Course: Political System of Czech Republic

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Course title Political System of Czech Republic
Course code KPO/POLSY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Fiala Vlastimil, doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
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

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
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

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. The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS.
Recommended literature
  • Balík, S. a kol. (2007). Politický systém českých zemí 1848-1989. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Cabada, L., Šanc, D. (2005). Český stranický systém ve 20. století. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk.
  • Klíma, M. (2001). Kvalita demokracie v České republice a volební inženýrství. Praha: RADIX.
  • Mansfeldová, Z., Kroupa, A. (2005). Participace a zájmové organizace v České republice. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství.
  • Müller, K. (2002). Češi a občanská společnost. Pojem, problémy, východiska.. Praha: Triton.
  • Novák, M., Lebeda, T. (2004). Volební a stranické systémy. ČR v mezinárodním srovnání.. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk.
  • Pick, O., Handl, V. (2004). Zahraniční politika České republiky 1993-2004: úspěchy, problémy a perspektivy. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů.
  • Vodička, K., Cabada, L. (2007). Politický systém České republiky: historie a současnost. Praha: Portál.


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 in Public Administration (2013) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2013X) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter