POL190 Local politics

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 U43
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
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the system of public service, to understand the system of local authorities, local political parties and coalitions, to understand the index of functions of municipalities, to understand the local election system
Syllabus
  • 1. Organization of the course 2. Public Service, the functions of local government 3. Development of local polity and politics since 1990 4. Structure and competences of local authorities 5. Local election system, local coalitions 6. European Union and Czech local government 7. Reading week 8. Financing of municipalities 9. Opposition at local level 10. Local politics in small village 11. Local politics in in big town 12. Local politics in urban neighbourhood 13. Conclusion
Literature
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Česká komunální politika v obcích s rozšířenou působností. Koalice, voličské vzorce a politické strany na místní úrovni v letech 1994-2006 (Czech Local Politics in the Accredited Communes. Coalitions, Electoral Constellations and Political Parties at Local Level in the Years 1994-2006). 1st ed. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2008, 387 pp. Politologická řada, č. 27. ISBN 978-80-7325-144-4. info
  • Komunální politické systémy. Edited by Jakub Hudák - Petr Jüptner - Jiří Svoboda. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2003, 190 s. ISBN 8073080567. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Komunální volby v České republice v roce 2002 (Communal Elections in Czech Republic in 2002). 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, 2003, 143 pp. Ediční řada Studie, svazek č. 28. ISBN 80-210-3211-1. info
Assessment methods
presence at lectures group project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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