PMCb1113 Money and Politics

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2026
Rozsah
1/1/0. 5 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Aneta Pinková, Ph.D. (přednášející)
doc. Mgr. Peter Spáč, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Aneta Pinková, Ph.D.
Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Lenka Hrbková, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 14:00–15:40 P52
Předpoklady
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Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 80 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 79/80, pouze zareg.: 0/80, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/80
Mateřské obory/plány
předmět má 18 mateřských oborů, zobrazit
Anotace
The course provides an insight into the topic of money in political arena. It shows that money is an inseparable part of power and decision making and it has important role and consequences in politics. The course deals with key aspects of money in politics, i.e. pork barrel politics, corruption, legitimacy of decisions and impact of money distribution on voting behavior. At the end of the course, students will be able to understand fundamental concepts connected to the role of money in politics and discuss their meaning, role and their implications.
Výstupy z učení
After completing the course, a student will be able to: - discuss and analyze the role of money in various political processes; - define pork-barrel politics, political corruption, lobbying and related phenomena; - understand and critically evaluate the main theoretical approaches to the study of all these phenomena; - describe and analyze instances of pork-barrel lobbying, political corruption and lobbying;
Klíčová témata
Introduction to the Topic, Course Information, Course Requirements Interest Groups and Lobbying in Politics The Phenomenon of Pork Barrel Politics Pork Barrel Logic of Real Politics Incidence of Pork Barrel Politics and its Consequences Public Response to Pork Barrel Politics The Costs and Benefits of Civic Engagement and Public Participation Interest Groups and Lobbying in Politics Corruption and Related Phenomena Political Corruption Funding Political Parties Public Procurement
Studijní zdroje a literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Hopkin, Jonathan. 2003. The Problem With Party Finance: Theoretical Perspectives on the Funding of Party Politics. London School of Economics (http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.588.7164&rep=rep1&type=pdf)
  • European Parliamentary Research Service. (2021). Transparency of lobbying in Member States and the UK: Comparative analysis. European Parliament.
  • Evans, D. (2004): Greasing the Wheels. Using Pork Barrel Projects to Build Majority Coalitions in Congress. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 1-25.
  • Fiva, J. H. and Halse, A. H. (2016): Local favoritism in at-large proportional systems. Journal of Public Economics, 143, pp. 15-26.
  • Gardiner, John A. 2001. Defining Corruption, in: Heidenheimer, Arnold J. – Johnston, M. (eds.): Political Corruption, Concepts & Contexts. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, pp. 25-40.
  • Kurer, Oskar. "Corruption: An alternative approach to its definition and measurement." Political Studies 53.1 (2005): 222-239.
  • Hilgers, Tina. 2012. Democratic Processes, Clientelistic Relationships, and the Material Goods Problem, in: Hilgers, Tina (ed.): Clientelism in Everyday Latin American Politics. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 3-22.
  • Mulcahy, Suzanne. 2015. Lobbying in Europe: Hidden Influence, Privileged Access. Transparency International, pp. 14-22. (https://www.transparency.cz/wp-content/uploads/Lobbying-in-Europe-Hidden-influence-priviledged-access.pdf)
  • Stein, R. M. and Bickers, K. N. (1994): Congressional Elections and the Pork Barrel. The Journal of Politics, 56(2), pp. 377-399.
  • McDermott, R. (2002). EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. Annual Review of Political Science, 5(1), 31–61.
  • Rose-Ackerman, Susan. 1999. Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences, and Reform. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 113-126.
  • Braidwood, T. (2015). Desirable pork: do voters reward for earmark acquisition? Research & Politics, 2(4).
  • Bullock, C. S. and Hood, M. V. (2005): When Southern Symbolism Meets the Pork Barrel: Opportunity for Executive Leadership. Social Science Quarterly, 86(1), pp. 69-86.
  • Klemens, Joos. 2011. Lobbying in the new Europe : successful representation of interests after the Treaty of Lisbon, Weinheim : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, pp. 15-42.
  • Lancaster, Thomas D., and Gabriella R. Montinola. "Comparative political corruption: Issues of operationalization and measurement." Studies in Comparative International Development 36.3 (2001): 3-28.
  • Laboutková, Šárka - Vymětal, Petr. 2018. Measuring the Transparent Lobbying - A Pilot Study for the Czech Republic. 16th International Scientific Conference “Economic Policy in the European Union Member Countries”At: Čeladná, Czech Republic, pp. 184-184.
  • Spáč, P. (2016): Pork Barrel Politics in a Coalition Government Environment and the Effect of Grants on the Reelection of Local Incumbents: Evidence from Slovakia. Czech Journal of Political Science, 23(3), pp. 251-271.
  • Hoare, A. G. (1992): Transport investment and the political pork barrel: a review and the case of Nelson, New Zealand. Transport Reviews, 12(2), pp. 133-151.
  • Bøggild, T. (2016). How Politicians’ Reelection Efforts Can Reduce Public Trust, Electoral Support, and Policy Approval. Political Psychology, 37(6), 901–919.
  • Rose-Ackerman, Susan. 1999. Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences, and Reform. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
  • Falguera, E., Jones, S. Ohman, M. 2014. Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns. A Handbook on Political Finance.
  • Carnes, Nicholas. 2018. The Cash Ceiling: Why Only the Rich Run for Office – and What We Can Do About It. Princeton: Princeton University Press
  • OECD. 2016. Preventing Corruption in Public Procurement, pp. 5-24.
  • Golden, M. and Min, B. (2013): Distributive Politics Around the World. Annual Review of Political Science, 16, pp. 73-99.
Přístupy, postupy a metody používané ve výuce
Lectures and discussion seminars, reading, and group presentations.
Způsob ověření výstupů z učení a požadavky na ukončení

Students will work in groups to prepare, submit, and present in class a presentation on one of the assigned topics. Each presentation must be based on at least ten relevant academic sources, with full bibliographic references provided both at the end of the presentation and on the relevant slides, where sources must be cited directly in connection with the specific ideas or data presented. The in-class presentation will have a duration of 10–15 minutes. The presentation will be assessed on a pass/fail basis.

Final written examination.


Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Odkaz a informace vyučujících
More detailed information is available in the syllabus in the folder "Course-Related Instructions" in Study Materials.
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