Political Systems of East Central European Countries - JTM014

• Title: Political Systems of East Central European Countries
• Guaranteed by: Department of Russian and East European Studies (23-KRVS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2019
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 25 / unknown (25)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• 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: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses not for incoming students
• Incompatibility : JMM095, JTM139
• Is incompatible with: JTM139

Annotation

Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

This course is an introduction to the modern politics and government of Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th century and after the fall of communism in 1989. You will not only learn about the most important and contemporary political events, but you will also learn to apply basic concepts of comparative politics to Central and East European political practice.

Aim of the course

Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

Upon successful completion of this course, student should be able to:

1)     understand the fundamentals of politics and government in East-Central Europe,

2)     identify the main turning points in the development of politics and government in the 20^th century and present,

3)     evaluate particularities of politics and government in the region.

Course completion requirements

Last update: Bc. Sára Lochmanová (05.02.2024)

According to the Dean's provision, the teacher evaluates the student's performance in the percentages assigned to grades A to F (https://fsv.cuni.cz/opatreni-dekanky-c-20/2019):

• 91% and more   => A
• 81-90%             => B
• 71-80%             => C
• 61-70%             => D
• 51-60%             => E
• 0-50%               => F

More in SMĚRNICE S_SO_002: Organizace zkouškových termínů, kontrol studia a užívání klasifikace A–F na FSV UK.

Literature

Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

Literature:

Balík, S. et al.: Czech Politics: From West to East and Back Again. Barbara Budrich, 2017.

Berlung, S. et al.: The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe. Edward Elgar, 2013.

Brunclík, M., Kubát, M.: Semi-Presidentialism, Parliamentarism and Presidents. Presidential Politics in Central Europe. Routledge, 2019.

Gwiazda A.: Democracy in Poland: Representation, Participation, Competition and Accountability Since 1989. Routledge 2016.

Fagan, A., Kopecký P.: The Routledge Handbook of East European Politics. Routledge, 2017.

Hague, R., Harrop, M., McCormic, J.: Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction. 11th ed. Red Globe Press, 2019. 

Huntington, S., P.: The Third Wave. Democratization in the Late 20 Century. University of Oklahoma Press, 1991.

Linz, J., J., Stepan, A.: Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America and Post-Communist Europe. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

Levitsky, S., Way, L., A.: Competetive Authoritarianism. Hybrid Regimes After the Cold War. Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Mudde, C., Kaltwasser, C., R.: Populism. Oxford University Press, 2017.

Sulowski S., Słomka T. eds.: The Political System of Poland. Peter Lang, 2021.

 

Sources:

Constitution of the Czech Republic http://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/eng/docs/laws/1993/1.html Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms http://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/eng/docs/laws/1993/2.html Constitution of the Slovak Republic http://www.nrsr.sk/default.aspx?SectionId=124   The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary (1949-2011) http://www.mkab.hu/index.php?id=constitution   The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary (2012) http://www.euractiv.com/sites/all/euractiv/files/BRNEDA224_004970.pdf http://www.euractiv.com/sites/all/euractiv/files/CONSTITUTION_in_English__DRAFT.pdf   Little Constitution of Poland 1992 http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/pl02000_.html The Constitution of the Republic of Poland 1997 http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/angielski/kon1.htm

 

Teaching methods

Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

Teaching methodology: lectures and discussions.

 

Requirements to the exam

Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

The exam will take place remotely in the summer semester of the academic year 2023/2024, via a moodle2 (https://dl2.cuni.cz). The exam will consist of a test ("open questions"). Moodle will be open to complete the test for 1 hour. Students can use the assigned literature ("open book test") while completing the tests. Exam dates will be opened in the SIS by default. Students will be informed about any changes by e-mail.

Syllabus

Last update: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

Course programme:

1) Syllabus reading

2) Czechoslovaskia (20th Century I.)

3) Czechoslovakia (20th Century II.)

4) Czechoslovaskia (20th Century III.)

5) Czech Republic (after 1993 and today)

6) Slovakia (after 1993 abd today)

7) Poland (20th Century)

8) Poland (20th Century)

9) Poland (after 1989 and today)

10) Hungary (20th Century)

11) Hungary (20th Century)

12) Hungary (after 1989 and today)