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Lecturer(s)
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Lux Martin, doc. Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. Homo oeconomicus, political economy, Adam Smith 3. Karl Marx and Max Weber - birth and development of capitalism 4. Crisis of victory of capitalism? Innovating entrepreneur, concept of embeddedness, Joseph Schumpeter and Karl (Károly) Pólanyi 5. Old and new economical sociology - Talcott Parsons and Neil Smelser, Frank Knight, Harvard; Mark Granovetter 6. Socio-economy of Amitai Etzioni 7. Economical imperialism, (new) institutional economy - R.H. Coase, D.C. North, O.E. Williamson 8. Theory of rational choice - J.S. Coleman, G.S. Becker
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Semestral Work
- 10 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 10 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course is focused on key authors and terms of economic sociology from its predecessors up to its contemporary development. The students are introduced in the works of authors and issues on the border of economy and sociology from Adam Smith's period. The course presents the classical authors of both the disciplines (Smith, Marx, Weber, Schumpeter, Parsons) and significant schools and streams (new economic sociology, socio-economy, new institutional economy, theory of rational choice). The key terms (division of labour, work, capitalism, entrepreneur, embeddedness, social capital etc.) are interrelated to topical socio-economic questions (e.g. ongoing transformation in post-communist countries, causes and impacts of economic recession, their social context, ecological issues etc.).
The aim of course is provide introductory orientation in economic sociology - its history, key authors and schools, important topics and perspectives from its predecessors up to its contemporary development.
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Prerequisites
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English - passive.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Student performance, Seminar Work
Students are required to attend the lectures, participate on discussions, study the assigned readings and submit the written essay.
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Recommended literature
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Becker, G.S. 1997. Teorie preferencí. Praha: Liberální institut..
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COLEMAN, J.S. Foundation of Social Theory. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press..
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Etzioni, A. (1995). Morální dimenze ekonomiky.. Praha: Victoria Publishing.
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Granovetter, M. 1985. Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness. AJS 91(3): 481-510..
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Morawski, W. 2005. Ekonomická sociologie. Praha: SLON..
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POLANYI, K. Velká transformace. Brno: CDK, 2006..
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RYŠAVÝ, D. Proč tak snadno? po jedenácti letech. O chybějící důvěře a sociálním kapitálu. Sociální studia. 2002, č. 8, s. 129-137..
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SCHUMPETER, J. A. Kapitalismus, socialismus a demokracie. Brno: CDK, 2004..
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Smelser, N.J. a R. Swedberg (eds.). 1994. The Handbook of Economic Sociology. Princeton,.
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SOJKA, M. et al. (2002). Dějiny ekonomických teorií. Praha.
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Swedberg, R. 1990. Introduction. Pp. 3-23 in Swedberg (ed.) Economics and Sociology: redefining their boundaries: conversations with economists and sociologists. Princeton: Princeton University Press..
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Weber, M.:. Metodologie, sociologie a politika. Praha 1998..
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