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Lecturer(s)
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Fiala Vlastimil, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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This course introduces the research methodology of political institutions non-European areas with a focus on the theoretical anchors (institutionalism theory, structural theory, modernization theory, dependency theory, historical-structural approach, transition theory) and research methodology democracy, democratization waves, undemocratic regimes, state (theory failed state), political parties (the theory of institutionalization), army, prezidencionalismu and semi-prezidencialismu, party systems and elections and electoral systems in areas outside The main objective of the course is to introduce students to research methodology and the main political institutions especially in terms of non-European regions and their political institutions (political regimes, the state, political parties, party systems, etc.). The course will focus on individual basic political science theory, the main attention will be paid to research methodology and key political institutions and political actors in countries outside Europe.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The goal is to bring students to research methodology of the main political institutions, especially from the perspective of non-European regions and their political institutions (political regimes, the state, political parties, party systems). The course will focus on individual basic political science theory, the main attention will be devoted to research methodology and key political institutions and political actors in non-European countries. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students who have completed this course will gain the knowledge necessary to understand the features of law.
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Prerequisites
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The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
It is essential that those students who would like to pass the course must have attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and succeed in the colloquium. The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS.
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Recommended literature
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Boix,C., Stokes,S.C. The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politcs. Oxford University Press.
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Ciprut, J. (2008). Democratizations. Comparisons, Confrontations, and Contrasts. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
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Colomer, J.M. (2001). Political Institutions. Oxford University Press.
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Doorenspleet, R. (1998). Democratic Transitions. Exploring the Structural Sources of the Fourth Wave. London: Boulder Rienner.
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Fiala, V. a kol. (2007). Teoretické a metodologické problémy evropské integrace. Periplum, Olomouc.
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Finer, S.E. (2006). The man on Horseback. The Role of the Military in Politics. New Brunswick: Transaction Publisher.
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Huntington, S. (1985). The Soldier and the State. The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
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Katz, R., Crotty, W. (2006). Handbook of Party Politics. London.
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Levitsky, S., Way, L.A. Competitive Authoritarianism. Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War. Cambridge University Press.
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Manwaring, S., Hagopian, F. (1999). The Third Wave of Demnocratization in Latin America. Advances and Setbacks. Cambridge University Press.
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Mars, D., Stokker, G. (2002). Theory and Methods in Political Science. Houndmills-New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Reno, W. (1998). Warlord Politics and African States. London: Boulder Rienner.
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Rhodes, R.A. a kol. (2006). The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions. Oxford University Press.
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Zartman,I.W. (1995). . Collapsed States. The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority. London, Boulder.
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