Comparison of Central European Political Systems II. - JMMZ110

• Anglický název: Comparison of Central European Political Systems II.
• Zajišťuje: Katedra německých a rakouských studií (23-KNRS)
• Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
• Platnost: od 2013 do 2013
• Semestr: zimní
• E-Kredity: 6
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:2/0, Zk [HT]
• Počet míst: neurčen / neurčen (neurčen)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: nevyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu; při zápisu přednost, je-li ve stud. plánu
• Garant: prof. PhDr. Blanka Říchová, CSc.; PhDr. David Příhoda

Anotace

Poslední úprava: PhDr. David Příhoda (30.09.2012)

This course is focused on political development in Germany, Austria and Visegrad countries after 1989. It emphasizes the roles of political actors, which are given them by the constitution. This course builds upon knowledge of key terms of political science explained in the JMMZ109.

Literatura

Poslední úprava: PhDr. David Příhoda (17.05.2012)

Cameron, Fraser (ed.), The Future of Europe: Integration and Enlargement. London: Routledge, 2004.

DIMITROV, Vesselin - GOETZ, Klaus - WOLLMAN, Hellmut (eds). Governing after Communism. London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006.

ELSTER, J. et al. Institutional design in post-communist societies: rebuilding the ship at sea. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

EKIERT, Grzegorz - Hanson, Stephen E. (eds). Capitalism and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

HOLMES, Leslie. Post-Communism: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1997.

HUNTINGTON, Samuel. The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991.

O’BRENNAN, John, The Eastern Enlargement of the European Union. London: Routledge, 2006.

RAMET, Sabrina P. (ed.). Central and southeast European politics since 1989. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

ROSE, Richard. Understanding Post-Communist Transformation: A Bottom-Up Approach. London, Routledge, 2008.

ROTSCHILD, Joseph - Wingfield, Nancy M. Return to Diversity: a Political History of East-Central Europe since World War II. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. (from p. 277)

SAXONBERG, Steven. The Fall: A Comparative Study of the End of Communism in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary and Poland. London: Routledge, 2001.

SCHLAGER, Neil - WEISBLATT, Jane. World encyclopedia of political systems and parties. New York, NY: Facts On File, 2006.

SWAIN, Geoffrey - SWAIN, Nigel. Eastern Europe since 1945. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Vachudová, Milada. Europe Undivided. Democracy, Leverage, and Integration After Communism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

VODIČKA, Karel: Politisches System Tschechiens : Vom kommunistischen Einparteiensystem zum demokratischen Verfassungsstaat. Münster: Lit, 1996.

WHITE, Stephen - LEWIS, Paul (eds). Developments in Central and East European politics 4. Durham: Duke University Press, 2007.

Požadavky ke zkoušce

Poslední úprava: PhDr. David Příhoda (30.09.2012)

The final grade consists of:

Essay (3 000 words) - 40 %

Final test - 40 %

Presentation - 10 %

Activity in class - 10 %

Students are required to enrol in Comparison of Central European Political Systems I. (JMMZ109) simultaneously. At the beggining of semester, lectures on JMMZ109 will be given. In the middle of the semester, JMMZ110 will follow. 

The final grade consists of:

Essay (3 000 words) - 40 %

Final test - 40 %

Presentation - 10 %

Activity in class - 10 %

Students are required to enrol in Comparison of Central European Political Systems I. (JMMZ109) simultaneously. At the beggining of semester, lectures on JMMZ109 will be given. In the middle of the semester, JMMZ110 will follow. 

Sylabus

Poslední úprava: PhDr. David Příhoda (30.09.2012)

1. Communist regimes before 1989

2. Models of transition

3. Democratization and democratic consolidation

4. German re-unification

5. Break up of Czechoslovakia

6. Presidents and executives

7. Parliaments and law-making

8. Political parties and party systems

9. Elections and electoral systems

10. Austria after 1989

11. EU's enlargement and Europeanization

12. Extremism in Central Europe after 1989