USESEP018 Political Parties, Movements and Doctrines

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lukáš Vomlela, Ph.D.
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
The aim of the course is to introduce in detail the development of political party system in central Europe from the beginnings till nowadays. Besides historical development of political parties, the course will include mainly theoretical way-outs of the issue. The attention will paid also to transformation of parties and political party systems after 1989. The students will thereby enlarge their knowledge of political discipline regarding political parties and political party system and will be able to confront gained knowledge with current party system in central Europe. They will deepen also knowledge of political phenomena connected with current politics in region (e.g. europeazation, populist tendencies etc.)
Syllabus
  • 1. Development of political and national movements in central Europe from 1848 revolution
    2. Beginnings of modern political society in liberal era
    3. Nationalism and its influence on formation of political programmes
    4. The rise of political party spirit from World War I
    5. Democratic parties and totalitarian movement and their programmes between two World Wars
    6. Nazism in central Europe
    7. Programmes of resistance movements 1939-1945
    8. Foundation of communist regimes and fates of political parties in central Europe
    9. Liquidation of civil society and democratic movements and programmes
    10. Parties and their programmes in exile
    11. Programme of reform movements in central Europe in cold war era
    12. Transformation of political systems - old and new programmes
Literature
    required literature
  • STRMISKA, M. a kol. Politické strany moderní Evropy. Analýza stranicko-politických systémů. Praha: Portál, 2005. info
  • NOVÁK, M. A LEBEDA, T. Volební a stranické systémy: ČR v mezinárodním srovnání. Dobrá Voda u Pelhřimova: Aleš Čeněk, 2004. info
  • FIALA, P. a kol. Politické strany ve střední a východní Evropě: ideově-politický profil, pozice a role politických stran v postkomunistických zemích. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav MU, 2002. info
  • MALÍŘ, J. Od spolků k politickým stranám. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996. info
    recommended literature
  • Aron, R. Historie XX. století. Praha 1996. info
  • FIALA, P. a kol. Eurostrany: politické strany na evropské úrovni. Brno: Barrister a Principal, 2007. info
  • HEYWOOD, A. Politické ideologie. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2005. info
  • MALÍŘ, J. - MAREK, P. a kol. Politické strany II. Vývoj politických stran a hnutí v českých zemích a Československu 1861-2004. Brno 2005. Brno: Doplněk, 2005. info
  • SARTORI, G. Strany a stranické systémy. Schéma pro analýzu. Brno: CDK, 2005. info
  • BARŠA, P. - CÍSAŘ, O. Levice v postrevoluční době: občanská společnost a nová sociální hnutí v radikální politické teorii 20. století. Brno: CDK, 2004. info
  • MAREŠ, M. Etnické a regionální strany v ČR po roce 1989. Brno: CDK, 2003. info
  • GELLNER, E. Nacionalismus. Brno: CDK, 2003. info
  • KLÍMA, M. Volby a politické systémy v moderních demokraciích. Praha: Radix, 2003. info
  • FURET, F. Komunismus a fašismus. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a po, 2002. info
  • ŠARADÍN, P. Historické proměny pojmu ideologie. Brno: CDK, 2001. info
  • NOLTE, E. Fašismus ve své epoše. Praha: Argo, 1999. info
  • WANDYCZ, P. S. Cena svobody. Střední Evropa v dějinách od středověku do současnosti. Praha: Academia, 1998. info
  • NOVÁK, M. Systémy politických stran. Praha: SLON, 1997. info
  • FIALA, P. Katolicismus a politika. Brno: CDK, 1995. info
  • Broklová, E. Československá demokracie. Politický systém ČSR 1918-1938. Praha: SLON, 1992. info
  • SCRUTON, R. Smysl konzervatismu. Praha: Torst, 1992. info
  • TIGRID, P. Politická emigrace v atomovém věku. Praha: Prostor, 1991. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Regular reading of obligatory literature which will be tested by two sectional tests or quizzes. Essay with extent of 5 pages on given topic.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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