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Comparative Government II - JPB010
Title: Komparativní politologie II
Guaranteed by: Department of Political Science (23-KP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2011
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: not taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: PhDr. Věra Kotábová
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Lebeda, Ph.D.
prof. Miroslav Novák, Dr.
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Annotation -
The course is focused on the key problems of comparative political science. In the summer semester, the course will provide students with the characteristic features of selected countries´ political system and their developments. The attention will be paid to the application of theoretical knowledge of election systems, party systems, relation between the executive and legislative powers, and pluralistics and neocorporative interest articulation.


Last update: KOTABOVA (11.04.2008)
Literature -

Readings:

B. Říchová a kol, Komparace politických systémů II., 2007,1999, or 1995. VŠE, Praha

V. Klokočka, Ústavní systémy evropských států, Linde, Praha 2006 (2nd edition)

M.Novák, M.Brunclík (eds.), Postavení hlavy státu v parlamentních a poloprezidentských režimech: Česká republika v komparativní perspektivě, Dokořán, Praha 2008

Recommended Readings:

B.Říchová, A.Lisa, Antologie světových politologů II, VŠE, Praha 1995

B.Říchová, Přehled moderních politologických teorií, Portál, Praha 2000

M.Novák, Jakou demokracii pro nové demokracie?, Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy university, Brno 2001

Last update: KOTABOVA (10.04.2008)
Teaching methods -

lecture

Last update: KOTABOVA (10.04.2008)
Requirements to the exam -

final test

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Syllabus -

Political System of France

Political System of Switzerland

Political System of Belgium

Political System of the USA

Political System of Austria

Political System of Italy

Political System of Spain

Political System of Sweden

1.-2. France.

Basic chracteristic of the distinctive republics´ development, Fifth republic characteristic. The powers and place of the president and the prime minister within the political system (historical developments).

National Asembly. Election system. Presidential election. Political parties and party system in France.

3.-4. Belgium.

Political system and its transformation.

5. Switzerland.

Directorial regime. Semi-direct democracy, federalism.

5.-7. The United States of America

Key principles of the Cnstitution. Amending the Constitution. Federalism. Federal-state relations.

Historical developments of federalism.

Legislative, executive, and judiacial Branches of Government. Separation of powers. Checks and balances. Powers and place of the president within the political system.

U.S. election system. Party system. Interest groups.

8. Austria

Semi-presidential System. Neocorporativism. Election system. Party system. Interest articulation.

9. Italy

Change in the First and Second Republics.

10. Spain

Basic characteristic of the Spanish system and its transformation.

11.-12.Sweden

Swedish system and its specific features.

Last update: KOTABOVA (11.04.2008)
 
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