Political Systems of Latin America - AIH520058

• Title: Politické systémy Latinské Ameriky
• Guaranteed by: Centre for Ibero-American Studies (21-SIAS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• Points: 5
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: Czech
• Teaching methods: distance
• Teaching methods: distance
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: PhDr. Radek Buben, Ph.D.; doc. Mgr. Karel Kouba, M.A., Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): PhDr. Radek Buben, Ph.D.; doc. Mgr. Karel Kouba, M.A., Ph.D.

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Radek Buben, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)

Politické systémy Latinské Ameriky

 

 

 

2. 10.  

 Úvodní přednáška – základní rysy a  problémy latinskoamerické politiky

 

Smith, P. (2005). Democracy in Latin America. Political Change in Comparative Prespective, Oxford UP, s. 19-41.

 

Whitehead, L. (2006). Latin American State Organization. In: Latin America A New Interpretation, Routledge, s. 69-117.

 

9. 10.  

 Prezidentské režimy v Latinské Americe

 

Linz, J. J. (1990). The Perils of Presidentialism. Journal of Democracy, 1 (1), 51-69.

 

Llanos, M. and L. Marsteintredet (2010). Introduction: Presidentialism and Presidential

Breakdowns in Latin America. In: Presidential Breakdowns in Latin America: Causes and Outcomes of Executive Instability in Developing Democracies, Palgrave, s. 1-17.

 

16. 10.

 Nestabilita – puče, autogolpes, golpes cívicos, impeachmenty

 

Pérez-Liñán, and J. Polga-Hecimovich (2016). Explaining military coups and impeachments in Latin America. Democratization, 24(5), 839-858.

 

Isacson, A. (2019). What is Latin America’s Political Turmoil Doing to Civilian Control of the Military? WOLA Commentary. (https://www.wola.org/analysis/latin-america-political-turmoil-doing-to-civilian-control-of-the-military/)

 

23. 10.

 Znovuzvolení prezidentů

 

Corrales, J. (2016). Can anyone stop the president? Power asymmetries and term limits in Latin America, 1984–2016. Latin American Politics and Society, 58(2), 3-25.

 

 30. 10.

 Zákonodárná moc, federalismus

 

Gervasoni, C. (2010). A rentier theory of subnational regimes: Fiscal federalism, democracy, and authoritarianism in the Argentine provinces. World politics, 62(2), 302-340.

 

6. 11.

 Politické strany, hnutí, zájmové organizace

 

Coppedge, M. (2018). The Evolution of Latin American Party Systems. In: Politics, Society, and Democracy in Latin America, Routledge, (elektronická nestránkovaná verze).

 

Wills-Otero, L. (2009). From Party Systems to Party Organizations: The Adaptation of Latin American Parties to Changing Environments, Journal of Politics in Latin America, 1 (1)

123-141.

 

 

13. 11.

 Volební systémy

 

McClintock, C. (2018). Reevaluating Runoffs in Latin America. Journal of   Democracy, 29(1), 96-110.

 

 

20. 11.

 Problémy kvality demokracie a vládnutí

 

Mazzuca, S. L., Munck, G. A. (2020). ( Middle-Quality Institutional Trap. Democracy and State Capacity in Latin America, Cambridge, s. 3-35.

 

 

27. 11.

 Autoritářství a autoritářské tendence

 

Corrales, J. (2015). The Authoritarian Resurgence: Autocratic Legalism in Venezuela. Journal of Democracy, 26 (2), 37-51.

 

 

4. 12.

 Případové studie země – Nikaragua a Salvador

 

Thaler, K. M., & Mosinger, E. (2022). Nicaragua: Doubling down on dictatorship. Journal of Democracy, 33(2), 133-146.

 11. 12.

 

Případové studie země – Peru a Bolívie

 18. 12. 

 

Případové studie země – Argentina a Brazílie