POL347 Heads of State in Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, 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
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 15:15–16:45 U33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 42 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/42, only registered: 0/42
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objective of the course can be summarized as follows: students should be able to compare position of the heads of state in different European countries; students should be identify differences between personalities of the head of state and their influence on the role played by this institution in the political system; they should be able to understand position of the head of state according to the theories of political system; they should be able to analyze differences between formal and real position of the heads of the states; they should be able to evaluate which factors influenced these differences.
Syllabus
  • 1. Heads of states in the history of Europe 2. Traditional European monarchies at their end 3. Heads of states as threat to democracy 4. Evaluation of the position of the head of state 5. Contemporary European monarchies 6. Presidents under semi-presidential and parliamentary systems 7. Strong Presidents in Western Europe 8. Weak Presidents in Western Europe 9. Central European Presidents 10. Presidents in the South-Eastern Europe 11. Role of the Presidential Elections Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS).
Literature
  • Postavení hlavy státu v parlamentních a poloprezidentských režimech - Česká republika v komparativní perspektivě. Edited by Miroslav Novák - Miloš Brunclík. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2008, 399 s. ISBN 9788073631796. info
  • PEROTTINO, Michel. Francouzský politický systém. Vyd. 1. Praha: SLON, 2005, 335 pp. Politické systémy, sv. 3. ISBN 8086429482. info
Teaching methods
The course is mostly conducted through lectures. Students also write an essay about the head of state in the selected European country.
Assessment methods
Students write a short seminar paper (maximum 5 points), they make a short presentation (maximum 10 points) and they can get points for discussion during seminars (maximum 5 points) and at the end of the semester write an final written exam (maximum 20 points). It is necessary to get at least 24 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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