Course: Political partisanship

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Course title Political partisanship
Course code KVS/BPSTP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Hampl David, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics of the seminars: 1. Theories of political partisanship. 2. Types of political parties. 3. Conflicts and parties. 4. Party systems. 5. One-party systems. 6. Bipartisan systems. 7. Multiparty systems. 8. Size and strength of parties. 9. Regional parties. 10. Reconstruction of party systems. 11. Partisanship in Czechoslovakia. 12. The process of establishing the political party system of the Czech Republic. 13. Political parties in the Czech Republic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 15 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 15 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The seminars will provide students with an overview of theory and pactice of political partisanship. Attention will be paid to the issues of party systems and their reconstruction or problems of constituting party systems of the Czech Republic.
Knowledge of political parties and party systems.
Prerequisites
Orientation in the field of political partisanship.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

seminar project
Recommended literature
  • Cabada, L., Vodička, K. (2007). Politický systém České republiky. Portál, Praha.
  • Klíma, M. (2001). Kvalita demokracie v České republice a volební inženýrství. Praha: RADIX.
  • Klíma, M. (1998). Volby a politické strany v moderních demokraciích.. Praha: RADIX.
  • Kunc, J. (2000). Stranické systémy v re/konstrukci: Belgie, Itálie, Španělsko, Československo, Česká repubika. SLON, Praha.
  • Novák, M. (1997). Systémy politických stran.. Praha: SLON.
  • Sartori, G. (2001). Srovnávací ústavní inženýrství. SLON, Praha.
  • Strmiska, M. (1998). Regionální strany a stranické systémy.. Brno: CDK.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences with a Focus on Education (BB15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter