| Course title | Development of Political Systems in Europe |
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| Course code | KPE/BVPSE |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory, Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Week 1 Lecture (P): STUDENTS DOWNLOAD THE SUBJECT SYLLAB (MOODLE) Seminar (S): NONE Week 2 P: POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF FRANCE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC S: THE FRENCH POLITICAL SYSTEM BETWEEN REVOLUTION AND REACTION Week 3 P: POLITICAL SYSTEMS IN FRANCE FROM THE THIRD REPUBLIC TO THE FALL OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC S: THE INFLUENCE OF NAPOLEONIC LEADERSHIP IN 19TH CENTURY FRANCE AND THE MAIN ASPECTS OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC UP TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR Week 4 P: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE SECOND EMPIRE S: PARLIAMENTARISM IN GERMANY FROM UNIFICATION TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR Week 5 P: MAIN ASPECTS OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC S: CAUSES OF THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE WEIMAR SYSTEM Week 6 P: THE RISE OF FASCIST AND RADICAL RIGHT MOVEMENTS IN EUROPE 20. AND THE 1930S S: TYPOLOGY OF FASCIST MOVEMENTS Week 7 P: MAIN ASPECTS OF THE NAZI POLITICAL SYSTEM S: THE CAUSES OF THE RISE OF NAZISM AND ITS INTERPRETATION Week 8 P: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN RUSSIA FROM LATE TSARISM TO THE STALINIST PERIOD S: THE EARLY AND STALINIST PHASES OF THE SOVIET POLITICAL SYSTEM Week 9 P: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE USSR IN THE POST-STALIN ERA AND IN THE SOVIET SATELLITES P: THE IMPACT OF DESTALINIZATION ON THE PILLARS OF COMMUNIST POWER Week 10 P: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF ITALY FROM UNIFICATION TO THE FALL OF THE FIRST REPUBLIC S: STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS OF THE ITALIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM AFTER UNIFICATION Week 11 P: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF SPAIN UNTIL THE FALL OF THE FRANCO REGIME S: THE QUESTION OF NATIONALISM DURING THE FRANCO REGIME Week 12 P: POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC 1939-1945 (LECTURE BY LE. ZVADA) S: THE NATURE AND CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE'S REGIME Week 13 Credit test - 1st regular term Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The compulsory course The Development of Political Systems in Europe traces the most important developmental lines of political systems of selected European countries in the period preceding the constitution of the current political system. The following political systems will be discussed during the semester: - France from the Revolution of 1789 to the fall of the Fourth Republic - Germany of the Second Empire, the Weimar Republic and the Nazi era - Fascist movements in the political systems of interwar Europe - Russia and the Soviet Union from late tsarism to the end of the communist system - Italy from unification, through the fascist system, to the end of the First Republic This approach is chosen in view of the fact that current problems of political systems in Europe are analyzed in other courses taught at KPES, such as Comparisons of Political Systems (KPE/BKPSZ and BKPSV).
The competencies that a student acquires by successfully completing the course: - The ability to analyze the political systems of the main European countries and Russia, which were present in the countries or regions before the emergence of the current political systems. - the ability to identify long-term typical and unique trends and tendencies in a given political system - the ability to compare different political systems - application of the analysis of historically closed political systems to the present or contemporary political system (e.g. how the experience of Nazism is reflected in the constitutional order of the Federal Republic of Germany, how the lack of coming to terms with the legacy of communism affects contemporary Russia, etc.) |
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Student: - is enrolled in a bachelor's degree programme in political science and related fields of study - has an active and good command of the English language - shows continuous activity in seminars
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark, Written exam, Student performance, Written exam
1. active participation in the class (two excused absences are allowed for the whole course) 2. analysis of required readings and ability to present them 3. active and informed discussion in class |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (2023) | Category: Social sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |