USESEC124 Comparative Politics

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. hab. Malgorzata Myśliwiec (lecturer)
Dr. hab. Malgorzata Myśliwiec (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Dr. hab. Malgorzata Myśliwiec
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
The course is divided into two themes. The first one extends the basic theoretical knowledge about the structure, functioning and comparison of political systems, the second is focused on obtaining the necessary empirical knowledge about liberal democractic political systems of Western Europe and USA. Students will receive information on constitutional and political regimes, party and electoral systems, the most importatnt interest groups and organizations as well as the structure of public administration in the surveyed countries.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Comparative method and systemconcept in political science
    2. Typology of democratic political systems
    3. Organized interests, interest groups and political parties
    4. Party systems and electoral systems
    5. Presidential model - United States
    6. Semi-presidential model - French Republic.
    7. Chancery model - Federal Republic of Germany
    8. Westminster model - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    9. Consensus model - Benelux
    10. Republic of Austria, Swiss Confederation
    11. Scandinavia
    12. Another parliamentary systems in Western Europe - Italy, Spain, Portugal
Literature
    required literature
  • Říchová, B. a kol.. Komparace politických systémů: západoevropské politické systémy. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická, 2009. info
  • Dvořáková, V. a kol. Základní modely demokratických systémů : komparace politických systémů. Praha: Oeconomica, 2008. info
  • Hloušek, V., Kopeček, L. (eds.). Demokracie. Teorie, modely, osobnosti, podmínky, nepřátelé a perspektivy demokracie. Brno, 2003. info
  • SARTORI, G. Srovnávací ústavní inženýrství. Praha: SLON, 2001. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Empiricko-analytický přístup v soudobé politické vědě. Praha: Portál, 2000. info
    recommended literature
  • HAGUE, R. a HARROP, M. Comparative Government and Politics. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. info
  • CHYTÍLEK, R. a kol. Volební systémy. Praha: Portál, 2009. info
  • COLOMER, J. E. (ed.). Political Institutions in Europe. London, New York: Routlege, 2008. info
  • PERROTINO, M. Francouzský politický systém. Praha: SLON, 2005. info
  • STRMISKA, M. a kol. Politické strany moderní Evropy. Analýza stranicko-politických systémů. Praha: Portál, 2005. info
  • SARTORI, G. Strany a stranické systémy. Schéma pro analýzu. Brno: CDK, 2005. info
  • ROVNÁ, L. Kdo vládne Británii? Praha: SLON, 2004. info
  • BALÍK, S., KUBÁT, M. Teorie a praxe totalitních režimů. Praha: Dokořán, 2004. info
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, V. Spojené státy americké. Společnost a politika. Praha: Libri, 2002. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, B. Úvod do studia politologie. Srovnávací analýza demokratických politických systémů. Praha: Portál, 2002. info
  • KUNC, J. Stranické systémy v (re)konstrukci. Praha: SLON, 2000. info
  • AITKIN, D., LIJPHART, A. Electoral systems and party systems. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2019.
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