EUP406 Czech Politics

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2015
Rozsah
1/1/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Marek Čejka, Ph.D. (přednášející)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Navrátil, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 17:00–18:30 U34
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course introduces students to the political microanalysis. It introduces them to the politics in Czech Republic as a model of the political and other social problems that can be encountered in the region of Central Europe. At the end of the course the students shall be able to understand the processes of transformation of the post-communist country in Europe from a country-specific point of view.They shall be able to identify most imporatnt fields of polity, politics and policy in the Czech Republic.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Precursors of Czechoslovakia
  • 3. History of Czechoslovakia 1918-1992)
  • 4. Political Culture and Democracy in the Czech Republic
  • 5. Constitutional and Institutional Framework of the Czech Republic
  • 6. Party System of the Czech Republic
  • 7. System of Organized Interests
  • 8. Media in the Czech Politics
  • 9. Policies in the Czech Republic
  • 10. Foreign Policy of the Czech Republic
  • 11. Czech Republic and the EU
  • 12. Political Science in the Czech Republic
  • 13. Course Synthesis and Review for Final Test
Literatura
  • Further readings are available on internet (see detailed syllabus)
  • Perotino, M. (2005): Political Parties Finances in the Czech Republic. Praha: Europeum. http://www.europeum.org/doc/arch_eur/political_parties_finances_CZ.pdf
  • Dušek, Libor, Žigič (ed.): Czech Republic 2005. Year After. Prague: CERGE, NÚ AV ČR, pp. 71-86. http://www.cerge-ei.cz/pdf/books/CR2005.pdf
  • AGNEW, Hugh LeCaine. The Czechs and the lands of the Bohemian Crown. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 2004, xxviii, 44. ISBN 9780817944926. info
Výukové metody
Sessions are divided into the lectures (first half) and class discussions (second half). Class Readings for all class discussions are necessary.
Metody hodnocení
Course Requirements: 1. Students are expected to read the required reading(s) for each seminar. If there are two or more required readings rather than one, students are expected to read all of them. 2. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the seminars by posing questions of clarification or bringing up problems for discussion. 3. Students are expected to present the outline of their final paper (power point presentation). The presentation should be uploaded in the Information system MU (section “Homework vaults”/“Odevzdávárny”) and sent via e-mail to the lecturer responsible for the respective seminar. The presentations should be uploaded and submitted no later than 1 p. m. of the day before the seminar for which the paper is written. The personal presentation in seminar is necessary. Main components of presentation are: definition of goals of final paper, description of its structure, frameworks and methods and theoretical background, short description of chapters, presumed conclusion and information about sources. Topic of presentation (the same as the topic of final paper) should be consulted with lecturer (M. Mareš) and its is necessary to send him information about this topic to 11 March (e-mail mmares@fss.muni.cz). He decides about the date of presentation (in relation to the topic). 4. At the end of the semester students should submit a 15-page long final paper (approx. 35 000 characters, including literature and notes) on a topic relevant to the course. Deadline for submission is May, 29th. Components of evaluation are original authors approach, relevant goals and methods, theoretical background, conceptualizing of the topic, structure, sources and literature. 5. There will be a final in-class written exam, consisting of five questions based on the required readings and the discussions and presentations in class (each final-exam question gets between 0 and 6 points). Grading: The final grade will be calculated as a composite evaluation consisting of three parts: 1) evaluation on presentation of the outline of final paper (max 6 points) 2) evaluation on the final paper (max. 24 points) 3) evaluation of the final exam (max. 30 points) The grade will be calculated on the basis of the number of points collected. In order to complete the course, students must collect at least 36 points (60% of the max. points for all parts, i.e. 60 points). Notes: 56-60: A 51-55: B 46-50: C 41-45: D 36-40: E 0-35: F
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Compulsory readings for the course is to be found in Study Materials folder of Information System.
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2005, jaro 2006, jaro 2007, jaro 2008, jaro 2009, jaro 2010, jaro 2011, jaro 2012, jaro 2013, jaro 2014, jaro 2016, jaro 2017, jaro 2019, jaro 2020.