FSS:POLb1116 End of Post-Communism - Course Information

POLb1116 End of Post-Communism: East-Central Europe after 1989

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Marek Rybář, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Milan Podmaník (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Marek Rybář, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Thu 14:00–15:40 U44

Prerequisites

None

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-POL) (9)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-PS) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-SO) (2)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-SP) (2)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-HS)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-KS)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-MS)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-PL)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-PS)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-SO) (2)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-SP)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-TV)
• Public Policy and Human Resources (programme FSS, B-PL) (2)
• Public Policy and Human Resources (programme FSS, B-SO)

Course objectives

We shall investigate the development and the state of competitive politics in the region. The course is divided into three sections: (absence of) democratic prerequisites and the transition to democracy in 1989 (topics 1-4), performance of political institutions after regime change (témy 5-9) , and questions of democratic deconsolidationa dn democratic backsliding in the region.

Learning outcomes (in Czech)

Po absolvovaní kurzu dokážu študenti porozumieť politickým a ekonomickým predpokladom a súvislostiam zmeny režimu a fungovaniu nových režimov v strednej a východnej Európe, interpretovať nadobudnuté poznatky prostredníctvom teoretických a analytických nástrojov komparatívnej politológie a lepšie využívať a rozvíjať vlastné kognitívne a komunikačné zručnosti.

Syllabus

• How democracies emerge (in Central and Eastern Europe)?
• Regime Change: Poland
• Regime Change: Hungary
• Collapse of Communism: A Typology
• Constitutions, Constitutional Courts and dis/continuity with the old regime
• Dealing with the Communist Past
• Political Parties and the State
• Executive-Legislative Relations
• Interest Representation, Civic Activism and Civil Society
• Democratic Decay: Hungary
• Democratic Decay: Poland
• Deconsolidation of Democracy? Comparative Perspectives

Teaching methods

lectures, class discussions, group projects

Assessment methods

Two short essays (1500 words each) ... 2x20%
Final written exam ... 60%
Essays: Úlohou bude zodpovedať na zadanie, ktoré bude študentom sprístupnené počas štvrtého a desiateho týždňa semestra. Pri koncipovaní odpovedí študenti vychádzajú z prednášok aj povinnej literatúry a svoje odpovede podporia odkazmi na relevantné zdroje.
Písomná skúška: Otvorené otázky (cca 5), študenti vo svojich odpovediach vychádzajú z prednášok a povinnej literatúry.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
  
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