FSS:POL102 Party Systems - Course Information
POL102 Party Systems
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Roman Chytilek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Adam Folvarčný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Milan Podmaník (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D.
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
- Tue 17. 9. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 24. 9. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 1. 10. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 8. 10. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 15. 10. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
POL102/02: Wed 30. 10. 16:00–17:40 U42, Wed 6. 11. 16:00–17:40 U42, Wed 13. 11. 16:00–17:40 U42, Wed 20. 11. 16:00–17:40 U42, Wed 27. 11. 16:00–17:40 U42, Wed 4. 12. 16:00–17:40 U42, Wed 11. 12. 16:00–17:40 U42
POL102/03: Tue 29. 10. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 5. 11. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 12. 11. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 19. 11. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 26. 11. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 3. 12. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 10. 12. 14:00–15:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- POL104 Introduction into Pol. Sc.
Absolvování předmětu Úvod do politologie. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-GK)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-HE) (2)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-HS)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-KS) (2)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-MS) (2)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-PL) (4)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-PS) (2)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-SO) (2)
- Political Science (programme FSS, B-SP) (2)
- Public Policy and Human Resources (programme FSS, B-PL) (2)
- Course objectives
- The course deals with notions and types of political parties and party systems. The students will have outlook on party politics in modern democracies.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain notions and concepts of political parties and party systems. They also have knowledge of current party politics.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction. 2. Theory of political parties I. 3. Theory of political parties II. 4. Theory of party systems I. 5. Theory of party systems II. 6. Election systems and party systems. 7.-12. Party systems of France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Poland etc. The syllabus with details can be found in IS e-folder.
- Literature
- required literature
- Walchuk, B. A Whole New Ballgame: The Rise of Canada’s Fifth Party System. 2011 (cca 12 stran)
- Gallagher, M. – Laver, M. – Mair, P.: Representative Government in Modern Europe. London 2011, s. 197-227, 314-321.
- Hloušek, V. – Kopeček, L. – Šedo, J.: Politické systémy. Brno 2011, s. 187 – 207
- Gaffney, J. Political Leadership in France. From Charles de Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy. Palgrave-Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2010. s. 138 – 153.
- Kopeček, L. – Spáč, P.: System partyjny Słowacji. In Elżbieta Pałka (ed.): Współczesna Słowacja. Sytuacja wewnętrzna i pozycja międzynarodowa. Wrocław 2010 (18 stran, v ISu vložena zkrácená česká verze textu).
- Fiala, P. – Strmiska, M.: Teorie politických stran. Brno 1998, resp. 2009, s. 14-66.
- Markowski, R. The Polish parliamentary election of 2015: a free and fair election that results in unfair political consequences. West European Politics, 39, 2016, s. 1311-1322.
- Duverger, M.: Politické strany. Praha 2016, s. 97-101 a 105.
- Rybář, M. – Spáč, P. – Voda, P. – Nemčok, M.: Po stopách politického zemětřesení. Parlamentní volby na Slovensku roku 2016. Brno (v tisku, cca 25 stran).
- Sartori, Giovanni: Strany a stranické systémy. Schéma pro analýzu. Brno 2005, s. 123 – 243.
- Carty, K. Political Turbulence in Dominant Party System, PS Online, 2006 (cca 10 stran).
- Teaching methods
- The course consists of lectures and semminars.
- Assessment methods
- Midterm and final test; seminar paper; presentation; participation.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- POLb1007 Political Parties of the World
!POL102 && !NOW(POL102) && (POL104) || (POLb1001)
- POLb1007 Political Parties of the World
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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