SKANSIV59 Swedish Politics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This course focuses on the political scene of the Scandinavian country of Sweden. Each chapter introduces the students to the political system of Sweden, parliamentary political parties, the government, the Ombudsman and the royal family.
Syllabus
  • 1. State system and general information about Swedish politics and economics 2. Swedish Parliament 3. History of the Swedish Parliament 4. Electoral system and political parties 5. Swedish Government 6. Royal Family 7. Ombudsman
Literature
  • KLADENSKÝ, Václav. Švédské království. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Svoboda. 235 s.
  • ŘÍCHOVÁ, Blanka. Švédsko: nekorporativní model vládnutí. In: Západoevropské politické systémy: komparace politických systémůI. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Oeconomica, 2009. s. 244 - 274. ISBN 978-80-245-1516-8.
  • HAVLÍK, Vlastimil. Vítězství s příchutí hořkosti - parlamentní volby ve Švédsku v roce 2010 [online]. 2011 [cit. 26. 11. 2012]. Dostupné z: http://ispo.fss.muni.cz/uploads/EVS/011/EVS_2011_05.pdf.
  • KNOT, Jaroslav; ROUŠOVÁ, Helena; BÍNA, Pavel. Parlamentní ombudsman ve Švédsku [online]. 2001 [cit. 7. 11. 2012]. Dostupné z: http://aplikace.mvcr.cz/archiv2008/casopisy/s/2001/0045/45pril1.html.
  • http://www.janmilld.se/historia/2/riksdag.html
  • www.regeringen.se
  • www.riksdagen.se
  • Švédsko: Ekonomická charakteristika země. In: www.businessinfo.cz [online]. 2012 [cit. 10. 11. 2012]. Dostupné z: http://www.businessinfo.cz/cs/clanky/svedsko-ekonomicka-charakteristika-zeme-19252.html.
  • www.kungahuset.se
Teaching methods
Internet course with tests and assignments.
Assessment methods
Midterm tests, essay, final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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