UVSRPE0017 Political System of Russia

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Žádné
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is a description of current form and characteristics of features of political system of Russian Federation with regard to historical genesis of Russia from the end of the 19th century as a presumption of analysis of current model. The attention is paid to institutional sphere: constitution, structure of state organs, electoral system, political parties, areas of organized interests, media, link of the centre in regions of federation and foreign-political orientation and strategy of Russia. In limited level, the subject is dedicated to some social and cultural realia of current Russia. The aim of the subject is to present specific socio-political realia of Russia and verify set of myths connected to this area in socio-scientific theory.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction and organization of a course
    2. Political tradition of Russia at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century
    3. Political system of Soviet Russia
    4. Decline of Soviet model, Russian transition
    5. Political system of RF - institution of legislative power, phenomenon of elections
    6. Political system of RF - institution of executive power
    7. Political system of RF - institution of repressive power
    8. Political system of RF - institution of judicial power
    9. The organization of RF on territorial-administration level, centre vs. periphery
    10. The area of mediation of interests, Political parties
    11. Russian foreign and security policy
    12. Termination of the course
Literature
    required literature
  • KUBÁT, M. a kol. Politické a ústavní systémy zemí středovýchodní Evropy. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2004. info
  • HOLZER, J. Politické strany Ruska. Hledání identity. Brno: CDK, 2004. info
  • FIALA, P., HOLZER, J., STRMISKA, M. a kol. Politické strany ve střední a východní Evropě. Ideově-politický profil, pozice a role politických stran v postkomunistických zemích. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2002. info
  • HOLZER, J. Politický systém Ruska. Hledání státu. Brno: CDK, 2001. info
    recommended literature
  • PIPES, R. Rusko za starého režimu. Praha: Argo, 2004. info
  • MALIA, M. Sovětská tragédie. Dějiny socialismu v Rusku v letech 1917 - 1991. Praha: Argo, 2004. info
  • CZAJOWSKI, A. Demokratyzacja Rosji w latach 1987-1999. Wroclaw: Atlas, 2002. info
  • SCHNEIDER, E. Das politische System der Russischen Föderation. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, 2001. info
  • MARCINIAK, W. Rograbione imperium. Krakow: Arcana, 2001. info
  • MUNČAJEV, Š. M. a USTINOV, V. M. Političeskaja istorija Rossiji. Moskva: NORMA - INFRA, 1999. info
  • ŠEVCOVÁ, L. Režim Borisa Jelcina. Moskva: Moskovskij Centr Karnegi - ROSSPEN, 1999. info
  • DULEBA, A. a HIRMAN, K. Rusko na konci Jelcinovej éry. Bratislava: IVO, 1999. info
  • PIPES, R. Dějiny ruské revoluce. Praha: Argo, 1998. info
  • DURMAN, K. Útěk od praporů. Praha: Karolinum, 1998. info
  • KOTYK, V. Vztahy centra a regionů Ruské federace. Praha: ÚMV, 1998. info
  • KOUDELKA, Z. a VLČKOVÁ, R. Ústavní systém Ruska. Ústava Ruské federace. Brno: MU, 1996. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, M., VEBER, V., SLÁDEK, Z. a MOULIS, V. Dějiny Ruska. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1995. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Written exam aimed at verifying theoretical knowledge of lectures and given literature .
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011.
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