POL289 Coalition governance in Europe

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petr Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Vlastimil Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Smrčková (lecturer)
PhDr. Michal Šabatka (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, 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
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:30 U35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students are able to interprete the debate in political science concerning coalition governance. They manage to characterize and compare the main features of governance in selected European countries. Furthermore, they are able to apply selected theoretical concepts in a particular political system and can explain the specific features of governance in the Czech republic.
Syllabus
  • Organization of the course
  • Theory of coalitions I.
  • Theory of coalitions II.
  • Minority governments (Denmark, Norway)
  • Oversized governments (Finland)
  • Government stability (Germany)
  • Grand coalitions? (Austria)
  • Government instability (Italia)
  • Coalition governance in segmented societies (Belgium)
  • Governance in semi-prezidentialism (France)
  • Post-communist instability (Poland)
  • Non-consolidated democracy (Slovakia)
  • The Czech Republic I.
  • The Czech Republic II.
Literature
  • HAVLÍK, Vlastimil. Menšinová stabilita: vlády a vládnutí v Norsku v letech 1945-2005 (Minority stability: governments and governance in Norway in the period of 1945-2005). In CABADA, Ladislav. Koalice a koaliční vztahy. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o. p. 136-150. mimo edice. ISBN 80-7325-108-6. 2006. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Typologie exekutivních koalic v českém prostředí (Typology of the Executive Coalitions in the Czech Politics). In CABADA, Ladislav. Koalice a koaliční vztahy. Česká republika v evropském kontextu. 1st ed. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk. p. 53-67. mimo edice. ISBN 80-7380-004-7. 2006. info
  • GALLAGHER, Michael, Michael LAVER and Peter MAIR. Representative government in modern Europe. 3rd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill. xii, 468. ISBN 0071180958. 2001. info
  • LAVER, Michael and Norman SCHOFIELD. Multiparty government : the politics of coalition in Europe. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. xvii, 308. ISBN 047208562X. 1998. URL info
  • LAVER, Michael and Kenneth A. SHEPSLE. Making and breaking governments : cabinets and legislatures in parliamentary democracies. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xi, 301. ISBN 0521438365. 1996. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class diskussion, reading
Assessment methods
The students are expected to read the literature and attend lectures. Attendance is not obligatory. The students are required to write a term-paper or present a report focusing on some of the aspects of governance in Europe. Evaluation: written exam (maximum 50 points) + term-paper or presentation (maximum 10 points). Grading: A. 60-56 points B. 55-51 points C. 50-46 points D. 45-41 points E. 40-36 points
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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