POLn4002 Comparative Politics

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2020
Rozsah
2/0/0. 8 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. Marek Rybář, M.A., Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Tomáš Kratochvíl, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Mgr. Milan Podmaník (pomocník)
Garance
doc. Marek Rybář, M.A., Ph.D.
Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Oddělení politologie – Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Út 14:00–15:40 exP24
Předpoklady
! POL401 Komparatistika && !NOW( POL401 Komparatistika )
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
After successful completion of the course, the students will be able to understand key questions of comparative statics and comparative dynamics of modern political and social processes. Students will learn how to assess conceptualization and operationalization of these processes, their origins, and impact, as well as to evaluate the epistemological questions related to their understanding.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What is comparative politics,
  • 3. Comparative methods
  • 4.Long-term development I (modernization, geography, natural resources)
  • 5. Long-term development II (institutions, demography, infrastructure)
  • 6. Modern states
  • 7. Nation/alism
  • 8. Democracy
  • 9. Autocracy
  • 10. Institutions of the modern state I (parliaments, cabinets,executive-legislative relations)
  • 11. Democratic competition and political representation
  • 12. Organized interests and political participation
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Comparative politics. Edited by Daniele Caramani. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2017, xl, 605. ISBN 9780198737421. info
  • Democracy, accountability, and representation. Edited by Adam Przeworski - Susan Carol Stokes - Bernard Manin. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, ix, 351. ISBN 0521646162. info
    doporučená literatura
  • The Oxford handbook of comparative politics. Edited by Carles Boix - Susan Carol Stokes. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, xi, 1021. ISBN 9780199566020. info
  • INGLEHART, Ronald a Christian WELZEL. Modernization, cultural change, and democracy : the human development sequence. New York NY: Cambridge University Press, 2005, x, 333. ISBN 0521609712. info
Výukové metody
The course consists of quizzes, lectures and class discussions.
Metody hodnocení
Six quizzes (max. 30 points), five position papers (max. 30points), final exam (closed-book&closed notes (max. 40 points).
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Students are expected to know the Masaryk University study rules and maintain academic honesty by refraining from plagiarism and from cheating during exams. Plagiarism means that one presents other people's ideas as one’s own and does not credit the author. Plagiarism is one of the most serious breaches of ethical standards in the academic environment, for it denies the mission of the university and the meaning of studying. From a legal perspective, plagiarism is the stealing of intellectual property. The official Faculty of Social Studies disciplinary policy states that academic dishonesty is not tolerated under any circumstances. For students caught plagiarizing or cheating in a course, the minimum penalty is immediate expulsion from the course, a grade of F for the semester, and a referral to the Faculty Dean, who may choose to send the case to the FSS Disciplinary Committee. To avoid plagiarism, students are responsible for learning and following the rules about the proper citation of sources.
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