FSS:POL030 Typol. and Clas. in Pol. Sc. - Course Information
POL030 Typologies and Classifications in Political Science
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Maxmilián Strmiska, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Maxmilián Strmiska, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Petříková
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Political Science (Eng.) (programme FSS, D-PL4) (2)
- Political Science (programme FSS, D-PL4) (2)
- Course objectives
- The course concentrates upon theoretical issues of the building of typologies in qualitative political research. The main objective of the course is to provide and advance a better understanding of making of typologies. The conditions of an effective application of typologies will also be discussed.
- Syllabus
- 1. Notion of types and typologies and approaches to typology-building. 2. Application of typologies in qualitative political research. Typologies of contemporary party systems. 3. Issues and examples of empirical and theoretical background for typologies.
- Literature
- STRMISKA, Maxmilián and Roman CHYTILEK. Utváření typologií politických stran a problém jejich teoretického a empirického ukotvení (Constructing typologies of political parties: issues in their theoretical and empirical grounding). Politologický časopis. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav MU, 2010, vol. 17, No 2, p. 133-145. ISSN 1211-3247. info
- FIALA, Petr and Maxmilián STRMISKA. Teorie politických stran (Theory of Political Parties). Brno: Barrister&Principal, 1998, 260 pp. Monografie, 1. ISBN 80-85947-31-5. info
- Teaching methods
- Individual and/or group discussions.
- Assessment methods
- There is one paper required, participation in discussing the issues during consultations and final exam. The weight of the components for the final letter grade (A-F): 75% (papers and discussions) and 25% (exam).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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