(PhD) Programme: Public and Social Policy ****************************************************************************************** * Program P0312D250013: Public and Social Policy - Doctoral study (DP_VESPA and DK_VESPA) ****************************************************************************************** Academic director: Prof. PhDr. Martin Potůček, CSc., MSc. The doctoral programme in public and social policy is organized by the Department of Publi Policy at Institute of Sociological studies and the Center for Social and Economic Strateg experts for creative work in research and analysis in a new, dynamically developing field relevance to social practice and great opportunities for application in the academia, poli administration, the civic sector and the business sector. It broadens their theoretical an competences and ability to critically reflect scholarly literature and social realities, f on identification and analysis of policy problems and actors’ agency with regard to their values, strategies and institutional frameworks. The skills and knowledge obtained can be the formulation and implementation of a broad range of public and social policies. Czech, English are equal official languages of the doctoral programme. The programme takes the fo (internal) or blended-learning (external) study. Anyone with a Master’s degree can apply. The programme is especially intended for applican science background (e.g., sociology, political science, economics, law, philosophy) but al engineering graduates. Every applicant is primarily required to submit their written disse Discussion with applicants serves to ascertain their motivation, ability to formulate and topics, theoretical and methodological competence, and orientation in basic scholarly lite The curriculum of the Public and Social Policy Programme consists of the following: a. mandatory courses, b. elective courses of relevance to the dissertation topic, c. study abroad or international collaboration, d. State Doctoral Examination, e. student’s publication activity, conference attendance, participation in grant projects, f. so-called Small Defence, g. cooperation with the Department of Public and Social Policy, especially on instruction, h. dissertation defence. Mandatory courses: J#020417 Kód Název předmětu Garant Semestr Rozsah výuky Kontrola Kredity předmětu studia JSD001 Doktorský Veselý [ URL ZS 0/2 Z 5 seminář "https:// I. [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00183"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSD001&skr=2025"] JSD002 Doktorský Veselý [ URL LS 0/2 Z 5 seminář "https:// II. [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00183"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSD002&skr=2025"] JSD003 Doktorský Veselý [ URL ZS 0/2 Z 5 seminář "https:// III. [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00183"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSD003&skr=2025"] JSD004 Doktorský Veselý [ URL LS 0/2 Z 5 seminář "https:// IV. [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00183"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSD004&skr=2025"] JSD005 Filosofie a Ochrana [ URL ZS 2/0 Zk 5 metodologie "https:// vědy [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=09217"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JSD005&skr=2025"] JSD009 Public Policy Vejchodská ZS 2/1 Z 0 for doctoral [ URL students [ URL"https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=85375"] do=predmet&kod=JSD009&skr=2025"] JSD012 Disertační Potůček [ URL ZS 1/1 Z(+Zk) 5 praktika "https:// I. [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00707"] index.php? Veselý [ URL do=predmet&kod"https://kr=2025"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=00183"] Ochrana [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=09217"] JSD013 Disertační Potůček [ URL LS 1/1 Z 5 praktika "https:// II. [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00707"] index.php? Veselý [ URL do=predmet&kod"https://kr=2025"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=00183"] Ochrana [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=09217"] JSD014 Psaní Veselý [ URL ZS 1/1 KZ 5 odborných "https:// textů [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00183"] index.php? Plaček [ URL do=predmet&kod"https://kr=2025"] is.cuni.cz/ studium/ predmety/ index.php? do=ucit&kod=54464"] JSD015 Analýza Nekola [ URL ZS 2/1 Zk 9 politiky [ URL"https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=00265"] do=predmet&kod=JSD015&skr=2025"] The students are encouraged to do the following: a. submit grant proposals (e.g., to the Charles University Grant Agency), participate in r led by Department of Public and Social Policy staff, or take part in other research activi field; b. study abroad through Erasmus, inter-university exchange programmes, etc.; c. present their work at recognized scholarly forums, scientific conferences, symposiums, summer schools abroad or in the Czech Republic; d. publish papers, especially in respected scholarly journals or collective monographs. Ce Journal of Public Policy (CEJPP) is one of the available publication outlets. State Doctoral Examination: The candidate shall make a random selection of one of the thematic areas listed. In the co discussion, the examination committee may verify his/her competences in the other areas as 1. Discuss how your dissertation is framed in the discourse of social sciences (with speci public and social policy). 2. Discuss your approach to defining the dissertation’s cognitive problem. 3. Justify your choice of the dissertation’s conceptual framework. Outline its pros and co alternative frameworks. 4. Justify your choice of methods applied in the dissertation. Outline their pros and cons alternative methodologies. 5. Discuss the possibilities, ways and risks of practical implementation of your results. The candidate is expected to reflect critically on both the available literature and his/h experience. The student shall supply the most important publication authored by him/her or his/her advisor.