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Lecturer(s)
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Zapletalová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. WEEK: INTRODUCTION 2. WEEK: ITALIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM: FORMING PHASES 3. WEEK: FASCIST ITALY 4. WEEK: ITALIAN FIRST REPUBLIC: SPECIFICS OF DIFFICULT DEMOCRACY 5. WEEK: ITALIAN FIRST REPUBLIC: LOGIC OF PARTITOCRACY Seminar: ANNI DI PIOMBO 6. WEEK: ITALIAN TRANSITION: CAUSES AND DEVELOPMENTS Seminar: NEW ACTORS: LEGA NORD 7. WEEK: SECOND ITALIAN REPUBLIC: 1994 ELECTIONS Seminar: NEW ACTORS: ALLEANZA NAZIONALE 8. WEEK: reading week 9. WEEK: SECOND ITALIAN REPUBLIC: 1996 ELECTIONS AND OLIVE TREE GOVERNMENT Seminar: BERLUSCONI FACTOR AND FORZA ITALIA 10. WEEK:2001-2006: GOVERNMENT OF SILVION BERLUSCONI Seminar: INSTITUTIONAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS Way to federalization 11 WEEK:COSA NOSTRA: so called FALCONE METHOD Seminar: MAFIA-SOCIETY-POLITICS 12. WEEK:THIRD REPUBLIC? 2006 AND 2008 ELECTIONS 13. WEEK: TEST
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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Italian Politics is a one-semester optional course. The main attention is given to major characteristics and specifics of Italian politics. The course follows the features of so called First Italian Republics, its creation, forming and funtioning of party system, period of Italian transition to the Second Italian Republic and transformation of party system and politics changes.
The aim od the course Italian Politics is understanding of the functioning of Italian political system, its major features, institutional framework, political culture and political processes. The main attention is given to major characteristics and specifics of Italian politics. The course follows the features of so called First Italian Republics, its creation, forming and funtioning of party system, period of Italian transition to the Second Italian Republic and transformation of party system and politics changes.
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Prerequisites
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Course Italian Politics is an one-semester optional course. It is primarily designed for the students of DPES with the knowledge of basic politological concepts (it is not recommended to the first year students).
KPE/SPZ
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Condition of successfull completion of the course is active presence in seminars (maximum of two absences is tolerated), knowledge of basic and recommended literature and seminar readings, presentation in the seminar framework which is a condition of granting a course credit unit, successfull accomplishment of written test.
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Recommended literature
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BĚLOHRADSKÝ, Václav. (1999). Italská cesta k většinové demokracii. In: Možnosti úpravy či reformy volebního systému v ČR. Sestavil: Michal Klíma. Praha.
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BUFACCHI, Vittorio - BURGESS, Simon. (2001). Italy Since 1989. Events and Interpretations.. London.
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COTTA, Maurizio - VERZICHELLI, Luca. (2007). Political Institutions in Italy. Oxford.
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ECO, Umberto. (2008). Poznámky na krabičkách od sirek. Praha.
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GINSBORG, Paul. (2001). Italy and Its Discontents 1980-2001. London.
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KUNC, Jiří. (2000). Politické systémy v re/konstrukci. Praha.
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