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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Political System of the Czech Republic II (regional and local level) - JPB583
Title: Politický systém ČR II. (regionální a lokální úroveň)
Form of teaching: lecture+seminar
Guaranteed by: Department of Political Science (23-KP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2023
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 150 / unknown (150)
Maximum number of enrolled students: 150
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Repeated enrollment: 2 / 2 / 1 / 2
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. Petr Jüptner, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Jakub Čapek
PhDr. Jakub Hornek, Ph.D.
PhDr. Petr Jüptner, Ph.D.
PhDr. Ing. Ilona Masopustová, LL.M.
Mgr. Soňa Procházková, Ph.D.
Annotation -
The course follows up on the course Political System of the Czech Republic I. It studies the regional and local level of the Czech political system. The course focuses on selected case studies, which describe the specifics of the Czech political system on the subnational level.

This course is taught in the Czech language. Students interested in local politics who do not possess a full command of Czech are advised to enroll in English-taught courses instead, such as Local Politics in the EU
Last update: Kočvara Adam, Mgr. (07.09.2026)
Aim of the course -

The aim is to recognise the specifics and various problems of the regional and local politics of the Czech Republic.

Last update: Jüptner Petr, PhDr., Ph.D. (29.09.2021)
Literature -

Balík, S. (2009). Komunální politika. Obce, aktéři a cíle místní politiky. Praha: Grada.

Balík, S. (2010). Politická a stranická stabilita obecních orgánů 1990–2010. Případová studie obcí okresu Šumperk. Acta Politologica 2(3), s. 17-29. ISSN 1804-1302.

Balík, S.; P. Gongala; K. Gregor. (2015). Dvacet let komunálních voleb v ČR. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury.

Bernard, J. (2012). Individuální charakteristiky kandidátů ve volbách do zastupitelstev obcí a jejich vliv na volební výsledky. Czech Sociological Review, 48.4: 613-641.

Čmejrek, J.; Bubeníček, V., Čopík, J. (2010). Demokracie v lokálním politickém prostoru. Specifika politického života v obcích ČR. Praha: Grada.

Hornek, J.; Jüptner, P. (2020). Endangered Municipalities? Case Study of Three Small and Critically Indebted Czech Municipalities. NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 35–59.

Jaroš, B., Balík, S. (2018). Nové komunální volby v ČR 2002–2017 : blokující menšiny? Acta Politologica, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 139-152. ISSN 1804-1302.

Jüptner, P. (2012). Přímá volba starostů v evropské komparaci a české diskusi. Acta Politologica, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 232–245. ISSN 1803–8220.

Jüptner, P. (2009). Ministerská diskuse k případnému zavedení přímé volby starostů: velmi nízká priorita?. Acta Politologica , vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 305–331.

Lebeda, T. (2009). Komunální volby klamou. Krátké zastavení nad problematickými aspekty volebního systému pro obecní zastupitelstva. Acta Politologica, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 332–343.

Jüptner, P., Klimovský, D. (2021): Vertical and horizontal intergovernmental relations during the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis: experience from the extremely fragmented CEE countries, Local Government Studies, DOI:10.1080/03003930.2021.1944858

Kruntorádová, I.; Jüptner, P. (2015). Local Government in the Czech Republic. Paris: Les éditions IMODEV, pp. 80.

Kruntorádová, I. (2013). Regionální patron jako fenomén reprezentace zájmů. Acta Politologica, vol. 5, no. 2, pp.161-177.

Masopustová, Ilona; Jüptner, Petr (2019). Mzdové prostředky územních samospráv jako nástroj hodnocení decentralizace v České republice? Acta Politologica. vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 39–55.https://doi.org/10.14712/1803-8220/27_2018

Ryšavý, D.; Čermák, D.; Illner, M.; Vašát, P. (2015): Na/O kraji : kraje a jejich představitelé 2000-2013. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON).

Zákon č. 128/2000 Sb., o obcích.

Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích.

Zákon č. 491/2001 Sb., o volbách do zastupitelstev obcí.

Zákon č. 130/2000 Sb., o volbách do zastupitelstev krajů.

Zákon č. 131/2000 Sb., o hlavním městě Praze.

Last update: Jüptner Petr, PhDr., Ph.D. (29.09.2021)
Teaching methods -

Lectures offline according the IPS guidelines.

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is permitted in this course only in supporting phases (e.g., research, language correction). It is not permitted to use AI to create the main text, conclusions, or arguments. Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT and similar tools) may only be used as a supplementary means of searching for information, not for creating required outputs. It is always necessary to state when and how AI was used. Copying AI-generated results in their literal or slightly modified form and presenting them as your own work is considered plagiarism. All uses of AI tools must be explicitly stated according to the guidelines set by FSV UK, and they must adhere to the broader ethical recommendations provided by Charles University. Students may decide not to use artificial intelligence tools or not to have their work processed by artificial intelligence, and such decisions will be fully respected by lecturers.

Last update: Jüptner Petr, PhDr., Ph.D. (06.11.2025)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -

The prerequisite of passing the course is succeeding in the exam. The exam consists of an essay and written test. The resulting grade is the average of essay grade and test grade (50:50). The essay grade and the test grade must both be higher than F. 

The essay must be submitted via MS Teams till 11th January 202 and its minimum length is four pages.

Classification is subject to university rules (Opatření děkanky č.17/2018).

Last update: Jüptner Petr, PhDr., Ph.D. (29.09.2021)
Syllabus -

This course is taught in the Czech language. Students interested in local politics who do not possess a full command of Czech are advised to enroll in English-taught courses instead, such as Local Politics in the EU

The course is taught through a series of lectures, each focusing on a specific phenomenon of local and regional politics in the Czech Republic. The lectures draw on the individual lecturers’ research and practical academic work. Students will be introduced to specific case studies situated within broader theoretical frameworks. The course will thus contribute to students’ understanding of particular phenomena and the institutional dimension (polity) of local politics in the Czech Republic, while also introducing them to different approaches to its study.

The topics covered in the individual lectures are linked to the essays that students complete as part of the course.

Schedule of lectures and lecturers:

  1. Thursday, 1 October 2026 – Introductory session
  2. Thursday, 8 October 2026 – Petr Jüptner: Municipalities and regions: key issues. An introduction and conclusion in one
  3. Thursday, 15 October 2026 – Jakub Čapek: Research on municipal politics in the Czech context: methods and findings
  4. Thursday, 22 October 2026 – Petr Jüptner: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on municipalities and regions
  5. Thursday, 29 October 2026 – Soňa Procházková: Municipal and regional elections
  6. Thursday, 5 November 2026 – Soňa Procházková: Repeat municipal elections: municipalities at an impasse?
  7. Thursday, 12 November 2026 – Adam Kočvara: Politics or governance? Cleavages in local politics
  8. Thursday, 19 November 2026 – Adam Kočvara: Local referendums and local participation: does the NIMBY phenomenon exist?
  9. Thursday, 26 November 2026 – Jakub Hornek: Municipalities under threat
  10. Thursday, 3 December 2026 – Jakub Čapek: Municipal responses to the influx of refugees from Ukraine: challenges of multilevel governance
  11. Thursday, 10 December 2026 – Ilona Masopustová: The impact of the funding system on local and regional governments
  12. Thursday, 17 December 2026 – Ilona Masopustová: Financing Czech towns and municipalities: the legislative framework and political debate on the design of the system

Should students have any questions or require clarification, they are asked to contact Mgr. Adam Kočvara at adam.kocvara@fsv.cuni.cz.

Last update: Kočvara Adam, Mgr. (18.09.2026)
 
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