POL712 Central European Political Systems

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 9 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dalibor Čaloud (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Timetable
Fri 6. 3. 12:30–13:45 U41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
POL708 Pol. Syst. of Dem. Countries I
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 political systems of the Post-Communist Countries, especially so-called Visegrad four countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) to learn basic informations about the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) to know the most important data about their development after 1989 to analyze and identify similarities and differencies in the development of the political systems of these countries
Syllabus
  • 1. Czech Republic 2. Hungary 3. Poland 4. Slovakia 5. Baltic countries in comparison 6. Lithuania 7. Latvia 8. Estonia Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS). Under the course title "POL712: Politické systémy střední Evropy a Pobaltí" you will find an extended syllabus which contains important general information about the course and the weekly schedule.
Literature
  • Michal Kubát (ed.). In Politické a ústavní systémy zemí středovýchodní Evropy. 1. vyd. Praha : Eurolex Bohemia, 2004. ISBN 80-86432-92-0.
  • DANČÁK, Břetislav. Integrační pokusy ve středoevropském prostoru II. (Integration Attempts in Central European Area II.). 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 1999, 254 pp. Edice Pracovní studie, sv. č. 6. ISBN 80-210-2036-9. info
Assessment methods
Seminar paper (maximum 10 points), control test (maximum 4 points) and written final test (maximum 36 points). It is necessary to get at least 31 points of maximum 50 points and at least 20 points out of 36 in the final test.
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 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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