POL150 Slovak Politics

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2018
Rozsah
1/1/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. Mgr. Peter Spáč, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 9:45–11:15 U42
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 40 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/40, pouze zareg.: 0/40
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course deals with the topic of Slovak politics and its various aspects and features.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction and course organization
  • 2. Slovak politics before 1989
  • 3. 1989-1992 – From Velvet revolution to the split of the Czechoslovak Federation
  • 4. Political system of Slovakia I. – Parliament and Government
  • 5. Political system of Slovakia II. – The role of President
  • 6. Party system I.
  • 7. Party system II.
  • 8. Electoral system and its reforms
  • 9. Referendum – power of the people or a party instrument?
  • 10. Ethnic minorities and nationalism
  • 11. Dark side of Slovak politics – scandals and political corruption
  • 12. Discussion seminar
Literatura
  • Haughton, T. (2001): HZDS: The Ideology, Organisation and Support Base of Slovakia's Most Successful Party. Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 745-769
  • Deegan-Krause, K. – Haughton, T. (2012). The 2010 parliamentary elections in Slovakia. Electoral Studies, Vol. 31, pp. 222-242.
  • Mesežnikov, G. (2009): National Populism in Slovakia – Defining the Character of the State and Interpreting Select Historic Events. In: Petõcz, K. (ed.): National Populism and Slovak – Hungarian relations in Slovakia 2006 – 2009. Šamorín – Somorja: Forum
  • Rybář, M. (2006): Old Parties and New: Changing Patterns of Party Politics in Slovakia. In: Jungerstam-Mulders, S. (ed.): Post-Communist EU Member States: Parties and Party Systems. Burlington: Ashgate, pp. 147-176.
  • Rybář, M. (2007): The parliamentary election in Slovakia, June 2006. Electoral Studies, Vol. 26, pp. 699-702.
  • Hilde, P. S. 1999. Slovak Nationalism and the Break-Up of Czechoslovakia. Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 647-665.
  • Haughton, TJ and Szczerbiak, A and Hanley, S (2006). All Right Now? Explaining the Successes and Failures of the Slovak Centre-Right. In: Centre-Right Parties in Post-Communist East-Central Europe. Routledge, London.New York, pp. 115-132.
  • Spáč, P. - Voda, P. (2014): Slovak Extreme Right and its Support based on Local Roma Incidence. Paper presented at the ECPR General Conference in Glasgow, 2014, https://ecpr.eu/Filestore/PaperProposal/18868690-676e-48c3-9dda-700b77f4e3c1.pdf
  • RYBÁŘ, Marek a Peter SPÁČ. The March 2016 parliamentary elections in Slovakia : A political earthquake. Electoral Studies. Oxford: Elsevier, 2017, roč. 45, February, s. 153-156. ISSN 0261-3794. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2016.10.010. info
  • SPÁČ, Peter. The 2012 parliamentary elections in Slovakia. ELECTORAL STUDIES. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2014, roč. 33, March, s. 343-346. ISSN 0261-3794. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2013.07.006. info
  • SPÁČ, Peter. Slovakia: In Search of Limits. In Vít Hloušek. Presidents Above Parties? Presidents in Central and Eastern Europe, Their Formal Competencies and Informal Power. 1. vyd. Brno: Muni press, 2013, s. 121-141. Monographs, No. 56. ISBN 978-80-210-6687-8. info
  • HAVLÍK, Vlastimil, Aneta PINKOVÁ, Ilze BALCERE, Blagovesta CHOLOVA, Vratislav HAVLÍK, Markéta SMRČKOVÁ, Peter SPÁČ, Kinga WOJTAS a Alenka KRAŠOVEC. Populist Political Parties in East-Central Europe. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 280 s. Monografie 49. ISBN 978-80-210-6105-7. info
  • KOPEČEK, Lubomír a Marián BELKO. Referendum in theory and practice: the history of the Slovak referendums and their consequences. on-line Středoevropské politické studie. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav MU, 2003, roč. 5, 2-3, 9 s. ISSN 1212-7817. URL info
  • BIRCH, Sarah. Embodying democracy : electoral system design in post-communist Europe. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002, xiii, 241. ISBN 0333993608. info
  • A concise history of Slovakia. Edited by Elena Mannová. Bratislava: Historický ústav SAV, 2000, 353 s. ISBN 8088880424. info
Výukové metody
The course consists of lectures. In the end of the course there will be a discussion seminar.
Metody hodnocení
Written test. Active participation may lead to additional bonus points.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2000, jaro 2001, jaro 2002, jaro 2003, jaro 2004, jaro 2005, jaro 2006, podzim 2006, jaro 2013, jaro 2014, jaro 2015, jaro 2016, jaro 2017.
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