POLb1126 Changing roles of parliaments

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL250 Introd. of comp. of pol. syst. && !NOW( POL250 Introd. of comp. of pol. syst. )
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course add more information about roles of parliaments in the political systems.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to understand activities of the parliament and their real influence on the political systems.
Syllabus
  • 1. What parliaments do? 2. Predecessors of the parliaments. History of the parliaments 3. Bicameralism 4. Elections of the parliaments 5. Parliaments and non-democratic regimes 6. Parliaments as lawmakers 7. Checking of the government 8. Control of the political institutions 9. Who are members of the parliaments? 10. Obstructions 11. Parliaments as electors 12. Parlaments in Multi-Level Systems Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS). Under the course title "POLb1126: Měnící se role parlamentů" you will find an extended syllabus which contains important general information about the course and the weekly schedule
Literature
    required literature
  • Hague, Rod, Martin Harrop a John McCormick: Comparative Government and Politics. Macmillan International, 2016. ISBN: 9781137528360
  • HLOUŠEK, Vít, Lubomír KOPEČEK and Jakub ŠEDO. Politické systémy (Political Systems). Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2011, 292 pp. Politika, Evropská unie. ISBN 978-80-87474-23-5. URL info
  • Comparative politics today : a world view. Edited by Gabriel Abraham Almond. 9th ed. New York: Pearson/Longman Publishers, 2008, xxiv, 776. ISBN 9780205589760. info
  • JUDGE, David. Political institutions in the United Kingdom. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, xiv, 323. ISBN 9780199244263. info
  • KYSELA, Jan. Dvoukomorové systémy : teorie, historie a srovnání dvoukomorových parlamentů. 1. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2004, 630 s. ISBN 8086432890. info
    recommended literature
  • Comparative politics. Edited by Daniele Caramani. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2017, xl, 605. ISBN 9780198737421. info
  • FILIP, Jan and Jan SVATOŇ. Státověda (Theory of State and Politics). 5th ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1. URL info
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Vladimíra. Základní modely demokratických systémů : komparace politických systémů. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Oeconomica, 2008, 255 s. ISBN 9788024513577. info
Teaching methods
The course is mostly conducted through lectures with addition of seminars.
Assessment methods
It is necessary to get at least 21 of maximum 35, presentation - maximum 5 points, written paper - maximum 7 points, active participation - maximum 3 point and written written final test - maximum 20 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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