POLb1110 French Politics and Political Parties

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Šárka Pittnerová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 U41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL235 French Pol. and Pol. Parties && !NOW( POL235 French Pol. and Pol. Parties )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 24/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the political and party system of France with focus on the second half of the 20th century. At the end of this course, the students should understand and analyze the party system, the electoral system and the specificities of the French political life.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain contemporary French politic and party system. The students should be also able to describe and analyse the selected topics associated with elections in multilevel perspective in France.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the topic, bsics of the party system and semi-presidential system, effects of the electoral systems on the party system. 2. Specifics of the political system, cohabitation, comunal and regional electoral systems etc. 3. Evolution of the left-right spectrum and phases of evolution of the party system. 4. Gaullist from 1945 on. 5. Home study. 6. Traditional right and christian parties of the political centre - parties and coalitions. 7. Far right - focus on UDCA, ARLP and FN. 8. The Socialist Party. 9. The Communist Party. 10. The extreme left parties and movements - focus on last two decates. 11. Green parties. !@. Nationalist parties and new trends of the last decade (RPF, MPF, CPNT etc.).
Literature
    required literature
  • Bell, D.S. and Gaffney, J. The Presidents of the French Fifth Republic. Basingstoke, Palgrave - Macmillan.
  • Perottino, Michel. (2005). Francouzský politický systém. Praha, Slon.
  • Sperber. N. (2010): Three million Trotskyists? Explaining extreme left voting in France in the 2002 presidential election. European Journal of Political Research 49: 359 - 392.
  • GAFFNEY, John. Political leadership in France : from Charles de Gaulle to Nicholas Sarkozy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, xii, 258. ISBN 9780230360372. info
  • KNAPP, Andrew. Parties and the party system in France : a disconnected democracy? 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2004, xv, 423. ISBN 033392083X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, discusion, presentation of students work
Assessment methods
To pass the course, the student has to gain minimum of 31 points out of 100. 60 points can be gained in the written exam, 20 for the written asignment and 20 for active participation in the seminars together with a presentation of a report on a topic connected with the sub.ject of the course or an additional written essay. Grading: A: 100 – 93 B: 92 - 85 C: 84 – 77 D: 76 - 69 E: 68 - 61, F: 60 and less.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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