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Kurz bude analyzovat snahy o demokracii v Evropě. Metodologicky je založen na srovnávací analýze a aktuálních empirických datech. Budou zkoumány podobnosti a rozdíly. Bude použit koncept víceúrovňové správy a budou studovány úrovně národního státu, subnárodní a nadnárodní úrovně. Budou sledováni aktéři ze státu, trhu a společnosti.
Kurz je otevřen pouze pro studenty navazujícího magisterského studia. Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (02.02.2026)
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Students will get insight into the new challenges facing Europe, such as the war in Ukraine, energetic crisis, pandemic crisis, populism, immigration, (de)globalization, financial crisis, continuing European (dis)integration, regionalization, restructuring of social welfare systems and the issues of identity, will be discussed. Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (02.02.2026)
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Grading is based on the Dean's Measure Directive SO 002 17/2023. https://fsv.cuni.cz/sites/default/files/uploads/files/S_SO_002_001_Organization_of_examination_dates%2C_assessment_of_study%2C_and_the_use_of_A%E2%80%93F_grading_scale_at_FSV_UK_2.pdf
Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (02.02.2026)
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Please see the syllabus; further reading will be suggested during the classes. Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (02.02.2026)
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In Spring term 2025/26 the course is taught in person. Classes combine lectures, presentations, discussions and group work on assignments.
Materials are placed in Moodle. Students are working in assigned groups. Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (02.02.2026)
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Every student will be responsible for:
1) Class Participation, Presentations, and Oxford Union Club Debates Each student will prepare for the class by doing the designated readings, participating actively in the designated oral presentations during the course, and participating in the class work. During the Oxford Union Club Debates simulations, students will show an understanding of the topic, creating and defending the given position. Two unexcused absences can be tolerated.
2) Paper (May 28 ) Each student will write an 8-page (double-spaced) research paper on a selected topic: “The EU and current challenges” or “New cleavages in European society?” Each student will write a paper based on readings and their research. Detailed instructions will be discussed during the class. Quotations and the complete list of sources are compulsory. The paper will be sent electronically via Moodle.
Requirements for the class:
Paper (8 pages) 40% Oral presentations 40% Active participation in the Oxford Union Club Debates 20% Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (02.02.2026)
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February 17 Introduction The work methods, using different types of sources
February 24 Europe: perception of Europe, European values, a continent in the making, in: Tim Bale, European Politics, A Comparative Introduction, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2005, pp. 1 – 31
March 3 The Nation-State and Democracy in Europe Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020, pp. 69 – 102 Catherine E.de Vries, Sara B. Hobolt, Sven-Olivier Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin, Foundation of European Politics, A Comparative Approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021, pp. 19 - 31
March 10 Cleavages in Europe, religious, ethnic, economic, social and ?…, in: Jan Eric Lane and Svante Ersson, Politics and Society in Western Europe, Sage Publications, London, 1999, pp. 37 – 75 Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2020, pp. 231 - 251
March 17 Political Parties, history, typology, and specifics in Europe, in: Jan Eric Lane and Svante Ersson, Politics and Society in Western Europe, Sage Publications, London, 1999, pp. 76 – 108 Inside European Political parties, how are political parties functioning? Are they still relevant? in: Michael Gallagher, Michael Laver, Peter Mair, Representative Government in Modern Europe, Institutions, parties and Governments, Boston, McGraw Hill, 4th edition, 2005, pp. 307-339 Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2020, pp. 211 – 230 Catherine E.de Vries, Sara B. Hobolt, Sven-Olivier Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin, Foundation of European Politics, A Comparative Approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021, pp. 132 - 154
March 24 Elections and Electoral systems, Current elections, Formation of the Parliament, in: Michael Gallagher, Michael Laver, Peter Mair, Representative Government in Modern Europe, Institutions, parties and Governments, Boston, McGraw Hill, 4th edition, 2005, pp. 340-380 in: Edited by Paul Heywood, Erik Jones and Martin Rhodes, Developments in West European Politics 2, Palgrave, Basingstoke, 2002, pp. 94 – 114 Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2020, pp. 178 - 192 Catherine E.de Vries, Sara B. Hobolt, Sven-Olivier Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin, Foundation of European Politics, A Comparative Approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021, pp. 89 – 111
March 31 Building and maintaining the government + case studies, in: Michael Gallagher, Michael Laver, Peter Mair, Representative Government in Modern Europe, Institutions, parties and Governments, Boston, McGraw Hill, 4th edition, 2005, pp. 381-421 in: Gabriel A.Almond, Russel J.Dalton, G.Bingham Powell, Jr., Kaare Strom, European Politics Today, Pearson Longman, New York, 3rd edition, 2006, pp. 62 – 83 Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2020, pp. 141 - 158 Catherine E.de Vries, Sara B. Hobolt, Sven-Olivier Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin, Foundation of European Politics, A Comparative Approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021, pp. 171 - 191
April 7 Politics outside Parliament, in: Michael Gallagher, Michael Laver, Peter Mair, Representative Government in Modern Europe, Institutions, parties and Governments, Boston, McGraw Hill, 4th edition, 2005, pp. 441-461 Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2020, pp. 252 - 266 Catherine E.de Vries, Sara B. Hobolt, Sven-Olivier Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin, Foundation of European Politics, A Comparative Approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021, pp. 203 – 205
April 14 European Integration and the member states, in: Simon Bulmer and Christian Lequesne, The Member States of the European Union, Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 25-69 Politics in the European Union from the member state point of view, in: Gabriel A.Almond, Russel J.Dalton, G.Bingham Powell, Jr., Kaare Strom, European Politics Today, Pearson Longman, New York, 3rd edition, 2006, pp. 457 – 509 Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2020, pp. 419 - 438 Catherine E.de Vries, Sara B. Hobolt, Sven-Olivier Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin, Foundation of European Politics, A Comparative Approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021, pp.
April 21 From Government to governance, in: Edited by Paul Heywood, Erik Jones and Martin Rhodes, Developments in West European Politics 2, Palgrave, Basingstoke, 2002, pp. 151 – 183 Multilevel Governance
April 28 Territorial Politics and the New Regionalism + case studies, in: Edited by Paul Heywood, Erik Jones and Martin Rhodes, Developments in West European Politics 2, Palgrave, Basingstoke, 2002, pp. 201 – 220. Daniel Caramani, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2020, pp. 267 – 280, 193 - 210 Catherine E.de Vries, Sara B. Hobolt, Sven-Olivier Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin, Foundation of European Politics, A Comparative Approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2021, pp. 32 - 51
May 5 Oxford Union Debates I
May 12 Oxford Union Debates II
https://oxford-union.org/pages/formal-debates Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (02.02.2026)
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