POLb1109 Election Systems

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Daniel Kerekeš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, 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
Mon 10:00–11:40 P52
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL185 Election Systems && !NOW( POL185 Election Systems )
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: 9/65, 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
Learning outcomes
Students are able to identify and analyse the dependence of the electoral and party systems, describe and understand electoral formulae and explain outcomes of elections under different rules.
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
    required literature
  • CHYTILEK, Roman, Jakub ŠEDO, Tomáš LEBEDA and Dalibor ČALOUD. Volební systémy (Electoral Systems). 2. rozšířené. Praha: Portál, 2009, 376 pp. Politologie. ISBN 978-80-7367-548-6. info
  • SARTORI, Giovanni. Srovnávací ústavní inženýrství : zkoumání struktur, podnětů a výsledků. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2001, 238 s. ISBN 80-85850-94-X. info
  • DUDÁKOVÁ, Barbora, Roman CHYTILEK and Petr ZVÁRA. Techniky výzkumu výstup volební soutže. Druhá generace (Electoral Competition Research Techniques. Second Generation). Evropská volební studia. 2006, vol. 1, No 1, p. 3-37. ISSN 1801-6545. URL info
    recommended literature
  • ŠEDO, Jakub. Volební právo a klasifikace volebních systémů. In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2004, p. 11-36. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
  • CHYTILEK, Roman and Petr HUŠEK. Většinové volební systémy (Majoritarian Electoral Systems). In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2004, p. 64-93. Studie/30. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
  • CHYTILEK, Roman and Nikola HYNEK. Semiproporční volební systémy (Semi-proportional Electoral Systems). In Chytilek, Roman a Šedo, Jakub (eds.) Volební systémy. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2004, p. 94-103. mimo edici. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
  • HAVLÍK, Vlastimil, Jakub ŠEDO and Dalibor ČALOUD. Systémy poměrného zastoupení (The Electoral Systems of Proportional Representation). In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2004, p. 104-142. Studie 30. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
  • ČALOUD, Dalibor. Smíšené volební systémy. In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. 1. vydání. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2004, p. 143 - 157. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
  • NOVÁK, Miroslav and Tomáš LEBEDA. Volební a stranické systémy : ČR v mezinárodním srovnání. Dobrá Voda: Aleš Čeněk, 2004, 485 s. ISBN 8086473880. info
  • LEBEDA, Tomáš. Volební systémy poměrného zastoupení : mechanismy, proporcionalita a politické konsekvence. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2008, 160 s. ISBN 9788024615233. info
  • FARRELL, David M. Electoral systems : a comparative introduction. 2nd ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, xiii, 279. ISBN 9780230546783. info
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/fss/autumn2021/POLb1109