FSS:POL730 ElectElectSyst - Course Information

POL730 Elections and electoral systems

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 9 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Petříková

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

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Course objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to: know formulae of the lectoral system understand important theories about the influence of the electoral system on the party system

Syllabus

• I. Elections, right to vote and the research of the electoral systems 1. History of the elections 2. Classification of the electoral systems 3. Research of the electoral systems II. Electoral formulae a) majoritarian electoral systems b) semi-proportional electoral systems c) proportional electoral systems d) mixed electoral systems III. Electoral system of the Czech Republic 4. Development of the electoral system in the Czech lands 5. Discossion about the electoral reform in the Czech Republic Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS). Under the course title "POL730: Volební systémy" you will find an extended syllabus which contains important general information about the course and the weekly schedule.

Literature

• ŠEDO, Jakub. Volební právo a klasifikace volebních systémů. In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2004, p. 11-36. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
• CHYTILEK, Roman. Zkoumání volebních systémů (Electoral Systems Research). In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2004, p. 37-63, 28 pp. Studie/30. info
• CHYTILEK, Roman and Petr HUŠEK. Většinové volební systémy (Majoritarian Electoral Systems). In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2004, p. 64-93. Studie/30. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
• CHYTILEK, Roman and Nikola HYNEK. Semiproporční volební systémy (Semi-proportional Electoral Systems). In Chytilek, Roman a Šedo, Jakub (eds.) Volební systémy. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2004, p. 94-103. mimo edici. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
• HAVLÍK, Vlastimil, Jakub ŠEDO and Dalibor ČALOUD. Systémy poměrného zastoupení (The Electoral Systems of Proportional Representation). In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2004, p. 104-142. Studie 30. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info
• ČALOUD, Dalibor. Smíšené volební systémy. In CHYTILEK, Roman and Jakub ŠEDO. Volební systémy. 1. vydání. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2004, p. 143 - 157. ISBN 80-210-3548-X. info

Assessment methods

Seminar paper (maximum 10 points) and written final test (maximum 36 points). It is necessary to get at least 28 points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.

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