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Course: Political System of the Czech Republic

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Course title Political System of the Czech Republic
Course code KPO/EPSCR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Communist regime and transition to democracy in Czechoslovakia Constitutional system Party system Electoral system, electoral engineering and electoral campaigns Interest and pressure groups Foreign and security policy Dissolution of Czechoslovakia; Dealing with the past Cleavages of the Czech political system Czech political parties Parliamentary elections after 2000 Civil society and political culture Czech foreign relations

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Homework for Teaching - 140 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main objective of the course is to deepen and broaden students' knowledge in the area of the political system of the Czech Republic. The lectures focus on the main aspects of the political system (legislative power, executive power, party system, electoral system, interest groups) and on the Czech foreign policy. The seminars cover in more detail selected topics of the lectures.
Students who have completed this course will gain both practical and theoretical knowledge from the field of the Czech political system. They will also strengthen their analytical skills.
Prerequisites
The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Students must succeed in the exam
Recommended literature
  • Černoch, F., Husák,J., Schütz, O., Vít, M. (2011). Political parties and nationalism in Visegrad countries. Brno : Masarykova univerzita.
  • Elena Semenova, Michael Edinger and Heinrich Best. (2014). Parliamentary elites in Central and Eastern Europe : recruitment and representation. London ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge.
  • Havlík, V. et al. (2012). Populist Political Parties in East-Central Europe. Brno : Masarykova univerzita.
  • Henderson, K. (1999). Back to Europe : Central and Eastern Europe and the European Union. London : UCL.
  • Hloušek, V et al. (2013). Presidents above Parties? Presidents in Central and Eastern Europe, Their Formal Competencies and Informal Power. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita.
  • Johnson, Lonie R. (1996). Central Europe : enemies, neighbors, friends. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press.
  • Marek, D., Baun, M. (2011). The Czech republic and the European Union. New York, N.Y. : Routledge.
  • Schimmelfennig, F., Sedelmeier, U. (2005). The Europeanization of Central and Easter Europe. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press.
  • Tomila v. Lankina, Anneke Hudalla and Hellmut Wollmann. (2008). Local governance in Central and Eastern Europe : comparing performance in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (ERA2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 01.05.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025