EVS803 Political Systems of the EU Members States

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vít Dostál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – 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
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Course objectives
The course Political Systems of the EU Member States follows up the course Comparison of Political Systems. On the ground of already obtained knowledge in the field of comparative political science will the teaching of the subject be focused on introduction to relevant political systems of the western and central Europe. Attention will be drawn to both institutional and procedural forms of the political systems of selected countries. Throughout the course the main political institutions and their relations on the central level of the political systems will be followed. Only limited attention will be paid to the regional division of particular countries. The students will also be introduced the main political parties and party systems of the selected countries.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the details of the political systems of the EU member states; to learn the particular variables of the party systems of the selected sountries; to elaborate capabilities of comparative analysis of political and party systems.
Syllabus
  • 1. France
  • 2. The United Kingdom
  • 3. Germany
  • 4. Austria
  • 5. Belgium
  • 6. The Netherlands and Luxembourg
  • 7. Denmark, Norway, Sweden
  • 8. Finland and Iceland
  • 9. Italy
  • 10. Spain, Portugal
  • 11. The Czech Republic
  • 12. Slovakia
  • 13. Hungary and Poland
Literature
  • Comparative European politics. Edited by Josep M. Colomer. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge. ix, 310. ISBN 9780415437561. 2008. info
  • ALMOND, Gabriel Abraham. European politics today. 3rd ed. New York: Longman. xii, 516. ISBN 0321236521. 2006. info
  • STRMISKA, Maxmilián, Vít HLOUŠEK, Lubomír KOPEČEK and Roman CHYTILEK. Politické strany moderní Evropy. Analýza stranicko-politických systémů (Political Parties in Modern Europe: Analysis of Party Systems). 1st ed. Praha: Portál. 727 pp. Politologie. ISBN 80-7367-038-0. 2005. info
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, Blanka. Komparace politických systémů II. Vyd. 3., přeprac. V Praze: Oeconomica. 230 s. ISBN 9788024507576. 2004. info
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with a written exam. Overall assessment is composed of the final written examination (80 points), midterm written examination (10 points) and seminar paper (10 points). To successfully complete the course, students have to achieve at least 60 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
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