 2000. Beograd: Službeni glasnik (str. 279).
• Goldhagen, D. (1998), Hitlerovi dobrovoljni dželati, Beograd, B 92
• Đilas, A. (2005) Najteže pitanje, eseji, Beograd, Artist 2005
• Jović, D. (2003), Jugoslavija – država koja je odumrla, Prometej, Zagreb
• Kuljić, T. (1983), Teorije o totalitarizmu, Beograd IIC SSO Srbije
• Kuljić, T. (2002), Prevladavanje prošlosti, Helsinški odbor za ljudska prava, Beograd 2002.
• Kuljić,T. (2005), Tito, Zrenjanin, GNB
• Kuljić,T.(2006), Kultura sećanja, Beograd, Čigoja
• Laš, K. (1996). Pobuna elita: i izdaja demokratije. Svetovi, Novi Sad, 1996.
• Panarin, A. S. (2007), «Narod bez elite: između očaja i nade»; http://www.nspm.org.yu/koment_2007/2007_panarin1.htm (prevod: «Narod bez эlitы: meždu otčaяniem i nadeždoй», Naš sovremennik, №11, 2001 g.; http://nashsovr.aihs.net/p.php?y=2001&n=11&id=5 ).
• Lazić, M. (2005): Promene i otpori, Beograd: Filip Višnjić, str. 61-118.
• Pavlović, D. i S. Antonić, (2007): Konsolidacija demokratskih ustanova u Srbiji posle 2000. godine. Beograd: Službeni glasnik.
• Petrović, N. (2005) Psihološke osnove pomirenja – između Srba, Hrvata i Bošnjaka, Institut za psihologiju, Bgd 2005.