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Lecturer(s)
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Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Fiala Vlastimil, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Lectures: 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 Seminars: 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
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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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.
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Prerequisites
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The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark
It is essential that those students who would like to get the credit must have attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and they also must succeed in the exam.
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Recommended literature
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Balík, S. a kol. (2007). Politický systém českých zemí 1848-1989. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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Cabada, L., Šanc, D. (2005). Český stranický systém ve 20. století. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk.
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Klíma, M. (2001). Kvalita demokracie v České republice a volební inženýrství. Praha: RADIX.
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Mansfeldová, Z., Kroupa, A. (2005). Participace a zájmové organizace v České republice. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství.
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Müller, K. (2002). Češi a občanská společnost. Pojem, problémy, východiska.. Praha: Triton.
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Novák, M., Lebeda, T. (2004). Volební a stranické systémy. ČR v mezinárodním srovnání.. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk.
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Pick, O., Handl, V. (2004). Zahraniční politika České republiky 1993-2004: úspěchy, problémy a perspektivy. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů.
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Vodička, K., Cabada, L. (2007). Politický systém České republiky: historie a současnost. Praha: Portál.
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