POL185 Election Systems

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ivan Jarabinský (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 13:30–15:00 P24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 65 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/65, only registered: 0/65
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objective of the course can be summarized as follows: students should be able to know electoral formulae and understand the theories about the dependence of the electoral and party systems
Syllabus
  • 1. History of elections 2. Classification of the electoral systems 3. Laws of Duverger and Sartori 4. Electoral systems research 5. FPTP and two-round systems 6. Other majoritarian formulae 7. Semiproportional systems 8. List proportional systems I. 9. List proportional systems II. 10. STV and MMP 11. Mixed systems 12. Seminar - which electoral system is the best? Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS). Under the course title "POL185: Volební systémy" you will find a study materials which contains extended informations about the course and the weekly schedule with required course materials, such as the lecture files.
Literature
Teaching methods
The course is mostly conducted through lectures. Students also write an essay about the electoral system of respective country of the World.
Assessment methods
Students write a seminar paper (maximum 10 points) during the semester and at the end of the semester write an final written exam (maximum 20 points). It is necessary to get at least 18 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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