POLb1120 Campaigns in the Czech Republic

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miloš Gregor, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Otto Eibl, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 U42
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL354 Campaigns in the Czech Rep. && !NOW( POL354 Campaigns in the Czech Rep. )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Student of the course will be able to describe and interpret the history and topics of electoral campaigns in the Czech Republic. Student will understand and they will be able to point out and discuss the main differences among campaigns to the Parliament, European Parliament, regional and municipal elections and to use acquired information to analyze the further elections. Moreover the student will understand the history of the Czech elections from the campaigns perspective and organization of electoral campaigns.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to describe basic attributes and characteristics of the campaigns in the Czech Republic and they will be able to put them in the context of neighboring countries. They will be able to name the main differences of the campaign based on the form of the electoral system.
Syllabus
  • 1) Theoretical framework of electoral campaigns and political marketing 2) Parliamentary elections I 3) Parliamentary elections II 4) Parliamentary elections III 5) Presidential election 6) European Parliament elections 7) Other elections in the Czech Republic and their characteristics I 8) Other elections in the Czech Republic and their characteristics II 9) Comparison with others Central European countries I 10) Comparison with others Central European countries II 11) Reading week 12) Presentation of student projects I 13) Presentation of student projects II.
Literature
  • České prezidentské volby v roce 2013. Jakub Šedo (ed.). 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2013, 253 pp. Politologická řada, sv. č. 42. ISBN 978-80-7325-325-7. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Michal PINK, Petr VODA, Otto EIBL, Monika DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Petr GONGALA, Kamil GREGOR, Miloš GREGOR, Vlastimil HAVLÍK, Lenka HRBKOVÁ, Alena MACKOVÁ, Michal NOVÝ, Andrea SMOLKOVÁ and Vít ŠIMRAL. Krajské volby 2012 (Regional Elections 2012). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 261 pp. Monografie, č. 55. ISBN 978-80-210-6641-0. info
  • MATUŠKOVÁ, Anna. Politický marketing a české politické strany. Volební kampaně v roce 2006. (Political Marketing and Czech Political Parties. Electoral Campaigns 2006). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 174 pp. Ediční řada Monografie, svazek č. 32. ISBN 978-80-210-5169-0. info
  • MATUŠKOVÁ, Anna. Volební kampaně (Electoral Campaigns). In BALÍK, Stanislav. Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny v roce 2010. 1st ed. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2010, p. 97-115, 18 pp. Srovnávací politologie, 12. ISBN 978-80-7325-224-3. info
  • MATUŠKOVÁ, Anna. Volební kampaň 2006: nástup politického marketingu do České republiky (Electoral Campaign 2006: the emergence of the political marketing in the Czech Republic). In FOLTÝN, Tomáš, Dalibor ČALOUD, Vlastimil HAVLÍK and Anna MATUŠKOVÁ. Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny v roce 2006. 1st ed. Brno: CDK, 2006, p. 26-41. Ediční řada ISPO FSS MU. ISBN 80-7325-108-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects, reading
Assessment methods
Final group presentations (40 points) and written exam (60 points). Altogether student can get 100 points, to pass 61 points is needed.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Omezení vyplývá ze seminární/diskusní formy kurzu
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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