OV3BP_PURZ Political and constitutional systems of developing countries

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Hroch (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jan Hroch
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Marie Baráčková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
OV3BP_PURZ/PV: Wed 14:20–16:00 učebna 42, J. Hroch
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
General characteristics of the political and constitutional systems of developing countries. The classification of developing countries. The political and constitutional system of China (the development after 1945, Mao Ce-Tung, Teng Siao-pching, the contemporary situation). The political and constitutional systems in the countries of the Near East and the Central East (Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Arabian - Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Pakistani). The political and constitutional system of India (the gaining of independence, Gandhi, Nehru, the contemporary situation). The poltical and constitutional systems of the countries in the Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, South Korea, North Korea). The political and constitutional systems of Central-Asiatic republics (the countries of the former U.S.S.R., Mongolia). The political and constitutional systems of African countries (the process of decolonization, Nigeria, Angola, East Africa). The political and constitutional systems in the countries of Latin America (Cuba and its geopolitical significance, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile). Main objectives can be summarized as follows: the orientation in the political systems of developing countries; the ability of comparison of the political systems and the awareness of the differences among them; the knowledge of the history of the countries mentioned above in the second half of the 20th century.
Syllabus
  • General characteristics of the political and constitutional systems of developing countries.
  • The classification of developing countries.
  • The political and constitutional system of China.
  • The political and constitutional systems in the countries of Near East and the Central East.
  • The political and constitutional system of India.
  • The political and constitutional systems of the countries of in the South-Eastern and Eastern Asia.
  • The political and constitutional systems of Central-Asiatic republics.
  • The political and constitutional systems of African countries.
  • The political and constitutional systems in the countries of Latin America.
Literature
  • Němec, J. a kol. Politické systémy Latinské Ameriky. Praha:Oeconomica, 2006.
  • Fiala,V. Vznik politických stran v Africe: Teoretické a metodologické problémy výzkumu. Politologická revue 11, č. 1, 2005
  • HORÁK, Slavomír. Střední Asie mezi Východem a Západem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 259 s. ISBN 8024609061. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Stanislav BALÍK. Právní dějiny mimoevropských zemí :(stručný nástin). Dobrá Voda: Aleš Čeněk, 2003, 182 s. ISBN 80-86473-25-2. info
  • GOMBÁR, Eduard. Dramatický půlměsíc. Sýrie, Libye a Írán v procesu transformace. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 216 pp. ISBN 80-246-0370-5. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Petra MÜLLEROVÁ and Stanislav BALÍK. Kapitoly z dějin státu a práva zemí Afriky, Asie a Latinské Ameriky. Vyd. 2. upr. a rozš. Plzeň: Vydavatelství Západočeské univerzity, 1997, 162 s. ISBN 80-7082-385-2. info
  • FILIPPI CODACCIONI, Ange-Marie and P. MIGNAVAL. Dějiny 20. století : encyklopedie politického, ekonomického a kulturního dění. Edited by Miloslav Mutínský, Translated by Petr Křivský. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1994, 423 s. ISBN 8020404031. info
Assessment methods
The subject is evaluated by accreditation. The requirement for conferring an accreditation is the participation at the seminars, the presentation of the papers or delivering of a seminar work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
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