POL144 Czech Political System

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Vlastimil Havlík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jaroslav Petřík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 Aula
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
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to provide basic information on characteristic features of political system of the Czech Lands between 1848-2008. Periods of genesis of political system are analyzed chronilogicaly with stress on identification of basic characteristic attributes of system. Structural framework of the course is formed by Czech (Czechoslovak) constitutional history including actual state, i. e. Constitution of the Czech Republic from December 1992 and its changes.
Syllabus
  • 1. Organization of the course 2. Development of Czech political system 1848-1918 3. First Czechoslovak Republic – political system 4. First and Second Czechoslovak Republic 5. Protektorate and exil, Third Republic and the period 1948-1953 6. Reading week 7. Political system 1953-1989 8. Test 9. Transition to the democracy and desintegration of Czechoslovak federation 10. Parliament of the Czech Republic 11. President of CR; Government 12. Justice in CR, Czech National Bank; Regional and Local polity 13. Political parties and organized interests 14. Test
Literature
  • Spor o smysl českých dějin. Edited by Miloš Havelka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 2006, 723 s. ISBN 8072152920. info
  • STRMISKA, Maxmilián and Petr FIALA. Systém politických stran v letech 1989-2004 (The Party System, 1989-2004). In MALÍŘ, Jiří and Pavel MAREK. Politické strany. Vývoj politických stran a hnutí v českých zemích a na Slovensku, 1861-2004. 1st ed. Brno: Doplněk, 2005, p. 1359-1380. II. díl. ISBN 80-7239-179-8. info
  • VODIČKA, Karel and Ladislav CABADA. Politický systém České republiky :historie a současnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2003, 351 s. ISBN 80-7178-718-3. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Vít HLOUŠEK, Jan HOLZER and Jakub ŠEDO. Politický systém českých zemí 1848-1989 (Political System of the Czech Lands 1848-1989). 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2003, 180 pp. Monografie, svazek č. 9. ISBN 80-210-3307-X. info
  • PAVLÍČEK, Václav. Ústavní právo a státověda. 1. vyd. Praha: Linde, 2001, 551 s. ISBN 8072012738. info
  • KLIMEK, Antonín. Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Paseka, 2000, 821 s. ISBN 80-7185-328-3. info
  • KOŘALKA, Jiří. Češi v habsburské říši a v Evropě 1815-1914 : sociálněhistorické souvislosti vytváření novodobého národa a národnostní otázky v českých zemích. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1996, 354 s. ISBN 8072030221. info
  • Spor o smysl českých dějin 1895-1938. Edited by Miloš Havelka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 1995, 867 s. ISBN 80-85639-41-6. info
  • BROKLOVÁ, Eva. Československá demokracie :politický systém ČSR 1918-1938. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1992, 168 s. ISBN 80-901059-6-3. info
Assessment methods
seminary paper 2 written tests
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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