| Course title | Development of pol. systems in Europe 2 |
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| Course code | KPE/VPSE2 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 7 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Post-war Europe. Key issues for better understanding of political system development. Sovietisation of the Central and Eastern Europe. Development of the Western democratic countries (France, UK, Italy, Germany). Authoritarian regimes in Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, Greece). Development of regimes under the rule of the Soviet Union (Poland, Yugoslavia, Hungary).
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Course presents the development of political systems in post-war Europe. The course focuses on the re/ construction of post-war democratic systems in Western Europe (Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany), the development and the fall of authoritarian regimes of Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal and Greece), as well as the different stages of development of countries under the control of the USSR. Interpretation does not emphasize political history of the single country, but the observed phenomena and key terms are selected for understanding the nature of structural foundations of the systems.
Ability to analyse the processes of creation and development of different types of regimes in post-war Europe. Application of political theory and methods for further studies. Ability of critical reading of advanced academic literature in Czech and English. |
| Prerequisites |
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Active knowledge of English
KPE/SPZ ----- or ----- KPE/SPZD |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark, Written exam, Seminar Work
Compulsory participation in seminars (2 absences at max.). Active participation in the seminar discussions (passive approach is treated as absence). Comprehensive knowledge of assigned readings for seminars seminar paper. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Politics and European Studies (2015) | Category: Social sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |